Africa: Factbox-World's Refugee and Displacement Crisis Hits Record High

London — One in 113 people worldwide is displaced.

A record 65.6 million people worldwide were forced from their homes due to conflict or persecution by the end of 2016, the United Nations said on Monday.

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