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F.A.Q.
What does
Statelessness mean?
People without a country, an identity and even the right to bury their dead
Who is classified as a refugee?
Persons who are outside their country and cannot return owing to a well-founded
fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, political
opinion or membership of a particular social group.
Who are Asylum
Seekers?
Persons who flee their own country and seek sanctuary in a second state where
they apply for ‘asylum'-the right to be recognized as bona fide refugees
and receive the legal protection and material assistance.
Who are Internally
Displaced Persons?
Persons caught in situations similar to refugees, but who have stayed in their
own countries rather than cross an international frontier into a neighboring
state.
What does resettlement
mean?
A chance to restart one's life in a new country
Who are returnees?
Refugees returning home as soon as circumstances permit, generally when a
conflict has ended, a degree of stability has been restored and basic
infrastructure is being rebuilt.
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Source: Refugees by numbers, 2003 edition,
Published by UNHCR
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