The U.N. refugee agency says the people under its care more than doubled in a decade, reaching 36.8 million by last year.
GENEVA (AN) — The number of people uprooted by violence and persecution worldwide rose by 2 million in the past year, and more than doubled in the past decade, the U.N. refugee agency reported.
In its latest Global Trends report on Thursday, UNHCR estimated the number of people who were forcibly displaced from their homes reached 122.1 million as of the end of April, up from 120 million a year earlier.
Financial aid and emergency relief deliveries have dropped 60% globally, as shelter programs are critically diminished.
Beyond official narratives and statistics are the complex realities and unexpected agency of displaced populations.
The U.N. refugee agency's loss of thousands of staff mirrors other Geneva-based agencies heavily reliant on U.S. funding.
U.N. leaders hailed Pope Francis as a champion of the environment and tireless advocate of refugees and migrants.
The court's advisory opinion stems from a sustained campaign led by Vanuatu and supported by 130 U.N. member nations.
The U.S. will remain a full member of UNESCO until its withdrawal officially takes effect at the close of next year.
Experts call it a 'slow-moving global catastrophe' for food, energy, and trade that will require systematic monitoring.
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