This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 26 June 2015, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR notes last night's decision of the European Council to relocate 40,000 people in need of internatio...

A UNHCR report shows that worldwide displacement from wars, conflict, and persecution is at the highest levels we have recorded, and accelerating fast.