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One in 67 people worldwide remains forcibly displaced: UNHCR report

About 123 million remain forcibly displaced as a result of conflict, violence, persecution and human rights violations.

Al Jazeera · Jun 12, 2025

Military governor of DRC’s North Kivu province killed in M23 rebel assault

Local authorities say Major General Peter Cirimwami dies after being wounded on the front lines.

Al Jazeera · Jan 24, 2025

UN Warns Of Rising Displacement In Lebanon

UNHCR warns of escalating displacement crisis in Lebanon as tens of thousands flee their homes, prompting urgent humanitarian response.

‘Tens of thousands’ have fled southern Lebanon amid Israeli strikes, UN says

"Tens of thousands" of people in Lebanon have fled their homes since Monday amid Israeli air strikes on Hezbollah targets in the south of the country, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday. The UN children's agency UNICEF separately said further escalation in the conflict, which has so far killed…

France 24 · Sep 24, 2024

Ukraine war drove biggest rise in displaced persons in decades

UN refugee agency said there were an estimated 108 million people affected globally by the end of last year

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023

More than 1 million people displaced by Sudan crisis, UN says

About 843,000 displaced internally and 250,000 have fled across Sudan’s borders since fighting broke out a month ago.

Al Jazeera · May 19, 2023

More than 1 million people displaced by Sudan crisis - UN refugee agency

More than a million people have been displaced by fighting in Sudan so far, including a quarter of a million refugees, a U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) spokesperson said on Friday.

Reuters · May 19, 2023

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Civilians pay heavy price of worsening conflict in east DRC: UN

Escalating violence forced 300,000 people to flee Rutshuru and Masisi territories of North Kivu province last month.

Al Jazeera · Mar 10, 2023

UN refugee agency 'greatly alarmed' over mass displacement in Congo conflict

The U.N. Refugee Agency said on Friday it was "greatly alarmed" by clashes between government forces and armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that had caused hundreds of thousands to flee.

Reuters · Mar 10, 2023

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