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Internally Displaced Persons, 2005
Table includes countries in which persecution, armed conflict, or widespread violence has internally displaced the largest numbers of civilians.…Internally Displaced Persons, 2006
Table includes countries in which persecution, armed conflict, or widespread violence has internally displaced the largest numbers of civilians.…Pire, Georges Henri
(Encyclopedia) Pire, Georges HenriPire, Georges Henrizhôrzh äNrēˈ pēr [key], 1910–69, Belgian priest. He entered a Dominican monastery at the age of 18 and was ordained in 1934. He taught moral…Nansen International Office for Refugees
(Encyclopedia) Nansen International Office for Refugees, worldwide agency est. 1931 by the League of Nations to work on behalf of refugees. It was named for Fridjof Nansen, head of the League's High…United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
(Encyclopedia) United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), organization founded (1943) during World War II to give aid to areas liberated from the Axis powers. There were finally…Mekas, Jonas
(Encyclopedia) Mekas, Jonas, 1922–2019, Lithuanian-American avant-garde filmmaker, critic, and journalist. During and after World War II, he and his younger brother, Adolfus, were interned in labor…refugee
(Encyclopedia) refugee, one who leaves one's native land either because of expulsion or to escape persecution. The legal problem of accepting refugees is discussed under asylum; this article…Worldwide Conflicts and Wars
ISIS Explained Significant Al Qaeda Offshoots Cyberwar Primer The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict…Top 10 Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2007
Once a year the international medical aid organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) releases a list of ten stories that received little…Principal Sources of Refugees, 2006
These countries have generated the greatest number of refugees and asylum seekers. It does not include persons granted permanent status in other…Trending
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