Report: 71 Million People Displaced Around the World in 2022
2023-05-19
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1A new report says the war in Ukraine helped push the worldwide number of people left internally displaced by conflict or natural disasters to 71.1 million last year. It was a record high number.
2The Norwegian Refugee Council's Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre released its 2022 report on May 11.
3The report said conflict and violence around the world left more than 62 million people displaced inside their countries by the end of last year.
4That was a 17 percent increase from 2021.
5An internally displaced person is forced to move inside their own country.
6The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre's report did not count people forced to go to different countries.
7By the end of 2022, 5.9 million people had been forced to move inside Ukraine because of Russia's invasion.
8Syria had 6.8 million displaced by conflict after more 10 years of civil war.
9The number of people displaced inside their countries at the end of the year because of disasters like floods and hunger reached 8.7 million.
10That was a 45 percent increase from 2021.
11The total of 71.1 million internally displaced worldwide was a 20 percent increase since 2021.
12In 2022, there was conflict in Ukraine, Syria, Ethiopia and in other places.
13So far in 2023, there has been no break in the fighting.
14The United Nations migration agency said recently that 700,000 people have already been internally displaced by the civil war in Sudan.
15The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre said the La Niña weather event was a major factor in disaster displacements.
16It continued for a third straight year in 2022.
17La Niña added to record levels of displacement in Pakistan, Nigeria and Brazil from flooding.
18It also led to severe lack of rain in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia, the report said.
19There was a "perfect storm" of conflict and natural disasters in 2022 said Jan Egeland.
20He is secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council.
21In 2022, there was "displacement on a scale never seen before."
22I'm Dan Novak.
1A new report says the war in Ukraine helped push the worldwide number of people left internally displaced by conflict or natural disasters to 71.1 million last year. It was a record high number. 2The Norwegian Refugee Council's Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre released its 2022 report on May 11. The report said conflict and violence around the world left more than 62 million people displaced inside their countries by the end of last year. That was a 17 percent increase from 2021. 3An internally displaced person is forced to move inside their own country. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre's report did not count people forced to go to different countries. 4By the end of 2022, 5.9 million people had been forced to move inside Ukraine because of Russia's invasion. Syria had 6.8 million displaced by conflict after more 10 years of civil war. 5The number of people displaced inside their countries at the end of the year because of disasters like floods and hunger reached 8.7 million. That was a 45 percent increase from 2021. 6The total of 71.1 million internally displaced worldwide was a 20 percent increase since 2021. 7In 2022, there was conflict in Ukraine, Syria, Ethiopia and in other places. So far in 2023, there has been no break in the fighting. The United Nations migration agency said recently that 700,000 people have already been internally displaced by the civil war in Sudan. 8The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre said the La Niña weather event was a major factor in disaster displacements. It continued for a third straight year in 2022. La Niña added to record levels of displacement in Pakistan, Nigeria and Brazil from flooding. It also led to severe lack of rain in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia, the report said. 9There was a "perfect storm" of conflict and natural disasters in 2022 said Jan Egeland. He is secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council. 10In 2022, there was "displacement on a scale never seen before." 11I'm Dan Novak. 12Dan Novak adapted this story for VOA Learning English based on reporting by The Associated Press. 13_________________________________________________________________ 14Words in This Story 15internal - adj. inside of something such as a country 16displace - v. to be forced to leave the place you live in 17perfect -adj. complete or total 18scale - n. a level or amount of something