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On the recordJune 13, 2017
We were told by the UNHCR's Regional Representative that the trigger was the 30 percent in the World Food Programme provisions.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline discusses the impact of food aid shortages on refugee migration.

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