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(Independent) Record number of refugees would make 21st biggest country in the world
The number of people driven from their homes by war and persecution has now surpassed the UK’s population to equal the 21st largest country in the world.
More than 65.3 million people are currently refugees or are displaced in their own countries according to the United Nations ”“ the highest figure since records began before the Second World War.
Humanitarian organisations warn that those forced to flee face an uncertain future with difficulties in education, employment, health and security.
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