USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Globally, there are more than 100 million forcibly displaced people including refugees, internally displaced persons and asylum seekers who have fled their homes to escape violence, conflict and persecution.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 100 million figure, which includes those fleeing conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution, was announced by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in May and described by Filippo Grandi, the head of the agency, as “a record that should never have been set”. The figure is up from some 90 million in 2021.

Detailed explanation-3: -Facts & figures 89.3 million forcibly displaced people worldwide: 27.1 million refugees.

Detailed explanation-4: -Yet in fiscal year 2021, the United States resettled only 11, 411 refugees-the lowest number since the program began in 1980. On October 3, the government announced that only 25, 465 refugees had been resettled during fiscal year 2022, far below the cap of 125, 000 set by the administration last May.