'New threshold of suffering' - more than 100 million displaced by conflicts

From Midday Report, 12:11 pm on 24 May 2022

The world has passed a grim milestone, marking a whole new threshold of suffering, with the number of people forced from their homes exceeding 100 million for the first time.

The figure includes refugees as well as those who are internally displaced within their home countries.

Ukraine and other conflicts have pushed the number higher than ever before - over 1% of the global population is now forcibly displaced.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees' regional representative Adrian Edwards told Māni Dunlop every country should consider what it could do to help.