Syrians forced to flee Raqqa city carry their belongings as they leave a camp in Ain Issa. The country accounts for 6.3 million refugees. Photograph: Rodi Said/Reuters
The Guardian: Record 68.5 million people fleeing war or persecution worldwide
As data shows one in every 110 people is displaced, UN special envoy Angelina Jolie warns of ‘terrible human consequences’ of Syria’s aid shortfall
The number of people forced to flee their homes rose to a record high in 2017, with 16.2 million people newly displaced around the world. The figure includes people who have been displaced for the first time, and those who have been forced from their homes multiple times.
The figure of 68.5 million displaced people – 3 million higher than the total population of the UK – includes 25.4 million refugees, 40 million internally displaced and 3.1 million asylum seekers.
The increase came despite the return of more than 5 million displaced people to their countries of origins.
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