Fueled by conflicts across the globe, more
people than ever before in human history were forced from their
homes last year, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) announced today. And
there is no indication that this trend is slowing down.
At the end of 2022, an estimated 108.4 million
people were displaced by war, persecution, violence, and human
rights abuses. That figure increased by a staggering 19.1 million
from the previous year, the latest UNHCR report showed.
Refugees, which means people who left their own
country to get to safety, made up about one-third of that total.
Most of the rest were persons displaced internally.
The war in Ukraine was the biggest driver of
this increase. Russias invasion forced 5.7 million people to flee
their country, which UNHCR said is the fastest outflow of refugees
anywhere since World War II.
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These figures show us that some people are far
too quick to rush to conflict, and way too slow to find solutions,
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said. The
consequence is devastation, displacement, and anguish for each of
the millions of people forcibly uprooted from their
homes.
So far this year, more than a million people
were added to this total, in part because of a new conflict in
Sudan.
A striking aspect of this report is that most
of these refugees do not end up in the worlds wealthiest nations,
but rather in low- and middle-income countries.
So when you hear American politicians talk
about a refugee crisis at the southern border, keep in mind that it
is not the US that is shouldering the burden of providing new homes
to people forced from theirs due to fear for their own
safety.
UNHCR found that the 46 least-developed
countries, which account for just a bit more than one percent of
the global gross domestic product, are hosting more than 20 percent
of all refugees.
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People around the world continue to show
extraordinary hospitality for refugees as they extend protection
and help to those in need, said Grandi. But much more international
support and more equitable responsibility sharing is required,
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