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United Nations and William Tarr

Salem Aidemouni: William Tarr, originally from Liberia, is one of them. "I'm really happy to see the number of residents, especially Canadians showing up to just celebrate the resilience of millions of refugees around the world," he said, according to CBC. The United Nations says 2014 was the worst year for displaced people. Each year, Saint John gets about 60 government-assisted refugees, half of whom stay. On record 59.5 million people were without a place to call home. Salem Aidemouni came from there last February. "Canada is, I do appreciate this country so much, because they are rescuing these people. Among the worst-affected countries is war-torn Syria. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.