The number of displaced people globally has increased in recent years to the point where it’s equivalent to the 12th most populous nation in the world, slightly below that of Japan. That’s according to UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner Kelly T Clements.
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00:00The world is falling apart when it comes to making peace.
00:03Over 120 million, or closer to 123 million now,
00:07are forced to flee their homes because of conflict,
00:10climate, inequalities, but it is forced to flee, basically.
00:14They don't have another choice. It's persecution.
00:17And what this means, it's basically the 12th year in a row
00:20where we've seen the increase of people on the move
00:22because of conflict and war in particular.
00:24It's the 12th, it would be the 12th largest nation in the world,
00:27equal to Japan.
00:29And this means that it's 1% of the world's population
00:33and not people that we can ignore.
00:35They're really caught in the middle of just devastating circumstances.