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Learn who is a refugee, how UNHCR helps them, and what are their rights and challenges. Find out the difference between a refugee and a migrant, and the legal framework that protects refugees worldwide.
- Protecting Refugees: questions and answers | UNHCR
A refugee is a person who "owing to a well-founded fear of...
- What is a refugee? | UNHCR US
Refugees are people who have fled war, violence, conflict or...
- Protecting Refugees: questions and answers | UNHCR
A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence. Learn more about the causes, types and rights of refugees, and how UNHCR helps them around the world.
Learn about the different terms, reasons and rights of people who leave their countries and seek safety or opportunities elsewhere. Amnesty campaigns for a world where human rights can be enjoyed by everyone, no matter what situation they are in.
Mar 1, 2019 · Learn who is a refugee according to the 1951 Convention and its regional extensions. Find out how to apply the refugee definition in emergency situations and how UNHCR protects refugees.
Feb 1, 2002 · A refugee is a person who "owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality, and is unable to or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country ...
Refugees are people who have fled war, violence, conflict or persecution and have crossed an international border to find safety in another country.
Refugees are persons who are outside their country of origin for reasons of feared persecution, conflict, generalized violence, or other circumstances that have seriously disturbed public order...
