Thu 11 November 2021:
According to the UN refugee agency, the number of people forced to flee their homes throughout the world grew to more than 84 million in the first half of this year, with wars in Africa fueling the growth.
According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the number of displaced people has increased to 82.4 million, up from 82.4 million at the end of 2020.
“The international community is failing to prevent violence, persecution and human rights violations, which continue to drive people from their homes,” the agency’s head, Filippo Grandi, said in a statement.
“In addition, the effects of climate change are exacerbating existing vulnerabilities in many areas hosting the forcibly displaced.”
According to a UNHCR report, the number of individuals classified as refugees under its mission was more than 20.8 million at the halfway point of the year, up 172,000 from the end of the previous year. The number of asylum seekers increased by 237,000 to 4.4 million.
“Although comparable figures for internal displacement are not yet available, based on the information at hand UNHCR estimates that global forced displacement likely exceeded 84 million by mid-2021,” it said.
It stated the number was up sharply from a year ago, and that rising violence had resulted in “significant” displacement in Congo, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Mozambique, Myanmar, South Sudan, and the Sahel region of west Africa.
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