Mahecic says U.N.agencies plan other assessment missions to areas of displacement.

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"The international community must quickly plan for a displacement crisis that could last well beyond the end of the Assad government and persist regardless of the political outcome of the conflict, " the report said.

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Diplomat and crossbencher Lord Hannay of Chiswick called the government's plan to repatriate powers from Brussels "a futile displacement activity".

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