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More People Were Forcibly Displaced in 2016 Than Ever Before

War, mayhem and persecution drove the number of people displaced from their homes to 65.6 million worldwide last year — 300,000 more than the record set in 2015. [Source]

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Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Refugees and Displaced Persons

Topics: record, worldwide, million, homes, displaced, people, number, drove, persecution, mayhem, Before, Displaced, Forcibly, People

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/19/world/middleeast/displaced-people-united-nations-global-trends.html?partner=rss&emc=rss