Global Refugee Forum opens amid ‘crisis of humanity’

A record 114 million forcibly displaced around the world represents a “crisis of humanity”, UN refugee agency (UNHCR) chief Filippo Grandi said on Wednesday as the Global Refugee Forum got underway in Geneva.

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Global Refugee Forum opens amid ‘crisis of humanity’

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