Forced displacements

Forced displacements

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Number of forcibly displaced people dips to 118 million: UN

At the end of 2025, 117.8 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced from their homes, marking a decline of 5.4 million compared to a year earlier, the UN refugee agency said.

Displaced people walk back to Plain Savo site early morning after spending the night in host families in the nearby city of Bulé, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: UNHCR/Hélène Caux

UNHCR calls for concerted action as forced displacement hits new record in 2022

Two starving street kids covered in dust in Arambagh area during the early stage of the lockdown. Photo: Mumit M

Nearly 37 million children displaced worldwide, highest number ever recorded: Unicef

Violence in Syria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Somalia and Yemen all contributed to driving new displacements in the first half of 2020 Photo: UNB

Forced displacement passes 80M globally by mid-2020: UN report