UN: Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID crisis ...Egypt

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says war, violence, persecution and human rights violations caused nearly 3 million people to flee their homes last year, even though the COVID-19 crisis restricted movement worldwide as countries shut borders and ordered lockdowns. In its latest Global Trends report released on Friday, UNHCR says the cumulative total of displaced people has risen to 82.4 million — roughly the population of Germany. It marks the ninth straight annual increase in the number of people forcibly displaced. Filippo Grandi, the United Nations high commissioner for refugees, said conflict and the impact of climate change in places such as Mozambique, Ethiopia’s Tigray region a

Hence then, the article about un millions driven from homes in 2020 despite covid crisis was published today ( Friday 18/06/2021 - 01:01 PM ) and is available on EGYPT INDEPENDENT ( Egypt ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.

Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( UN: Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID crisis )

Also on site :

• What to Know About Allegations of Excessive Drinking by FBI Director Kash Patel
• Putin finally admits Russia’s economy is in trouble and grasps for answers, after warnings about a financial crisis have been piling up
• The Critically Acclaimed 2012 Best-Seller Named the 'Best Novel of the Century': 'Every Word is Finely Tuned'