A record 120 million people worldwide have been forcibly displaced as of May, the United Nations’ refugee agency said Thursday, with 8.8 million more people displaced by the end of 2023 compared with the year before in a 12-year increasing trend.

       U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called on countries to work together to help the displaced. “Behind these stark and rising numbers lie countless human tragedies. That suffering must galvanize the international community to act urgently to tackle the root causes of forced displacement,” Grandi said in a statement.