Unhcr: absolute record of people fleeing in the world, 89 million

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 16 - The number of people forced to flee their homes has increased every year in the last decade and is now the highest since the data began to be recorded.

    This was reported in the annual statistical report of UNHCR 'Global Trends 2021' published today, underlining that at the end of last year there were 89.3 million people on the run, an increase of 8% compared to 2020 and well over double compared to the figure. registered 10 years ago.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and other emergencies such as in Africa or Afghanistan have led the figure to exceed the dramatic 100 million mark in May 2022.

    Although the figures are modest, the number of refugees and internally displaced persons returning home in 2021 has increased, returning to pre-Covid levels, with a 71% increase in cases of voluntary repatriation.

   5.7 million returned home in 2021, at pre-Covid levels (ANSA).