Al Jazeera English
| Apr 11, 2013
The Syrian civil war has forced thousands of Palestinians to flee the country. Many of these "double refugees" have gone to Lebanon, but some have made their way to Gaza, where they say they have met a warm welcome despite the tough living conditi...
Channel 4 News
| Feb 3, 2013
Several groups of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar are making desperate attempts to escape to neighboring Thailand in cramped boats with little food or water. Persecuted in their home country, Rohingya refugees hopeful for an answer to their plight a...
Al Jazeera English
| Jan 30, 2013
Mali's diversity could make long-lasting peace elusive after the French-led offensive ends, Al Jazeera finds. Ethnic Tuareg and Arab refugees from northern Mali describe the conflict as the latest in a long series of battles with the south and say...
Euronews
| Jan 17, 2013
Large numbers of refugees fleeing fighting in Mali have joined tens of thousands already in southern Mauritania and aid agencies warn that conditions in the camps are appalling and malnutrition is on the rise. Refugees from northern Mali are also ...
Al Jazeera English
| Jan 16, 2013
In a refugee camp in southeast Turkey, Syrian refugees are getting a taste of democracy. Elections are being held for a council to run the camp known as "Container City." The candidates -- who include plenty of women -- describe the vote as prepar...
Associated Press
| Jan 8, 2013
The harsh realities of winter have set in for the Syrian refugees at the Zaatari refugee camp, which has left many angry and frustrated by their current living situation. Heavy rain and bitter cold have already taken their toll on the refugees' fl...
Al Jazeera English
| Dec 18, 2012
Up to two million internal refugees in Afghanistan are in danger of starving of freezing to death this winter. At least 30 people, mostly children, died from the cold in refugee camps around Kabul last winter and a United Nations appeal for funds ...
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Mosaic
| Dec 11, 2012
After 21 months of revolution in Syria, refugees continue to flood into neighboring Turkey. BBC Arabic reports on conditions inside the refugee camps and how Turkey plans to respond to ever-increasing numbers of those fleeing violence in Syria.
The New York Times
| Dec 7, 2012
Kirk Johnson, a former USAID employee, struggles to help resettle Iraqis whose lives are in danger because of their loyalty to the United States. Is President Obama to blame?
Al Jazeera English
| Nov 25, 2012
The UN says there are now 140,000 internally displaced people in and around Goma, the regional capital of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo which was recently captured by M23 rebels. With no end in sight to the fighting, how long will DR Congo'...
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A refugee is a person who is outside their country of origin or habitual residence because they have suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because they are a member of a persecuted 'social group' or because they are fleeing natural disaster. Such a person may be referred to as an 'asylum seeker' until recognized by the state where they make a claim.
As of January 31, 2005, the largest source countries of refugees are Afghanistan, Iraq, Sierra Leone, Myanmar, South Sudan, and the Palestinian Territories. The country with the largest number of IDPs is South Sudan, with over 5 million. As of 2006, with 800,000 refugees and IDPs, Azerbaijan had the highest per capita IDP population in the world.
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