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Record 120 mn people forcibly displaced globally: UN

Palestinians clean the rubble from the destruction caused by an Israeli attack in Nusairat in Gaza on June 8, 2024. [AFP]

A staggering total of 120 million people are living forcibly displaced by war, violence and persecution, the UN said Thursday, branding the ever-increasing number a "terrible indictment on the state of the world".

The United Nations' refugee agency UNHCR said forced displacement globally had once again smashed records, with conflicts in places like Gaza, Sudan and Myanmar forcing even more people to flee their homes.

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