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u.n .,: Bernie Sanders said that the United Nations is projecting hundreds of millions of climate refugees in the years to come as a result of climate change, according to MSNBC. The U.N., however, doesn't currently endorse a particular estimate, and the term climate refugee is in many ways problematic. Fact Check Posts Featured Posts Sci Check Unpacking Sanders' Climate Refugee' Statistic By Jessica McDonald Posted on November 26, 2019In the last Democratic debate, Sen. In the debate, which was hosted by the Washington Post and MSNBC on Nov. 20, moderators asked a few presidential contenders a question about climate change How would the candidates ensure support for climate action beyond a two-term presidency As part of his reply, Sanders said, The United Nations is telling us that in the years to come there are going to be hundreds of millions of climate refugees causing national security issues all over the world. While at a climate change conference in Poland, the official saidthat between 200 million and 250 million people would be displaced by 2050 because of global warming. The Sanders campaign did not respond to our requests for a source for his statement, but Sanders' remark is similar to a comment the U.N. deputy high commissioner for refugees made in 2008. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.