Startling new figures from the UN show the war in Ukraine has displaced more than eight million people.
And they reveal that more than six million refugee movements from Ukraine have been registered.
According to new data from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution worldwide has now crossed the milestone of 100 million for the first time on record, propelled by the conflict in Ukraine and other deadly wars.
“One hundred million is a stark figure – sobering and alarming in equal measure. It’s a record that should never have been set,” said UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi.
He added: “The international response to people fleeing war in Ukraine has been overwhelmingly positive.
“Compassion is alive and we need a similar mobilisation for all crises around the world.
“But ultimately, humanitarian aid is a palliative, not a cure. To reverse this trend, the only answer is peace and stability so that innocent people are not forced to gamble between acute danger at home or precarious flight and exile.”
