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UN highlights need to solve growing burden of forcibly displaced Africans

UN highlights need to solve growing burden of forcibly displaced Africans

May 22, 2019, at 09:25 am

New York, May 22 (IBNS): With 24.2 million Africans forced from their homes in 2017  ̶  4.6 million more than the previous year  ̶  the UN is hosting a three-day event at UN headquarters, focusing on finding durable solutions to the problem, which is a growing burden on the continent’s economy, environment and communities which host those displaced.