The number of people displaced worldwide has hit a new record, with
65.3 million people forced from their home as of the end of 2015, the UN
said on Monday.
"This is the first time that the threshold of 60 million has been crossed," the UN refugee agency said.
The figures, released on World Refugee Day, underscore twin pressures fuelling an unprecedented global displacement crisis.
Read more: World Refugee Day: which images make you stop and think?
"This is the first time that the threshold of 60 million has been crossed," the UN refugee agency said.
The figures, released on World Refugee Day, underscore twin pressures fuelling an unprecedented global displacement crisis.
Read more: World Refugee Day: which images make you stop and think?
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