Record 114 million people now displaced worldwide: UN
Wednesday, 25 October 2023 The number of people displaced from their homes worldwide is estimated to have exceeded 114 million, the United Nations said Wednesday- a record figure. The main drivers in the first half of 2023 were the conflicts in Ukraine, Sudan, Myanmar and the Democratic Republic of Congo; a prolonged humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan; and a combination of drought, floods and insecurity in Somalia, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said. "The number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence and human rights violations globally is likely to have exceeded 114 million at the end of September," it said.
The storm brought down power lines, damaged buildings and left almost a million people without electricity or communications. It is not yet known how many people have been injured.
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People are scrambling for a bite to eat, as more than a million people displaced in the besieged territory of Gaza have been largely deprived of water, food and other basic supplies. The death toll in..
World Leaders Vow , a 'Continued Flow' of Aid , Into Besieged Gaza.
On October 22, United States President Joe Biden
and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed
on a "continued flow" of..
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Wednesday, 25 October 2023
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