Brazil. A Venezuelan girl in silhouette is
captured by photo as the sun sets on refugee
shelters around her. The photo was taken at
the National Geographic Photo Camp, an
initiative which teaches youths from refugee
and at-risk communities how to use
photography to tell their stories.
© U N H C R / G e n a n g e ly P i n e ro
Population (in millions)
Figure 1 | Global forced displacement | 2009-2018
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
‘09
‘10
Internally displaced people
unhcr > Global trends 2018
‘11
‘12
‘13
UNRWA refugees
‘14
‘15
UNHCR refugees
‘16
‘17
‘18
Asylum-seekers
5