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A global displacement crisis as the world abandons aid

In last year’s global displacement overview, we posed the question: “Can the world afford another crisis?”.

This year, many countries responded with unprecedented aid cuts.

By the end of 2024, some 123 million people around the world were displaced from their homes by conflict, violence or persecution – the highest figure ever recorded. Read more here