More 70 million people have been forcibly displaced around the world because of war, conflict, and persecution, according to a new report by the UN Refugee Agency.
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2020 Tokyo Olympics
Video: ‘I nearly drowned, now I dream of Olympic glory’
A Syrian refugee has stunned swimming experts by learning how to swim in just 12 months and is now training for the 2020 Olympics.
Civil war
Video: Has migration gone too far?
Migrants from the EU into Britian are more likely to be paying taxes than claiming benefits. So why do some people think migration is harmful, and how should this divisive issue be dealt with?
David Miliband
Video: How to solve the refugee crisis
The refugee crisis is one of the most pressing challenges for the world today: around 1 person in 100 is a refugee. David Miliband, a former British foreign secretary, offers his thoughts on how to solve it.
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In pictures: Myanmar’s Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh
Over 430,000 Rohingya refugees have fled into Bangladesh since late August during the outbreak of violence in Rakhine state as Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi downplayed the crisis and defended the security forces while criticism on her handling of the Rohingya crisis grows.