Global level of forced displacement climbs to record 110 million: UN
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The number of people forcibly displaced around the world has climbed to a record 110 million people, the head of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said, with conflicts in Ukraine and Sudan spurring millions of people to flee their homes. The increase of around 19 million people to 108.4 million by the […]
Forced displacements soared in Colombia in 2021, UN agency reports
Bogota, ColombiaReuters The forced displacement of communities soared in Colombia last year amid increased attacks against civilians by illegal armed groups and higher levels of violence, a UN agency said in a report on Wednesday. At least 73,974 people were displaced from their homes across the Andean country in 2021, more than double the previous […]
ON THE SCREEN: AI WEIWEI’S ‘HUMAN FLOW’ AN INSIGHTFUL EXPOSÉ OF A STILL UNFOLDING TRAGEDY
DAVID ADAMS watches ‘Human Flow’, artist Ai Weiwei’s impacting documentary on the world’s forced migration crisis…