UNHCR report sees steady displacement of people around the world 

The number of people forced to flee their place of residence either within their country or to migrate across borders has been steadily increasing for the last 12 years, according to the UNHCR's annual report on refugees for 2023 published Wednesday and seen by Kathimerini.

The report notes that 1.5% of the world's population today is displaced from their place of residence due to war, climate threats and poverty and lives in refugee conditions. Refugee flows in Greece have also followed the global trend and since the beginning of the year (2024) there has been a large increase of 150% compared to the previous year.

More specifically, in the first quarter of 2024, 11,835 people arrived in Greece, while in the corresponding period of 2023, the number of arrivals was much lower, at 4,660. Until June 9, according to the data of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, 18...