More than one percent of humanity are now refugees

Rohingya refugees walk through one of the arterial roads at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Rohingya refugees walk through one of the arterial roads at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Source: AP

The United Nations Human Rights Commission's Global Trends report has found an unprecedented 79.5 million were displaced at the close of 2019.



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