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Refugees. 

 

  • Refugees are known as people who are forced out of their homes.

  • The global refugee population was over 21 million in 2002.

  • Refugees take a major toll on the nations that help support them. Basic supplies like food, water, and shelter are required for the refugees and states that still have trouble providing for their own states.

  • Some countries grant asylum while others grant amnesty.

  • Refugees are often very difficult to classify. Some refugees can be considered migrants who are attempting to escape poor economic conditions in their home country, but where the border between those groups of people lies is very fuzzy.

 

Armenians who fled Turkey during the Armenian Genocide, European refugees escaping Nazi Germany/Stalin, 

 

Internally Displaced Persons.

 

  • IDP's are similar to refugees except for the fact that they have not crossed international borders.

  • The region with the highest number of IDP's is Africa with a total of 11.8 million displaced people.

  • There is no formal organization that serves to assist IDP's, but international law states that it is the responsibility of the government to provide for them. However, if there is no recognized government, there is no one who will be able to provide for these people.

 

Sudanese peopel in the War in Darfur, palestinians in various Palestinian territories, Haitian people displaced by the Haitian Earthquake, Colombians who have been caught inbetween the government and various groups, and the Democratic Republic of Congo during the Second Congo War all have high numbers of internally displaced persons. 

 

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