By the end of 2017, wars, violence and persecution had driven more 68 and a half million people to flee their homes, according to new data from the UN refugee agency.
Among them were more than 25 million refugees who fled their countries, up nearly 3 million from the previous year.
The surge was fueled by the Rohingya exodus, as well as protracted conflicts in places like Syria and South Sudan.
Here's U.N. correspondent Liling Tan with the big picture.
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