Global Trends FORCED DISPLACEMENT IN 2018 PRODUCED AND PRINTED BY UNHCR (20 JUNE 2019) Front cover: Colombia. Venezuelans risk life and limb to seek help in Colombia. A father carries his young daughter through treacherous, muddy scrublands by the banks of the Tachira River, which forms the border between Venezuela and Colombia. In a context of rampant hyperinflation, food shortages, political turmoil, violence and persecution, more than 3 million Venezuelans have fled the country, making such perilous journeys in search of safety. © U N H C R / V i n c e n t T r e m e au © 2019 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees All rights reserved. Reproductions and translations are authorized, provided UNHCR is acknowledged as the source. For more information, please contact: Field Information and Coordination Support Section Division of Programme Support and Management Case Postale 2500 1211 Geneva, Switzerland stats@unhcr.org This document along with further information on global displacement is available on UNHCR’s statistics website: http://www.unhcr.org/statistics