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5 Surprising Facts About The Refugee Crisis

Not since World War II have there been so many people who've fled their homes due to conflict. And children are hit especially hard by the crisis.

The number of people forcibly displaced from their homes is the highest since World War II.

According to a new report from the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, 65.6 million people are currently living as refugees or as displaced persons inside their own countries. This includes 10.3 million people who were

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