Almost 71 million people fleeing conflict and oppression: the worst-affected countries

UN refugee agency says one person is forcibly displaced every two seconds as worldwide total hits record high

Displaced children at a refugee camp in South Sudan during a UN humanitarian visit in 2018
Displaced children at a refugee camp in South Sudan
(Image credit: Ashraf Shazly/AFP/Getty Images)

A total of 70.8 million people worldwide were forced to flee their homes due to violence or persecution last year – the greatest number since records began almost seven decades ago, according to the United Nations.

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