International Rescue Committee

Over 122 million people are displaced—here’s how you can help

More than 122 million people have been forced to flee their homes worldwide. 73% of refugees live in low- and middle-income countries. The IRC delivers lifesaving support in more than 40 crisis-affected countries. You can help by donating, volunteering ...
Anadolu Ajansi

More than 68 million people were internally displaced in 2023: UN expert

At the end of 2023, 68.3 million people were internally displaced by conflicts and violence worldwide, an increase of 49% from five years ago, UN expert Paula Gaviria Betancur told the UN Human Rights Council on Friday. Betancur, the UN Special Rapporteur ...
BBC

Record number of displaced people despite Covid: UN refugee agency

Two children, a decade of war in Syria: Rahaf and Mustafa symbolise the suffering inflicted by Syria's war The number of people who have been forced to flee their homes around the world has risen to a record 82 million despite the impact of the pandemic ...
UNHCR

Displaced Yemenis struggle to access aid as fighting intensifies in Marib

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is gravely concerned about the safety and security of civilians in Yemen’s Marib governorate, including more than one million people who are estimated to be displaced. As the frontlines shift closer to densely populated ...
The Hill

Confronting the displaced worker crisis

The onset of the coronavirus pandemic triggered a displaced worker crisis of national proportion. Especially hard hit has been the services industry — namely, tourism, hospitality and leisure. Visitor-dependent cities such as New York, Las Vegas, New ...
NPR

U.N.: Number Of Displaced People Hits Mark Not Seen Since World War II

At least 51.2 million people are now living under forced displacement, a U.N. agency says, announcing its tally of people who are seeking refuge or asylum, or who are internally displaced. It's the first time the number has topped 50 million since World ...
UNHCR

Displaced people from climate frontlines raise their voices at COP27

As talks at this year’s UN Climate Conference – COP27 – looked set to continue in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt today, the UN Refugee Agency’s Special Advisor for Climate Action Andrew Harper called for refugees and displaced people to be recognized in ...
Pew Research Center

Nearly 1 in 100 worldwide are now displaced from their homes

More than 60 million people are displaced from their homes as of the end of 2015, the highest number of displaced people since World War II, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). This group accounts for 0.8% of the world ...
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