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Homelessness on an epic scale: UNHCR calls for concerted international action

A Rohingya child carries another child at the Balukhali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh

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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By Evan Young

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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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