Violence and persecution drove worldwide forced displacement to a new high

Source: UNICEF

A United Nations report has found the number of people forced from their homes worldwide in 2017 hit a new high for the fifth year in a row.

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The UN's refugee agency ((UNHCR)) says it counted 68 million people displaced worldwide by the end of last year. ((2017))

And as Stergos Kastelloriou reports, children made up over half of that number.

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