There is now a record number of displaced people around the world, as violence and climate change forcibly remove people from their homelands, according to a report from the United Nations.
What are the challenges of mass migration?
Joining the discussion:
- Shada Islam is the Managing Director of the New Horizons Project.
- Remi Piet is Senior Partner with Embellie Advisory.
- Rafael Bernal is a staff writer for The Hill.
- Nayla Rush is Senior Researcher at the Center for Immigration Studies.
“In Khartoum I did not sleep day or night.”
Like Lydia, countless people in Sudan are fighting for survival every day with lack of food, water, shelter and basic needs.
With insufficient funds for response, IOM urgently calls for support.
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— IOM – UN Migration 🇺🇳 (@UNmigration) May 21, 2024
⚠️ 110 million.
By mid-2023, a record-breaking number of people globally were forced to flee their homes and livelihoods due to conflict.
Many found themselves unprotected and unsafe, enduring harsh living conditions, and exposed to a myriad of risks.#NotATarget #PoCWeek2024 pic.twitter.com/ocKyBocCxX
— UN Humanitarian (@UNOCHA) May 23, 2024