TOKYO -- The United Nations refugee agency estimates there were a record 117.3 million forcibly displaced people worldwide at the end of 2023, up 8% from the previous year. In Asia, escalating conflict in Myanmar and further displacement from Afghanistan contributed to the increase.
International relations
Record-high 117m people displaced worldwide in 2023, UNHCR says
Myanmar's total jumped as clashes escalated; Afghanistan had the most refugees
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Rohingya children at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on May 2. © Reuters
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