Ukraine, Sudan, Afghanistan… Nearly 110 million people forcibly displaced in 2022, a new record according to the UN

The world has nearly 110 million people who have been forced to flee their homes, the UN revealed on Wednesday June 14, which sees in this record number a terrible illustration of the state of the world today. The recent fighting in Sudan has further aggravated a situation already made extraordinary in 2022 by the war in Ukraine or the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

Never has the total number of refugees fleeing their country or internally displaced persons reached such a high level, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in its annual report. At the end of last year, 108.4 million people were displaced or refugees, UNHCR said. This is 19.1 million more people than at the end of 2021, an unprecedented increase.

Fighting between rival factions in Sudan pushed the total number of refugees and displaced to around 110 million people in May. They “have fled because of conflict, persecution, discrimination and violence, often mixed with other reasons, especially the impact of climate change”UNHCR official Filippo Grandi told a press conference in Geneva. “It’s an indictment of the state of our world”he judged.