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UN: Refugee ‘mega-crisis’ is serious threat for everyone

Clip: 11/20/2014 | 7m 12s

Faced with ‘mega-crisis,’ UN warns of refugee suffering and security threats

For the first time since World War II, there are more than 51 million people worldwide who are refugees or displaced; more than a quarter have been driven from their homes by the conflicts in Syria and Iraq. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner interviews the U.N High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, about the suffering and broad impacts of the Mideast refugee crisis.

11/20/2014 | Rating NR

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