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Charity warns of ‘forced migration’ crisis

By Mark Turner at the United Nations

Published: May 14 2007 00:05 | Last updated: May 14 2007 00:05

Between 2007 and 2050, 1bn people will be forced from their homes in a “migration crisis” greater than that seen at the end of the second world war, Christian Aid has warned.

While migration forced by conflict and natural disasters has received considerable attention, the charity’s report highlights what it says is an the increasing number of people made homeless by large-scale development projects.

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