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World: Les déplacements forcés en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre demeurent élevés malgré l’augmentation des retours, le HCR appelle à davantage d’investissements en faveur des solutions
By UN High Commissioner for Refugees at ReliefWeb
· June 12, 2026
· 6 min read
Countries: World, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo . DAKAR, 11 juin 2026 – Le HCR, l’Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés, appelle à un renforcement des investiss
Key takeaway Bien que le nombre global de personnes déplacées ait diminué de 12 % par rapport à la fin de l’année 2024, cette baisse est principalement attribuable aux retours et ne reflète pas un recul durable des facteurs de déplacement.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: June 12, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 6 min
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What is this story about? Countries: World, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo . DAKAR, 11 juin 2026 – Le HCR, l’Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés, appelle à un renforcement des investiss
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