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For refugees last year was the deadliest yet. In 2017 we have the chance to act

A Syrian refugee child plays at Al Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan near the border with Syria, December 3, 2016. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed - RTSUGHX

This must be the year in which solutions to the global refugee crisis are not only discussed but implemented. Image: REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

David Miliband
President and Chief Executive Officer, International Rescue Committee
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Refugee children are seen onboard a Greek Coast Guard vessel, carrying other refugees and migrants, as it arrives at the port of Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos, following a rescue operation at open sea, April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis - RTSDMDU
Refugee children onboard a Greek Coast Guard vessel, as it arrives at a port on the Greek island of Lesbos, following a rescue operation at open sea Image: REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis
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