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Trends at a glance - 2018 in Review

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The global population of forcibly displaced increased by 2.3 million people in 2018. By the end of the year, almost 70.8 million individuals were forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, or human rights violations. As a result, the world’s forcibly displaced population remained yet again at a record high.

70.8 MILLION FORCIBLY DISPLACED WORLDWIDE