Worldwide displacement reaches 122 million people!

Worldwide displacement reaches 122 million people!

Sudan, Afrika - The global number of violent people exceeded the 122.1 million mark at the end of April 2023, which corresponds to an increase of over two million compared to the previous year. This emerges from the current report of the UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency. In the annually published "Global Trends" report, the devastating effects of wars and conflicts, especially in countries such as Sudan, Myanmar and Ukraine . The greatest financial crisis in the 75-year history of UNHCR has a negative impact on the aid measures for displaced persons, while the number of returnees has increased slightly.

In Austria, the number of asylum applications fell sharply, from 56.158 in 2022 to only 22.254 in 2023 . This reflects the global trends that are characterized by warlike arguments and humanitarian crises. ots reports that 60% of the displaced people flee within their own countries. In the past ten years, the number of displaced people has almost doubled , while the available funds from UNHCR have remained constant since 2015

international trends and regional focus

In 2023, 123 million people worldwide were affected by flight and displacement, as reported by the bpb . 63.3 million inland, 31.6 million refugees and 6.9 million asylum seekers. Sudan leads the list of displacement crises worldwide with 14.3 million displaced persons followed by Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine. More than half of the domestic displaced people live in five countries: Sudan, Syria, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen.

The distribution of refugees in different countries is particularly striking. According to the BPB, are half of all refugees and asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Syria and Ukraine, while the largest reciprocal countries Iran, Türkiye, USA and Germany are. These states have different burdens in relation to the number of population, with Lebanon and Jordan recorded most refugees and asylum seekers per inhabitant.

urgent need for action

The humanitarian situation is alarming. The UNHCR reports that 16 million people need international protection, including 5.8 million from Venezuela and 4.4 million stateless people. These figures illustrate the continued pressure, financing for worldwide help and infrastructure in rating countries to help the displaced people. The need for help has increased in the past ten years, while the resources are stagnating, which exacerbates the situation for millions of people.