In a world beset by conflicts and natural disasters, the number of people who fled their homes and sought shelter within their own countries hit a record high of close to 60 million by the end of last year, according to new data
Disasters, including weather events such as cyclones and floods in Asia as well as protracted conflicts in places like Syria, Afghanistan and Ethiopia, were factors behind high levels of new displacements last year, according to a report compiled by the Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre .
1 million people were living in displaced conditions at the end of last year compared with 55 million people in 2020, the annual report showed. The countries with the highest numbers of displaced people were Syria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Colombia, Afghanistan and Yemen, it said.Read MoreThe report does not count refugees -- people fleeing to other countries -- although there is often a correlation between internal and cross-border trends.
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