Refugee movements, migration flows and forced displacement continue to accelerate at an unprecedented scale, driven by protracted conflict, political instability and weakening global conflict-prevention mechanisms.
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the total number of forcibly displaced people worldwide has exceeded 117 million, encompassing refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced persons.
In Middle East countries such as Palestine, Lebanon and Iran over the past month, escalating conflict has forced families to flee their homes, including many already living as refugees, leaving them with no safe place to go.
The number of registered Palestinian refugees has reached approximately 5.9 million, according to the recent data from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), reflecting a significant increase from the roughly 750,000 people the agency initially assisted in 1950.
These refugees are distributed across five main areas of operation. The largest population is in Jordan, with around 2.3 million registered individuals.
