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Top 10 of 2017 – Issue #2: Surge in Violence Against Myanmar's Rohingya Spurs World's Fastest-Growing Refugee Crisis

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More than 630,000 Rohingya refugees had crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar during the last quarter of 2017, fleeing targeted violence by the Burmese military. This displacement, resulting from what the United Nations called a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing," marked the world's fastest-growing refugee crisis. Its speed and scale have challenged governments and aid organizations to effectively respond.


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