Description:
"Global forced displacement has seen accelerated growth in 2014,
once again reaching unprecedented levels. The year saw the highest
displacement on record. By end-2014, 59.5 million individuals
were forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict,
generalized violence, or human rights violations. This is 8.3 million
persons more than the year before (51.2 million) and the highest
annual increase in a single year."
Source/publisher:
UNHCR
Date of Publication:
2014-00-00
Date of entry:
2015-07-11
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Language:
English