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108.4 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced: At the end of 2022 as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order


Source: Figure reproduced from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Figures at a Glance, June 14, 2023, from UNHCR Global Trends 2022.
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