UN Report: More Than 70 Million People Flee War, Persecution
- By Zlatica Hoke
The U.N. refugee agency says nearly 71 million people around the world are displaced by war, persecution and conflict. In a new report issued Wednesday ahead of World Refugee Day on June 20, the UNHCR says this is the highest level ever reached since the agency was established nearly 70 years ago. VOA's Zlatica Hoke has more.