UN Says World Should Not Forget Refugees Amid Economic Crisis

(RFE/RL) -- Antonio Guterres, the UN's high commissioner for refugees, is urging the international community not to slacken aid donations for refugees and internally displaced people amid the current global economic crisis.

Guterres made the plea ahead of World Refugee Day on June 20 -- a day aimed at raising global awareness of the plight of people who have been forced from their homes by war or political persecution.

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