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Almost 71 million people uprooted globally

Wars and conflicts displaced a record 70.8 million people worldwide in 2018, up 3 percent from a year earlier, the U.N. refugee agency reported.

By Arete News - June 19, 2019

Afghan refugees in Belgrade (AN/Frode Bjorshol)

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