The numbers of people driven out of their homes by war, natural disasters and climate change are higher than ever before.The number of people forced to leave their homes in 2023 has doubled from a decade ago. And it's still rising, with the UN estimating that within the first four months of 2024 that figure went over 120 million.
"Just looking at the way in which statistics work, different countries measure these things in different kinds of ways. Many of the countries who take in the most refugees are vulnerable themselves, with fewer resources than more developed nations.Image captions Most notable are Iran and Turkey, seen in dark green on the map, which have seen huge numbers arrive from neighbouring Afghanistan and Syria respectively.Yosmary is a refugee and single mum. She was forced to leave her home in Venezuela, where economic collapse, food shortage and the breakdown of healthcare systems has left nearly eight million people displaced.
Last year replaced 2016 as the warmest year on record with global air surface temperatures approaching 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. What's more, the World Meteorological Organization says over the next four years temperatures will be between 1.1C and 1.9C higher than pre-industrial levels.