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Record 110 million people worldwide displaced: UN refugee agency

The UN says more than 1 million people have been forced to flee because of the Sudan conflict [File: Zohra Bensemra/ Reuters]

The number of people displaced around the world has reached a record 110 million, with the wars in Ukraine and Sudan forcing millions from their homes, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said.

About 19 million people were forced to flee last year – the biggest annual jump on record – lifting the total to 108.4 million by the end of last year, the UNHCR said in its annual Forced Displacement report on Wednesday.

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