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‘Unprecedented’ 65 million people displaced by war and persecution in 2015 – UN

Jun 21, 2016, at 04:52 am

New York, June 20 (Just Earth News):The number of people displaced from their homes due to conflict and persecution last year exceeded 60 million for the first time in the United Nations’ history, a tally greater than the combined populations of the United Kingdom, or of Canada, Australia and New Zealand, says a new report released on World Refugee Day today.