U.N. Says More Than 71 Million Are Internally Displaced, a New Record

Source: United Press International - Health NewsViolence, disasters, climate change, and human rights abuses have left more than 71 million displaced from their homes within their own countries, the United Nations Human Rights Council reported Tuesday. The U.N. is holding a conference in Geneva where it is discussing the state of internally displaced people and the continuing threat climate change poses. Special rapporteur Paula Gaviria said that more people are internally displaced than ever...