Pandemic-related travel restrictions may have put a dent on international migration figures in 2021, but the number of people forced to leave their homes, due to conflict and persecution, rose to record highs. By November, more than 84 million people had been forced from their homes, according to [UNHCR data](https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/11/1105592). This figure is an increase from 2020 and 2019,… Read more on https://africa-newsroom.com/press/2021-year-in-review-refugee-migrant-numbers-rise-despite-travel-curbs?lang=en