Not enough resettlement solutions for refugees worldwide, says UN

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Despite record numbers of people forcibly displaced across borders, with 1.2 million in need of a new permanent place to call home last year, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) released new data on Tuesday showing that only 55,700 of them – 4.7 per cent – were able to be resettled in 2018.

Not enough resettlement solutions for refugees worldwide, says UN
February 19, 2019 at 10:35AM : International People Search
February 19, 2019 at 10:35AM

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