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120 million people fleeing the world, new record

13/06/2024

Number doubled in last 10 years; according to new UN Refugee Agency Global Trends Report

By May 2024, the total number of people on the run worldwide rose to 120 million (117.3 million at the end of 2023). Low- and middle-income countries host 75 percent of refugees, while less developed countries have given asylum to 21 percent of the total. These are the main figures emerging from the 2024 Global Trends Report of UNHCR, the UN refugee agency.

The total number of people forced to flee, says UNCHR, is up for the 12th consecutive year, reflecting both new and changing conflicts and the inability to resolve long-standing crises. The global population on the run would equal that of the world's 12th largest country by population size, almost as large as Japan's. According to the agency, a key factor driving up the number of people forced to flee has been the devastating conflict in Sudan. Syria remains the world's largest refugee crisis, with 13.8 million people forced to flee.

Iran (3.8 million), Turkey (3.3 million), Colombia (2.9 million), Germany (2.6 million) and Pakistan (2 million) host the largest refugee populations. Despite the perception, the Global Trends report tells us that the vast majority of refugees are hosted in countries neighboring those of the crisis (69 percent), and 75 percent reside in low- and middle-income countries that together produce less than 20 percent of the world's income. The 45 least developed countries, which together account for less than 1.4 percent of global gross domestic product, host more than 21 percent of all refugees worldwide.

In Italy, there were approximately 138,000 people holding international protection at the end of 2023, 147,000 asylum seekers, and over 161,000 Ukrainian nationals holding temporary protection, while an estimated 3,000 people are stateless.

The report also offers new analysis of the climate crisis and how it is increasingly and disproportionately affecting people forced to flee. Climate change is exacerbating protection needs and risks for people forced to flee, contributing to new, ongoing and prolonged exoduses. By the end of 2023, three-quarters of people forced to flee lived in countries with high or extreme exposure to climate-related risks.

Global Trends report 2023

World refugee day 2024

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Pubblicato il: Giovedì, 13 Giugno 2024 - Ultima modifica: Martedì, 18 Giugno 2024

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