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Number of people forcibly displaced hits new high of 68.5 mln in 2017: UN
By:Xinhua
update:June 20,2018
 
This year also marks a key moment for the public to show support for families forced to flee, said UNHCR.
 
In its annual Global Trends report, UNHCR said 68.5 million people were displaced as of the end of 2017.
 
Refugees who have fled their countries to escape conflict and persecution accounted for 25.4 million of the total.
 
There were 16.2 million people displaced during 2017 itself, either for the first time or repeatedly -- indicating a huge number of people on the move and equivalent to 44,500 people displaced each day.
 
"In short, the world had almost as many forcibly displaced people in 2017 as the population of Thailand. Across all countries, one in every 110 persons is someone displaced," said the report.
 
"We are at a watershed, where success in managing forced displacement globally requires a new and far more comprehensive approach so that countries and communities aren't left dealing with this alone," said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.
 
"But there is reason for some hope. Fourteen countries are already pioneering a new blueprint for responding to refugee situations and in a matter of months a new Global Compact on Refugees will be ready for adoption by the United Nations General Assembly," he said. 
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