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UN's refugee agency says record 120m people worldwide displaced

CGTN

 , Updated 13:01, 13-Jun-2024
Displaced Palestinians carry their belongings through a street in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, March 6, 2024. /CFP
Displaced Palestinians carry their belongings through a street in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, March 6, 2024. /CFP

Displaced Palestinians carry their belongings through a street in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, March 6, 2024. /CFP

A total of 120 million people are living forcibly displaced by war, violence and persecution, the UN said on Thursday, branding the ever-increasing number a "terrible indictment on the state of the world."

The United Nations' refugee agency said forced displacement across the globe had risen for a 12th consecutive year to a record high, with conflicts in places like Gaza, Sudan and Myanmar forcing even more people to flee their homes.

Source(s): AFP
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