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The number refugees is increasing the world. Many people are fleeing their countries because war; others because they are unsafe their homeland. They all want to find a new life a safe country. Multinational companies will help 250,000 refugees. They will give them a job. The companies made this offer World Refugee Day. Adidas, Amazon, Pepsi and Starbucks are some the more than 40 corporations who will help displaced people the next three years. Kelly Clements, the U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, was happy this news. She said: "The commitments that businesses are going to make are absolutely essential."

Kelly Clements said more than 110 million people have been displaced worldwide. Around 12 million these are Ukraine. More than 6.8 million have fled Syria and 5.7 million have left Afghanistan. Ms Kelly said: "Every number is a story an individual family who left everything, seeking safety, seeking protection and wanting to be able to rebuild." An Amazon spokesperson explained why hiring refugees would benefit the company. He said: "This is good us as a company because the opportunity to add diversity to our workforce will continue to make us a stronger company." He added that: "Diversity brings innovation, creativity and different [points view]."

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