8.2 Million People Newly Displaced by Conflict in 2013
 

8.2 Million People Newly Displaced by Conflict in 2013
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A record 33.3 million people were internally displaced by conflict and violence in their home countries in 2013, according to a new report the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) released on Wednesday. The figure is an astounding increase of 4.5 million from the previous year.

As a result of more recent crises, a total number of 8.2 million people were newly displaced in 2013 — 43% of which were in Syria alone. The three countries with the most displaced people — Syria, the Central African of Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo — made up 67% of newly internally displaced people in the world. Read more...

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