Given a text, identify the main idea.
The world has seen an unprecedented number of refugees fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries.
The main idea of the text is that there is an unprecedented number of refugees leaving their countries due to violence and persecution.
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### Instruction:
Given a text, identify the main idea.

### Input:
The world has seen an unprecedented number of refugees fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries.

### Response:
The main idea of the text is that there is an unprecedented number of refugees leaving their countries due to violence and persecution.