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    Refugee Definitions Source: United States Association For UNHCR

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    A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee their country due to persecution, war, or violence and has a well-founded fear of persecution based on aspects of their identity. An internally displaced person (IDP) is similar to a refugee but has not crossed an international border, remaining within their home country. A returnee is a refugee who has returned safely to their home country after a conflict. A stateless person is not considered a citizen of any country. An asylum-seeker applies for refugee status after fleeing to another country due to a well-founded fear of persecution. Economic migrants choose to leave their country voluntarily, unlike refugees who flee due to threats of persecution. The 1951 Refugee Convention defines who is a

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    A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee their country due to persecution, war, or violence and has a well-founded fear of persecution based on aspects of their identity. An internally displaced person (IDP) is similar to a refugee but has not crossed an international border, remaining within their home country. A returnee is a refugee who has returned safely to their home country after a conflict. A stateless person is not considered a citizen of any country. An asylum-seeker applies for refugee status after fleeing to another country due to a well-founded fear of persecution. Economic migrants choose to leave their country voluntarily, unlike refugees who flee due to threats of persecution. The 1951 Refugee Convention defines who is a

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    A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee their country due to persecution, war, or violence and has a well-founded fear of persecution based on aspects of their identity. An internally displaced person (IDP) is similar to a refugee but has not crossed an international border, remaining within their home country. A returnee is a refugee who has returned safely to their home country after a conflict. A stateless person is not considered a citizen of any country. An asylum-seeker applies for refugee status after fleeing to another country due to a well-founded fear of persecution. Economic migrants choose to leave their country voluntarily, unlike refugees who flee due to threats of persecution. The 1951 Refugee Convention defines who is a

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    A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee their country due to persecution, war, or violence and has a well-founded fear of persecution based on aspects of their identity. An internally displaced person (IDP) is similar to a refugee but has not crossed an international border, remaining within their home country. A returnee is a refugee who has returned safely to their home country after a conflict. A stateless person is not considered a citizen of any country. An asylum-seeker applies for refugee status after fleeing to another country due to a well-founded fear of persecution. Economic migrants choose to leave their country voluntarily, unlike refugees who flee due to threats of persecution. The 1951 Refugee Convention defines who is a

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    Refugee Definitions

    Source: United States Association for UNHCR


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    Who is a refugee?
    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 in a particular social group. Most likely, they cannot
    return home or are afraid to do so. War and ethnic, tribal and religious violence are leading
    causes of refugees fleeing their countries.

    Who is an internally displaced person (IDP)?


    An internally displaced person (IDP) is a person who has been forced to flee his or her home for
    the same reason as a refugee, but remains in his or her own country and has not crossed an
    international border. Unlike refugees, IDPs are not protected by international law or eligible to
    receive many types of aid. As the nature of war has changed in the last few decades, with more
    and more internal conflicts replacing wars among countries, the number of IDPs has increased
    significantly.

    Who is a returnee?
    A returnee is a refugee who has returned to his or her home country. The majority of refugees
    prefer to return home as soon as it is safe to do so, after a conflict and the country is being
    rebuilt. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) encourages voluntary
    repatriation, or return, as the best solution for displaced people. The agency often provides
    transportation and other assistance, such as money, tools and seeds. Occasionally, UNHCR
    helps rebuild homes, schools and roads.

    Who is a stateless person?


    A stateless person is someone who is not a citizen of any country. Citizenship is the legal bond
    between a government and an individual, and allows for certain political, economic, social and
    other rights of the individual, as well as the responsibilities of both government and citizen. A
    person can become stateless due to a variety of reasons, including sovereign, legal, technical or
    administrative decisions or oversights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights underlines
    that “Everyone has the right to a nationality.”

    Who is an asylum-seeker?
    When people flee their own country and seek sanctuary in another country, they apply for asylum
    – the right to be recognized as a refugee and receive legal protection and material assistance. An
    asylum seeker must demonstrate that his or her fear of persecution in his or her home country is
    well-founded.
    What is the difference between a refugee and an economic migrant?
    An economic migrant normally leaves a country voluntarily to seek a better life. Should he or she
    decide to return home, they would continue to receive the protection of his or her government.
    Refugees flee because of the threat of persecution and cannot return safely to their homes.

    What is the 1951 Refugee Convention?


    The 1951 Geneva Convention is the main international instrument of refugee law. The
    Convention clearly spells out who a refugee is and the kind of legal protection, other assistance
    and social rights he or she should receive from the countries who have signed the document. The
    Convention also defines a refugee’s obligations to host governments and certain categories or
    people, such as war criminals, who do not qualify for refugee status. The Convention was limited
    to protecting mainly European refugees in the aftermath of World War II, but another
    document, the 1967 Protocol, expanded the scope of the Convention as the problem of
    displacement spread around the world.

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