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27-Oct-95

95380      SEMINAR ON WORLD'S REFUGEE SITUATION SLATED 
 
                      by Jerry L. Van Marter 
 
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--With continuing instability in various parts of the world 
pushing the number of refugees to record levels annually, two agencies of 
the Presbyterian Church have planned a seminar to address the crisis. 
 
     "Discover the Vision: The State of the World's Refugees," cosponsored 
by the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and Presbyterian World Service and 
hosted by the Presbyterian United Nations Office, will be held Nov. 8-10 at 
the United Nations in New York City. 
 
     According to seminar organizers, participants "will explore the 
complex causes that lie at the root of refugee flows, including conflict 
and massive human rights abuses, as well as long-simmering social, 
political, economic and environmental tensions."   The seminar will also 
address the roles of the United Nations and nongovernmental organizations, 
including churches, in responding to the refugee crisis. 
 
     Specific refugee situations, such as those in the former Yugoslavia, 
Sudan, Mozambique and Rwanda will be examined. 
 
     In 1970, the world's refugees numbered 2.5 million.  By this year the 
number had swelled to more than 23 million.  More than 80 percent are women 
and children. 

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