World Refugee Day: Number of forcibly displaced people skyrockets to 51.2 million

Friday, June 20, 2014 - 12:32 in Mathematics & Economics

JC FinleyWASHINGTON, June 20 (UPI) -- The United Nations has recognized June 20 as World Refugee Day since 2001 -- the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

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