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UN: Global Displacement Hits Record 123.2M

UN: Global Displacement Hits Record 123.2M Despite Syrian Returns

Above: People who fled the Zamzam camp for the internally displaced rest in a makeshift encampment near Tawila in Sudan's Darfur on April 13, 2025. Image copyright: Contributor/AFP via Getty Images

The Spin

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The displacement crisis remains catastrophic, with 123.2 million people still uprooted, while funding cuts from wealthy nations abandon vulnerable populations. Many returns are forced deportations rather than voluntary, and conflicts in Sudan, Ukraine, and Myanmar continue generating massive new displacement.

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 50% chance that at least 530,000 noncitizens will be removed from the U.S. for fiscal years 2026 through 2028, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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