Over 72 million people, more than one in every hundred of the world's citizens, are now forcibly displaced, says a new report released by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). According to the 2012 World Disasters Report, growing numbers of people are forced into migration by a range of what it calls "increasingly complex 'drivers'" including conflict and violence, disasters, political upheaval and even by large-scale development projects. Of these, an estimated 20 million are living in a state of prolonged displacement.
(Ekklesia)