The UNHCR estimates that the number of people being forced out of the world reached 90 million by the end of 2021, driven by new waves of violence or prolonged conflict in countries including Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Myanmar, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Congo. The 100 million figure represents more than 1% of the world’s population and includes refugees and asylum seekers and displaced persons – the latest figure released by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center is 53.2 million – the UNHCR said in a statement.
The 100 million is a clear figure sophisticated and equally alarming, “said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.” It is a record that should not have been set.”This must serve as a wake-up call to resolve and prevent destructive conflicts, end persecution and address the root causes of innocent people fleeing their homes,” Grandi said.
The international response to people fleeing the war in Ukraine has been very positive, ”said Grandi. “Compassion is alive and we need the same encouragement for all the problems around the world.”However, Grandi pointed out that in the end, “human aid is a relief, not a cure.””To reverse this practice, the only answer is peace and stability so that innocent people are not forced to gamble amid great danger at home or to fly and dangerous deportation,” Grandi said.
In addition to the Ukrainian war, the withdrawal of Western troops from Afghanistan and the return of the Taliban have had a profound effect on fleeing numbers in hopes of a better life. Then there was the situation in Yemen when a civil war led to the death of thousands and forced thousands more to flee. An ongoing civil war between the government and rebels in Houthi began in 2014.
In eastern Myanmar the Rohingya problem persists. In 2015, tens of thousands of citizens were forced to flee their areas and IDP camps because of sectarian violence. The UN estimates that at least 50,000 people are left to travel to other Southeast Asian countries.
