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The number of refugees in the world has doubled in the last decade

A Rohingya woman reacts after a fire damaged her shanti at a refugee camp in New Delhi, India
A Rohingya woman reacts after a fire damaged her shanti at a refugee camp in New Delhi, India Source: AAP

The UNHCR found that, as of the end of last year, 82.4 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide - a near-three million increase from 2019.


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By Omar Dehen

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The UNHCR found that, as of the end of last year, 82.4 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide - a near-three million increase from 2019.



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