UN refugee chief says more than 100 million people around the world are displaced as a result of war, persecution and other crises.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed global displacement numbers above 100 million for the first time, and the UN warns the resulting food crisis could force even more to flee their homes.
Some 89.3 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, abuse and violence at the end of 2021, according to the UN refugee agency’s annual report on displacement, which was released on Thursday.
But as many as 14 million more people have joined that number since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, while surging prices…
