On June 13, 2024, the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) presented its new report on global refugee trends. It focuses primarily on developments in the calendar year 2023, in which 117.3 million people were displaced, 8% more than in the previous year which represents the 12th consecutive annual increase in number of people forcibly displaced. The conflict in Sudan stands out as a key factor driving displacement over the course of the last year with 10.8 million Sudanese uprooted at end-year. Currently, Sudan is also considered the world’s largest hunger crisis. With 1.7 million people internally displaced in just 3 months (75% of the population) and 96% of the population in acute food insecurity, the situation in the Gaza Strip also stood out. In addition, millions of people were displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Myanmar. Syria remained the world's largest displacement crisis, with 13.8 million people displaced inside and outside the country.
Ten key findings from the report can be found here.
