Displaced people: Why are more fleeing home than ever before?

More than 35,000 people were forced to flee their homes every day in 2018 - nearly one every two seconds - taking the world's displaced population to a record 71 million.
A total of 26 million people have fled across borders, 41 million are displaced within their home countries and 3.5 million have sought asylum - the highest numbers ever, according to UN refugee agency (UNHCR) figures.
Why are so many people being driven away from their families, friends and neighbourhoods?

Devastating wars have contributed to the rise

Conflict and violence, persecution and human rights violations are driving more and more men, women and children from their homes.

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