PETALING JAYA: The process to resettle refugees takes years given their huge numbers and limited places for resettlement, said United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesperson Yante Ismail.
There are 10.5 million refugees worldwide and only about 80,000 get resettled each year. Some 10,000 refugees from Malaysia were resettled to third countries last year.
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