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More than 100 million people have been displaced from their homes across the world due to conflict, violence, human rights violations, and persecution, United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Monday.
“One hundred million is a stark figure – sobering and alarming in equal measure. It’s a record that should never have been set,” said UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, in a statement.
“This must serve as a wake-up call to resolve and prevent destructive conflicts, end persecution, and address the underlying causes that force innocent people to flee their homes,” Grandi said.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees called for action to address the root causes of displacement, claiming that humanitarian aid just addresses the symptoms, it is not a cure.
“To reverse this trend, the only answer is peace and stability so that innocent people are not forced to gamble between acute danger at home or precarious flight and exile,” he said.
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