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UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi commended Egypt's inclusive policy on refugees Wednesday in Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development.
The UN expressed concern on Thursday at reports of forced displacement of civilians, mainly Kurds, and destruction of their houses and businesses in northern Iraq.
By the end of 2015, 63.5 million people around the world were forced to flee their homes and 128 million people in 33 countries need humanitarian aid to survive.
new phase of combat between Iraqi forces and the Islamic State (IS) has broken out.