UN Refugee Agency Says Sudan Joins Ukraine in Driving Up Tally of Displaced People allafrica: Sudan
The upward trajectory in global forced displacement showed no sign of slowing in 2023 as the eruption of Sudan's conflict triggered new outflows, pushing up the global total, the UN High Commission for Refugees said here.
"These figures show us that some people are far too quick to rush to conflict and way too slow to find solutions. The consequence is devastation, displacement, and anguish for each of the millions of people forcibly uprooted from their homes," said UN Refugee Agency chief Filippo Grandi. He was speaking after the release of the agency''s Global Trends report.
Of the global total, 35.3 million were refugees who crossed an international border to find safety. In contrast, even more – 58 percent, representing 62.5 million people – were displaced in their home countries due to conflict and violence. "So, the figure has gone up again," said Grandi giving his grim assessment to journalists at a UN press conference."It's been seven, eight years or even more, in which this figure has been rising every year [now] to an estimated 110 million."It also includes, in particular, the large displacement of Sudanese people since the 15th of April," which, Grandi said, has had a spillover effect in neighbouring African countries.
He said one significant driver has been the situation in Ukraine, which has displaced millions, both inside and outside the country."And this year [it] has been the situation in Sudan. The latest figures of people that have left Sudan, mostly Sudanese nationals, but also some refugees in Sudan from other countries that go back to their country, is more than 450,000.
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