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World Refugee Sunday: Refugee rights expert says Church uniquely placed to offer hope in burgeoning global crisis

World Refugee Sunday: Refugee rights expert says Church uniquely placed to offer hope in burgeoning global crisis

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Tom Albinson has been working with refugees since 1980 and currently serves as President of the International Association for Refugees, a ministry he founded. He is also involved in the Refugee Highway Partnership, a network of churches, agencies and individuals serving forcibly displaced people. Christian Daily International was given an exclusive interview with Albinson for the occasion of World Refugee Sunday, which falls on the Sundays before and after World Refugee Day on June 20. 

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