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UN High-Level Panel Seeks Solutions to Problem of Internal Displacement

Lisa Schlein

   GENEVA - A high-level panel on internal displacement established by the
   U.N. Secretary-General said it will seek concrete long-term solutions
   to try to alleviate the plight of tens of millions of people internally
   displaced by conflict and natural disasters.

   The panel had its first brainstorming session Tuesday in preparation
   for the complex and challenging work that will get underway on Feb.
   26.U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has given the eight
   distinguished members of this high-level panel only one year to come up
   with a realistic plan to prevent displacement and mitigate its effects.

   Last year, the number of people internally displaced by conflict around
   the world reached a record high of more than 41 million.In the same
   year, the United Nations said 17 million other people were forced to
   move because of natural disasters and climate-related events.

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