UN refugee agency says more than 122 million people forcibly displaced worldwide

UN refugee agency says more than 122 million people forcibly displaced worldwide

The U.N. refugee agency says the number of people forcible displaced by violence and persecution around the world has risen to more than 122 million, up by about 2 million from last year and a near-doubling over the last decade

FILE – Syrian refugee Ahmed al-Kassem and his family drive a truck loaded with their belongings from Turkey, on the their way back to the family’s home in Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)