Record 71 million people internally displaced by war and climate disasters.

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Record 71 million people internally displaced by war and climate disasters.
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The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) reached a record 71.1 million worldwide last year due to conflicts and climate calamities, according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. Nearly three-quarters of the world's displaced people live in 10 countries, including Syria, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ukraine and Sudan. The war in Ukraine triggered nearly 17 million displacements last year. The bulk of displacements last year - 32.6 million - was due to disasters including floods, droughts and landslides.

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