Almost 51 million people were displaced in their home country. The number rose particularly sharply in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ethiopia. It was the same in Myanmar, where the military staged a coup in February, and in Afghanistan, where the fighting had intensified before the militant Islamist Taliban came to power in August.
“The international community is failing to prevent violence, persecution and human rights abuses that continue to displace people from their homes,” said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi. “In addition, the effects of climate change are exacerbating the plight in many areas where the displaced are living.”
To the total of 84 million, the UNHCR also counts 5.7 million Palestinians displaced from their homes for decades and 3.9 million Venezuelans. These are people who left Venezuela because of the catastrophic situation there and mostly live and work in neighboring countries without applying for asylum.
Source From: Nachrichten
