Refugees and conflict-related IDPs, 1990-2015.
PHOTO: INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT MONITORING CENTRE
DW: Wars displace record 40.8 million people: report
Middle East conflicts account for more than half of the 8.6 million people displaced by fighting in 2015, according to a new report. The total number of internally displaced people has jumped to a record high.
The number of internally displaced people rose to a record 40.8 million people in 2015, according to a joint report released Wednesday by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and the Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
"This is the highest figure ever recorded, and twice the number of refugees worldwide," said Jan Egeland, the NRC's secretary-general.
There were 8.6 million people newly displaced within borders last year, nearly half from conflict zones in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, the report said.
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More News On The Norwegian Refugee Council's Report On Displaced People
People uprooted within states by conflict hits record in 2015: aid group -- Reuters
Wars displace record 40.8 million people in the world, report shows -- AFP
Report Finds Record 40.8 Million People Displaced By Conflict In 2015 -- RFE
27.8 million people internally displaced last year -- AP
Conflicts, Disasters Displaced Nearly 28 Million People Worldwide In 2015, Report Shows -- IBTimes
Ukraine ranks fourth in IDP report, following Yemen, Syria and Iraq -- Ukraine Today
Homeless at home: most displaced people found in Syria, Yemen and Iraq -- The Guardian
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