The Global Scale of Forced Displacement Wars, internal conflicts, persecution and human‑rights violations have driven the number of people compelled to leave their homes to record levels worldwide. According to data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 117.3 million people were forcibly displaced by conflict, violence or oppression as at the end of 2023.1 This figure encompasses refugees, asylum‑seekers, internally displaced persons and stateless individuals. Each passing year, this growing phenomenon of forced migration carries not merely statistics but the tragic stories of millions uprooted from their homes, separated from loved ones and confronted with an uncertain future. The…