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Hailing regional efforts, senior UN official urges Latin America and the Caribbean to continue to pr
19 February 2018
Recognizing Latin American and Caribbean countries as “pioneers” in the protection of refugees and asylum seekers, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees urged the region to bolster its standards even further given the global increase in number of people being driven from their homes.
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According to estimates, the Latin America and the Caribbean region represents about 16 per cent of the 65 million people who have been forced to leave their homes due to wars, conflicts and persecutions.
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https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/02/1003091
