UNICEF: 36.5 million children displaced by end of 2021, highest number ever recorded
By DW
18 June 2022 |
5:21 am
The UN's children's agency reported that the amount of children fleeing conflict and other crises is the highest number on record. UNICEF says "cascading crises" are to blame.
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