Number of refugees/displaced persons rise to 68.5million globally – UNHCR
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, said the number of people forced to flee their homes in 2017 rose to 68.5 million, warning that the world’s displacement hotspots “are becoming hotter”. Mr Grandi also said nearly three million more people were displaced year-on-year, citing ongoing, protracted violence around the globe and a […]
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