The number of internally displaced people reached 110 million by May of this year, the UN said on Wednesday, pointing to conflicts in Ukraine and Sudan as factors that contributed to “the largest increase in history.”
The report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) “Global trends in forced displacement in 2022” already indicated that at the end of last year, the number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence and human rights violations reached a record 108.4 million, up 19.1 million from the previous year.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, along with other conflicts and climate change, meant that last year “more people than ever have been displaced from their homes, heightening the urgency for collective and immediate action to address the causes and consequences of displacement.” he said. continuation.