UN Refugee Chief condemns attack on staff in Mali

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UNHCR's annual Global Trends report says an unprecedented 65.6 million people were uprooted from their homes by conflict and persecution at the end of 2016.

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Annual talks between UNHCR and NGOs conclude with call to allow refugees to become self-reliant.

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