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UNHCR: Rich Countries Must Do More to Shoulder Refugee Burden

The U.N. high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi, is calling on richer countries to shoulder more of the burden of caring for the millions of refugees who mainly have sought asylum in poorer countries. Grandi says he is hopeful the renewed commitment made by governments attending the UNHCR's annual refugee conference in Geneva will translate into concrete actions to help resolve the world's burgeoning crisis. "The majority of those 65 million that we always talk...

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