One wonders how such a huge number of displaced people will ever get settled somewhere eventually.
Report: Nearly 41 Million People Internally Displaced Globally
FILE - Internally displaced girls warm up by a stove after their family left their village in the Achin district of Afghanistan, due to clashes between the Islamic State group and other insurgent groups.
Wayne Lee
Last updated on: May 11, 2016 5:04 PM
WASHINGTON—
A new report says the number of people throughout the world who were uprooted from their homes due to conflicts and natural disasters stood at a record 40.8 million last year, the highest figure ever recorded.
The Norwegian Refugee Council's Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC) reported Wednesday that 27.8 million people were internally displaced just in 2015.
“It’s shocking," Karl Schembri, the NRC's Middle East Advisor, said in an interview with VOA.
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The report found an average of 66,000 people were uprooted daily in 2015, enough last year to equal the combined populations of New York City, London, Paris and Cairo.
"The world is in a tremendous displacement crisis that is relentlessly building year after year, and now too many places have the perfect storm of conflict and/or disasters," said Jan Egeland, secretary general of the council.
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Report: Nearly 41 Million People Internally Displaced Globally?
Report: Nearly 41 Million People Internally Displaced Globally
FILE - Internally displaced girls warm up by a stove after their family left their village in the Achin district of Afghanistan, due to clashes between the Islamic State group and other insurgent groups.
Wayne Lee
Last updated on: May 11, 2016 5:04 PM
WASHINGTON—
A new report says the number of people throughout the world who were uprooted from their homes due to conflicts and natural disasters stood at a record 40.8 million last year, the highest figure ever recorded.
The Norwegian Refugee Council's Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC) reported Wednesday that 27.8 million people were internally displaced just in 2015.
“It’s shocking," Karl Schembri, the NRC's Middle East Advisor, said in an interview with VOA.
WATCH: Number of Displaced People Hit Record 40.8M in 2015
▶0:00:00
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The report found an average of 66,000 people were uprooted daily in 2015, enough last year to equal the combined populations of New York City, London, Paris and Cairo.
"The world is in a tremendous displacement crisis that is relentlessly building year after year, and now too many places have the perfect storm of conflict and/or disasters," said Jan Egeland, secretary general of the council.
Continue reading at:
Report: Nearly 41 Million People Internally Displaced Globally?
