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Human Cost of Conflict in South Sudan has Reached ‘Epic Proportions,’ Warns UN Refugee Agency Chief

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Newly arrived refugees from South Sudan tell UNHCR head Filippo Grandi and UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock why they fled. Photo: NHCR/Georgina Goodwin

GENEVA—(ENEWSPF)–1 February 2018 – The human cost of South Sudan’s long-running conflict has reached “epic proportions” with the number of refugees set to rise beyond three million by the end of this year, potentially making it Africa’s largest refugee crisis since the mid-1990s, the head of the UN refugee agency said…

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