Global Migration Crisis Intensifies Amid Conflicts and Disasters

From Ukraine to Afghanistan, millions seek safety and prosperity away from home.

Upwards of 300 million people, or 3.6% of the global population, are classified as international migrants by the United Nations.
In 2023, major crises causing migration include Ukrainians escaping the Russian invasion, ethnic Armenians fleeing the Azerbaijani takeover of Nagorno-Karabakh, over 6 million Afghans internally displaced due to violence and natural disasters, regional fallout from the war in Gaza, and Pakistan's decision to expel hundreds of thousands of undocumented Afghans.
Many Afghan nationals returning to their country from Pakistan are homeless and desperate, facing a dire humanitarian crisis.
1,500 Afghans airlifted to Poland after the Taliban takeover report economic hardship and lack of state support, as Poland prioritizes support for the 1.6 million Ukrainians taken in since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Some 14,000 Ukrainian nationals who fled to Israel after escaping Russia's full-scale invasion find themselves under attack again due to the conflict with Hamas.