Melissa Fleming

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

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Chief of communications and spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

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The latest  Global Trends report  by the UN's High Commissioner for Refugees contains shocking figures.

Wars, Natural Disasters and a Refugee Generation

The latest Global Trends report by the UN's High Commissioner for Refugees contains shocking figures.

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