forced displacement
Sign in to saveAlso known as deracination, forced deportation, mass deportation, compulsory resettlement, involuntary resettlement, forced relocation, forced migration, forced expulsion
involuntary or coerced movement of a person or persons away from their home or home region
Key facts
- Refugees
- 34.6 million
- Internally displaced people
- 57.3 million
- Asylum seekers
- 2.9 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Syrian and Iraqi migrants arriving in Lesbos, Greece, in 2015 seeking refuge.
Forced displacement (also forced migration or forced relocation) is an involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region. The UNHCR defines "forced displacement" as follows: displaced "as a result of persecution, conflict, generalized violence or human rights violations".
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