UN Refugee Agency says 70 million people displaced globally, urges durable solutions

 

Ninette Kelley, Director of the New York Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), briefs journalists at the UN headquarters in New York, June 19, 2019. Almost 70.8 million people were forcibly displaced in 2018, with a 2.3-million increase compared to the previous year, according to the annual "Global Trends" report released ahead of the World Refugee Day by the United Nations Refugee Agency. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)