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Displacement of people “getting out of control in world at war”

Displacement of people “getting out of control in world at war”

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The highest number of people displaced by conflict ever was recorded last year, according to a report issued by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

The Global Trends report says that close to 60 million people around the world were forced to flee their homes as a result of conflict in 2014.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, says that forced displacement is “getting out of control” in what he called a “world at war.”

Adrian Edwards has been discussing the report with Mr Guterres.

Duration: 3’12”

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High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres speaks to journalists.UN File Photo/Mark Garten