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UNHCR spokesperson: Conflict, violence, persecution drive displacement

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June 20 is World Refugee Day, designated by the United Nations to honor refugees around the globe. The UN Refugee Agency says the number of people forcibly displaced worldwide has risen by nearly 2 million since April last year. The findings come as the agency released its Global Trends Report on June 12. CGTN's Wang Mangmang talked to the agency's spokesperson about the factors behind the increase.

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