Mr. President. today I submit a resolution to mark World Refugee Day. June 20. and to address the unprecedented humanitarian crisis of millions of men. women. and children who are forced to flee from their homes due to conflict. violence. persecution. or human rights violations. According to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. UNHCR. the numbers of refugees and internally displaced people in 2015 uprooted from their home outstripped even the catastrophic levels of displacement following World War II. By the end of last year. 65.3 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide. Fifty percent of the displaced are children.
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