Name: How IKEA Is Helping The Refugee Crisis
Uploaded: 2015-09-11T22:00:00.000Z
Duration: 1 min 2 s
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The total number of people forcibly displaced from their homes worldwide reached 51 million in 2013.

Refugees are often forced to live in unsanitary conditions

Refugee camps are not designed to be permanent homes.

The UN and private companies like IKEA are working to create solutions to the current

IKEA’s new Better Shelter design is more durable and energy efficient than standard refugee tents

It’s hoped that new shelters will provide safer, longer term housing for the displaced.

The Syrian civil war has claimed thousands of lives, and displaced millions.

To see exactly where these refugees are going, check out our video now.

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