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Refugee numbers rising, says UN

Wingard/Turk, VolkerJune 20, 2012

World Refugee Day is being held this week and the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR has issued its 'Global Trends' report, revealing that 2011 saw the highest number of newly created refugees since 2000. DW spoke with Volker Turk, Director of Protection at the UNHCR and began by asking him what the current situation was like globally for refugees.

https://p.dw.com/p/15IRY

Interview: Jessie Wingard