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Global Displacement Hits Record High with 117 Million People Forcibly Displaced in 2023

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported a staggering increase in global displacement, with the number of forcibly displaced individuals reaching a record 117.3 million by the end of 2023. This marks an 8% rise from the previous year, driven by escalating conflicts, persecution, and violence across various regions, including significant contributions from the situations in Myanmar and Afghanistan. The UNHCR warns that without substantial political efforts on a global scale, these numbers are expected to climb even higher, highlighting an urgent need for international cooperation to address the root causes of displacement and support those affected.

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 @ISIDEWITHasked…1yr1Y

Imagine your country no longer felt safe; where in the world would you go, and why?

 @9P4HLC5 from Pennsylvania  commented…1yr1Y

My homeland IS my home and I would choose death over ANY threat, even my own government before leaving. The power is within the countries citizens, not the government.

 @FondChameleonLiberalismfrom North Carolina  commented…1yr1Y

It's heartbreaking to see so many people forced to flee their homes; we need to prioritize humanitarian aid and work together internationally to tackle the root causes of these crises.

 @ISIDEWITHlinked…1yr1Y

Record-high 117m people displaced worldwide in 2023, UNHCR says

https://asia.nikkei.com

TOKYO -- The United Nations refugee agency estimates there were a record 117.3 million forcibly displaced people worldwide at the end of 2023, up 8% from the previous year. In Asia, escalating conflict in Myanmar and further displacement from Afghanistan contributed to the increase.

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117 million people forcibly displaced in 2023: UNHCR

https://yahoo.com

STORY: Some 117 million people were forcibly displaced by the end of 2023, marking the highest number on record, according to the latest statistics from the United Nations refugee agency.Speaking earlier this week,

 @ISIDEWITHasked…1yr1Y

If your friend was a refugee, what is one thing you would want to do to help them feel welcome in a new country?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…1yr1Y

How would you feel if you had to leave everything behind overnight due to unforeseen dangers in your community?

 @ISIDEWITHlinked…1yr1Y

UN refugee agency says record 117 mln people forcibly displaced in 2023

https://reuters.com

The United Nations refugee agency on Thursday said the number of people forcibly displaced stood at a record 117.3 million as of the end of last year, warning that this figure could rise further without major global political changes.

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Trump’s Doom vs. Harris’s Hope as America Decides Its Fate

Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris closed out their campaigns in the final hours before Election Day in starkly different moods: The former president, often appearing drained at arenas that were not filled, claimed that the country was on the brink of ruin, while the vice president promised a more united future as energized supporters chanted alongside her, “We’re not going back.”In stop after stop, the presidential rivals essentially offered up two competing versions of reality on Monday and into early Tuesday. Mr. Trump repeatedly raised the specter of unchecked immigration and the dangers of Democratic policies as he spoke to crowds in North Carolina and Pennsylvania before closing with a midnight rally in Michigan.With a comparatively more optimistic message, Ms. Harris crisscrossed Pennsylvania, which holds 19 electoral votes that could decide the race. Stopping in Scranton, Allentown and Pittsburgh before a nighttime rally in Philadelphia, Ms. Harris talked about bolstering the economy and restoring federal abortion rights. She asserted that Americans were “exhausted” and ready to move on from the politics of the past decade.About 30 miles to the southwest, Mr. Trump was in Reading, Pa., broadly portraying undocumented immigrants as mentally ill criminals and calling those accused of crimes “savages” and “animals.”Both leaned on Hispanic supporters as they tried to rally Latino voters. The pro-Harris rapper Fat Joe, who is Puerto Rican, practically shamed his fellow Latinos in Allentown as he asked, “Where’s your pride?” Mr. Trump, still facing fallout from his rally in New York at which a comedian called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage,” brought Roberto Clemente Jr., the son of the Puerto Rican baseball legend, to the stage at a rally in Pittsburgh.But Mr. Trump, reaching the end of a grueling marathon of a campaign that began in 2022, looked visibly weary, battling fatigue in front of listless crowds, though he was relatively more upbeat and energized in Michigan. Ms. Harris, still appearing fresh after a three-month sprint, appealed for unity and pressed the contrast to her rival without uttering his name.“The measure of a true leader is based not on who you beat down,” she said. “It is based on who you lift up.”Despite the sharply different tones, polls suggest the race remains tight, with the final New York Times/Siena College surveys showing the candidates tied or holding only narrow leads in all of the seven battleground states.

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