Never since World War II have more people found themselves driven from their homes due to conflict or persecution than was recorded in 2016. From Syria and Afghanistan to, more recently, DR Congo and Myanmar, violence and wartime excesses have swelled 
the numbers of refuge-seekers worldwide.

 
• infographics
 
• displaced
 
• persons
 
• globally
 
• roughly
 
• equals
 
• population
 
• uk