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The Associated Press GENEVA The U.N. refu- gee agency says persecu- tion and conflict in places like Syria and Afghanistan raised the total number of refugees and internally dis- placed people worldwide to a record 65.3 million at the end of last year. The previous year, 2014, had already seen the high- est number of refugees worldwide since World War II, with 60 million displaced people. But last year — when Europe stag- gered under the arrival of large numbers of migrants — topped that record by nearly 10 percent, the UN- HCR said Monday in un- veiling its annual Global Trends Report. TheGeneva-basedagency urged leaders from Europe and elsewhere to do more to end the wars that are fan- ning the exodus of people from their homelands. "I hope that the mes- sage carried by those forc- ibly displaced reaches the leaderships: We need ac- tion, political action, to stop conflicts," said Filippo Grandi, the U.N. High Com- missioner for Refugees. "The message that they have carried is: 'If you don't solve problems, problems will come to you.'" With stark detail, UN- HCR said that on aver- age, 24 people had been displaced every minute of every day last year — or 34,000 people a day — up from 6 every minute in 2005. Global displacement has roughly doubled since 1997, and risen by 50 per- cent since 2011 alone — when the Syria war began. More than half of all refugees came from three countries: Syria, Afghani- stan and Somalia. Turkey was the "top host" country for the second year running, taking in 2.5 mil- lionpeople—nearlyallfrom neighboring Syria. Afghan neighbor Pakistan had 1.6 million,whileLebanon,next to Syria, hosted 1.1 million. Grandi said policymak- ers and advocacy groups admittedly face daunting challenges helping the larg- est subset of displaced peo- ple: Some 40.8 million in- ternally displaced in coun- tries in conflict. Another 21.3 million were refugees and some 3.2 million more were seeking asylum. More than a million peo- ple fled to Europe last year, causing a political crisis in the EU. Grandi called on coun- tries to work to fight the xenophobia that has ac- companied the rise in ref- ugee populations, and de- cried both physical barri- ers — like fences erected by some European coun- tries — as well as legisla- tive ones that limit access to richer, more peaceful EU states. REFUGEES UN says 65 million people displaced in 2015, new record RAHMATGUL—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE An Afghan boy shepherd walk their sheep near a temporary housing in Kabul, Afghanistan. MATT DUNHAM — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A photograph of Jo Cox stands amongst tributes laid in her memory in Parliament Square in London, a er a service of prayer and remembrance to commemorate her. By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless The Associated Press LONDON Britain's nor- mally raucous House of Commons was given over to tears, roses and warm trib- utes Monday as legislators urged an end to angry and divisive politics in honor of their slain colleague Jo Cox, who was killed last week. The British pound and global stock markets surged as shock at the death of the pro-Europe Cox seemed to sap momentum from cam- paigners fighting for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. The market surge sug- gested growing investor confidence that the un- certainty associated with a "leave" vote in Thurs- day's referendum would be avoided. Betting houses also shortened the odds that Britain would remain in the 28-nation bloc. Referendum campaign- ing has resumed with a more somber tone after being suspended for three days following the death Cox, who was shot and stabbed to death outside a library in her northern England constituency last Thursday. Police have charged a suspect, Thomas Mair, who gave his name during a weekend court appear- ance as "death to traitors, freedom for Britain." He ap- peared in court for a brief hearing by video link Mon- day from prison, and his lawyer did not seek bail. Mair's motivation is un- known, but the slaying raised concerns about the often vitriolic tone of the referendum campaign, which has exposed bitter divisions about immigra- tion and national identity in Britain. Lawmakers called back from recess for a special session in Cox's memory urged what Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn called "a kinder, gentler politics" in the wake of her death. "We all have a responsi- bility, in this House and be- yond, not to whip up hatred and sow division," Corbyn said. Cox's friends and col- leagues spoke of her warmth, energy and princi- ples, as her husband Bren- dan and children aged 5 and 3 watched from the public gallery. A red and a white rose were placed in Cox's spot on the green Commons benches, and each law- maker wore a white rose, symbol of her home county of Yorkshire. Several legislators choked back tears as they spoke, and many recalled Cox's words in her first Commons speech: "We are far more united and have far more in common with each other than things that divide us." "An attack like this strikes not only at an indi- vidual but at our freedom," said Speaker John Bercow. "That is why we assemble here, both to honor Jo and to redouble our dedication to democracy." While "remain" cam- paignershavefocusedonthe economic uncertainty sur- rounding a British exit from the bloc — popularly known as "Brexit" — the "leave" side has stressed the emotive is- sue of immigration. Cam- paigners argue that Britain cannot control migration while it remains in the EU, which is built on the prin- ciple of free movement be- tween member states. The increasingly strident tone of that message cost the "leave" campaign the support of one of the coun- try's best-known Muslim politicians Monday. Former Conservative Party chair Sayeeda Warsi expressed disgust at a U.K. Independence Party poster depicting a crowd of mi- grants — mostly young men who appeared to be from the Middle East or Afghan- istan — walking through Europe. Alongside the im- age were the words, "Break- ing Point." Warsi said moderate voices in the "leave" cam- paign had been drowned out by xenophobia and ha- tred. 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