UN Refugee Agency says 70 million people displaced globally, urges durable solutions

An Afghan refugee boy stands beside his house at a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan on June 20, 2019. Almost 70.8 million people were forcibly displaced in 2018, with a 2.3-million increase compared to the previous year, according to a report released here on Wednesday by the United Nations Refugee Agency. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)