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Almost 71 million people globally have been forced to flee their homes

The number of refugees, internally displaced people and asylum-seekers rose by 2.3 million from 2017. And over the past two decades, the number has doubled.

Afghan refugees in Belgrade
Afghan refugees in Belgrade (AN/Frode Bjorshol)

GENEVA (AN) — Wars and conflicts displaced a record 70.8 million people worldwide in 2018, up 3% from a year earlier, the U.N. refugee agency reported on Wednesday.

The number of refugees, internally displaced people and asylum-seekers — larger than the populations of Britain, France or Thailand — rose by 2.3 million from 2017, when  68.5 million were displaced.

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