Medellin, Colombia The idea of refugees huddling in camps and tents is growing more and more outmoded, according to a recent advisory issued by the United Nations High Command on Refugees.

The Urbanization of the World's Refugees

The United Nations estimates that more than half the planet's displaced people now live in cities

Photographs by Zalmaï / UNHCR

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