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GENEVA (dpa)
More people than ever before were forcibly displaced worldwide last month due to war, conflict, violence, and persecution, according to a report from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) released on Thursday.
In May, 120 million people were displaced globally, almost 10% more than the previous year, and some 1.5% of the world's population, the UNHCR said.
According to the agency, more than two-thirds of refugees have been internally displaced.
Two-thirds of those who have fled abroad remain in neighbouring countries, under often difficult conditions, in the hope of quickly returning to their home countries.
