Three-quarters of world's displaced people face severe climate risks, UN says

France 24 · FRANCE 24 · 2026-11-05 23:34 UTC

Nearly 90 million forcibly displaced people, or three-quarters of the global total, live in countries highly exposed to climate hazards, the UN Refugee Agency said on Friday, urging action ahead of the COP31 climate summit in Turkey. It said droughts, floods and extreme heat were making lasting solutions harder to find.

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