Refugees | United Nations - الأمم المتحدة
WEBPeople fleeing persecution and conflict have been granted asylum in foreign lands for thousands of years. The UN agency that helps refugees is UNHCR (also known as the UN Refugee Agency), which...
What is a Refugee? Definition and Meaning | USA for UNHCR
WEBA 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 or political opinion or membership in a particular social group.
Refugees | UNHCR
WEBRefugees are people forced to flee their own country and seek safety in another country. They are unable to return to their own country because of feared persecution as a result of who they are, what they believe in or say, or because …
Refugee - National Geographic Society
WEBOct 19, 2023 · Refugees are people who must leave their home area for their own safety or survival. A refugee’s home area could be a country, state, or region. People become refugees for many reasons, including war, oppression, natural disasters, and …
Refugee - Wikipedia
WEBAll refugees in the world are under UNHCR mandate except Palestinian refugees, who fled the current state of Israel between 1947 and 1949, as a result of the 1948 Palestine War. These refugees are assisted by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
More than 100 million now forcibly displaced: UNHCR report
WEBJun 16, 2022 · A staggering 100 million people have now been forced to flee their homes globally, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Thursday, highlighting worldwide food insecurity, the climate crisis, war...
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency | UNHCR
WEBUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives and protecting the rights of refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.
2021 Year in Review: Refugee, migrant numbers rise, despite travel ...
WEBDec 29, 2021 · By November, more than 84 million people had been forced from their homes, according to UNHCR data. This figure is an increase from 2020 and 2019, both of which were record-breaking years in terms...
What is a refugee? | UNHCR Australia
WEBRefugees are people who have fled war, violence, conflict or persecution and have crossed an international border to find safety in another country. They often have had to flee with little more than the clothes on their back, leaving …
Global Report 2021 | Global Focus
WEB2021. The stories behind the numbers. The Global Report presents the work carried out by UNHCR in 2021 to protect and improve the lives of tens of millions of people of concern—refugees, returnees, internally displaced people, stateless persons, and others of …
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