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Summer Lee: “The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reported, at the end of 2018, there were 70.8 million displaced people…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2020
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reported, at the end of 2018, there were 70.8 million displaced people worldwide.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Highlighting the global refugee crisis statistics.

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