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UNHCR Global Trends 2021 - media page

UNHCR Global Trends 2021 - media page

Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2021

At the end of 2021, 89.3 million individuals worldwide were forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order.
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Ethiopia. Dire needs for displaced Ethiopians in the Somali region as droughts continue
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Global Trends

UNHCR's annual Global Trends report presents data and analysis on the plight of all forcibly displaced people throughout the world.

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World Refugee Day

June 20 is World Refugee Day. This year, we celebrate the fact that everyone has a right to seek safety – whoever they are, wherever they come from and whenever they are forced to flee.