Voice of America: Numbers at 18-Year High as UN Observes World Refugee Day

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Numbers at 18-Year High as UN Observes World Refugee Day Jun 19th 2013, 22:05 Thursday is World Refugee Day - and the United Nations says the number of refugees worldwide is at its highest in 18 years, at over 45 million people. The Syrian conflict is a major driver behind the increase. Four-year-old Shahad laughs and jokes with her older sister in their makeshift home. She appears a happy, young girl; but the scars and burn marks on her smiling face tell the story of her beginnings as a refugee. In September 2012, her home near the Syrian city of Hama was ... Media files: 9E394AF3-8FAC-4DE9-B41C-A1229A3A9A86_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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