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- Dictionaryrefugee/ˌrɛfjʊˈdʒiː/
noun
- 1. a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster: "tens of thousands of refugees fled their homes"
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Jun 21, 2024 · refugee, any uprooted, homeless, involuntary migrant who has crossed a frontier and no longer possesses the protection of his or her former government.
Jun 24, 2024 · Refugees are people who have been forced to flee their home countries because of persecution, conflict, violence, or other circumstances that place them in need of international protection.
Jun 20, 2024 · Conflict is a key driver of displacement and one of the key reasons many people become refugees. 73% of all refugees under UNHCR protection originate from just five countries — Afghanistan, Syria, Venezuela, Ukraine, and South Sudan — all of which have some element of violence or conflict driving displacement.
Jun 13, 2024 · A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence. A refugee has a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group. In most cases, they cannot return home or are afraid to do so.
Jun 17, 2024 · The legal definition of the term “refugee” is set out at Article 1A (2) of the Refugee Convention, which defines a refugee as a person who:
Jun 19, 2024 · Equal opportunity. “Refugees need global solidarity and the ability to rebuild their lives in dignity”, he continued. “ Given the opportunity, refugees make significant contributions to their...
Jun 25, 2024 · Forced displacement is a development challenge, not only a humanitarian concern. The number of people forcibly displaced from their homes, regions, and countries increased sharply around 2010. By 2010, nearly 44 million people were forcibly displaced, the highest number in 15 years.
