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Refugee

A refugee, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is a person "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 of armed conflict, violence or serious public …

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Americas
800,000
Asia and the Pacific
6.8 million
Europe and North Asia
12.4 million
Middle East and North Africa
2.4 million
Sub-Saharan Africa
7.0 million

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History

Refugee studies

UN Refugee Agencies

Refugee status

Refugee rights

World Refugee Day

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Education

Refugee crisis

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Refugee

Nodes273
Edges272
Triples532
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007326
Components1

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Refugee

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related to Post-World War II population transfers · 47
Refugee → After, Allied-occupied Germany, Allies, Article VIII, Article XII, August, Berlin, Brandenburg, Curzon Line, Czechoslovakia, December, East Prussia, February, German, German Reich, Germans, Germany, Germany's, Hungary, In
related to history · 43
Refugee → AD, Balkans, Between, By, Convention, Crimean War, Eastern Europe, Edict, Egyptians, England, Europe, First World War, Fontainebleau, For, France, Germany, Greeks, However, Huguenots, Jewish
related to Further reading · 34
Refugee → Adel-Naim, Annual Review, Asylum, Asylum Policies, Burcu, Cambridge University Press, DWRAP, Edward Elgar Publishing, Elgar Encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica CD Edition, Gibney, Guide, Host States, Human Rights, Idean, Inter-Parliamentary UnionDataset, International Migration, International Refugee Law UNHCR, Liberal Democracy, Matthew
related to Rise of Nazism, 1933 to 1944 · 27
Refugee → According, Austria, Besides, Between, British, Czechoslovakia, France, German, Germany, Government, High Commission, Institute, Jews, July, League, March, Munich Agreement, Nazis, Nazism, October
related to UNHCR · 23
Refugee → All, Arab, December, Geneva, Headquartered, IDP-like, IDPs, Israel, Israeli War, It, Its, Office, Palestinian, Refugees, Switzerland, The, These, UNHCR, United Nations, United Nations High Commissioner
related to Etymology and usage · 21
Refugee → Britain, Catholic, Declaration, Edict, England, English, Flanders, Fontainebleau, France, French Huguenots, French Protestant Huguenots, In English, In Western, Indulgence, It, Latin, Nantes, Old French, Scotland, The
related to Right to non-refoulement · 20
Refugee → Andy Lamey, Article, Articles, Civil, Convention, Convention Relating, ICCPR, In, International Covenant, It, Non-refoulement, Political Rights, Refugee Convention, Refugees, States, Status, The, This, To, Torture
related to League of Nations · 19
Refugee → Armenian, Armenians, Assyrians, Communist, Fridtjof Nansen, High Commission, In, It, League, Lenin, Nansen, Nations, Over, Refugees, Russian, Russian Revolution, The, Turkish, Turkish Asia Minor
related to Refugee studies · 19
Refugee → Additionally, Although, Association, Following, In, International Migration Review, Journal, Most, Refugee Convention, Refugee Studies, Refugees, Since, Study, The, Thus, United Nations High Commissioner, With, World Refugee Problem, World War II
related to Right of return · 19
Refugee → Aceh, Afghanistan, Angola, Cannot, Colombia, Even, Guatemala, Have, It, Liberia, May, Ownership, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, The UN Pinheiro Principles, Therefore, Timor-Leste, Yet

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RefugeeAmericas800,0001.00infobox
RefugeeAsia and the Pacific6.8 million1.00infobox
RefugeeEurope and North Asia12.4 million1.00infobox
RefugeeMiddle East and North Africa2.4 million1.00infobox
RefugeeSub-Saharan Africa7.0 million1.00infobox
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the World Day of Migrantsinstance ofand features many events0.80text
Refugees is celebrated in January each yearinstance ofand features many events0.80text
since instituted in 1914 by Pope Pius Xinstance ofand features many events0.80text
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