Nyauke Chianjiak, 18, sits with her one year old sister, Kuoli, and mother Naya, in a transit centre near the border after fleeing the conlfict in Sudan.
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Key displacement and solutions trends in the first half of 2023. Over 110 million people are forcibly displaced globally
At the end of June 2023, 110 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced from their homes due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations and events seriously disturbing public order.
This represents an increase of more than 1.6 million people or 1 per cent compared to the end of 2022 (108.5* million). More than 1 in 73 people worldwide are now forcibly displaced as a result, with the majority – almost 9 in 10 – living in low- and middle-income countries.
In the first six months of the year, seven major displacement situations accounted for an estimated 90 per cent of new displacement globally. These include ongoing and new conflicts and humanitarian situations in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latin America and Caribbean countries, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan and Ukraine.
Based on UNHCR estimates, the number of people forced to flee has likely grown during the following three months, and at the end of September 2023, it is expected to have exceeded 114 million people. Continue reading.
