The United Nations reported Thursday that while the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide has slightly decreased from a record high, it remains “untenably high.”
At the end of 2024, UNHCR, the U.N. refugee agency, recorded a staggering 123.2 million people displaced from their homes globally.
By the end of April this year, that number dipped to 122.1 million, driven largely by the return of nearly 2 million Syrians after years of conflict and turmoil.
However, UNHCR cautioned that the trajectory of major global conflicts will be key in determining whether displacement numbers climb again.
The agency said the number of people displaced by war, violence and persecution worldwide was "untenably high," particularly at a time when humanitarian funding is evaporating.
