forced displacement

Also 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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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".