Africa: Major Companies Pledge Jobs, Education for Refugees

Geneva — The pledges come at the end of a decade in which the number of refugees worldwide has doubled to more than 25 million people

Major companies including Ikea, Lego and Vodafone pledged to do more to help refugees get access to education and employment on Monday, ahead of a global conference aimed at supporting the millions of people forced from their homelands.

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