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Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2017

Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2017
Type
Report
Country
Global
Organization
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Year
2018

Globally, the forcibly displaced population increased in 2017 by 2.9 million. By the end of the year, 68.5 million individuals were forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, or generalized violence. As a result, the world’s forcibly displaced population remained yet again at a record high.