One out of 122 humans today has been forced to flee their home, U.N. says
- 8 years ago
The number of people who have been forced to flee their homes has reached a staggering level, with 2015 on track to break previous records, according to a United Nations report released Friday.
People who have been forcibly displaced - including those who fled domestically as well as international refugees and asylum-seekers - has likely "far surpassed 60 million" for the first time, reads the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees report.
War in Syria has become the "single biggest generator worldwide of both new refugees and continuing mass internal and external displacement," the agency said .
The report, which covers the first six months of 2015, found that by June, the world had 20.2 million refugees - nearly 1 million more than a year before.
People who have been forcibly displaced - including those who fled domestically as well as international refugees and asylum-seekers - has likely "far surpassed 60 million" for the first time, reads the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees report.
War in Syria has become the "single biggest generator worldwide of both new refugees and continuing mass internal and external displacement," the agency said .
The report, which covers the first six months of 2015, found that by June, the world had 20.2 million refugees - nearly 1 million more than a year before.