The number of people forced from their homes due to conflicts around the world jumped again last year, according to an annual U.N. report released Thursday.
About 59.5 million people were displaced worldwide in 2014, compared to 51.2 million in 2013, which at the time was the highest increase in a single year, said the U.N. refugee agency’s “Global Trends” report. More than half of the refugees are children.
The main driver is the fighting between government and opposition forces in Syria. In its fourth year, the war has caused more than 3 million people to flee to neighboring countries and displaced …read more
Source: PBS
