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UN: Record 65 million displaced in 2015

The UN's refugee agency says the number of people forced to leave their homes because of war has hit...
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11:43 AM - 20 Jun 2016



UN: Record 65 million displace...

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UN: Record 65 million displaced in 2015

TodayFM
TodayFM

11:43 AM - 20 Jun 2016



The UN's refugee agency says the number of people forced to leave their homes because of war has hit a record high.

It claims 65.3 million were displaced in 2015, an average of 24 people per minute.

According to UN it means 1 in every 113 people has become a refugee.

Filippo Grandi from the United Nations says that's up 10% on the previous year:

Mother of nine Radi Suleiman was forced to leave her home in Syria because of ISIS:



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