Understanding Categories of People on the Move
Explore the various terms associated with individuals displaced from their homes, such as refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons, and regular and irregular migrants. Understand the distinctions and implications each category holds for those seeking safety and new opportunities.
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DEFINING TERMS PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Fears being persecuted; Left their country; Unable to safely return to their country.
Says that they are a Refugee; Wants to find safety somewhere else; Has asked the Government of the country if they can stay.
Has fled their home, e.g. due to civil war; Has not crossed international borders; Their protection remains the responsibility of their government.
Moves from one country to another, e.g. to find work with legal permission
Moves from one country to another, e.g. to find work; without legal permission
The principle of not returning someone to a place where his life or liberty is threatened. This principle is a cornerstone of the protections for refugees in the Refugee Convention.
Recognised as a refugee by UNHCR is moved from one country to another, usually from a poor country in which the refugee is living in very difficult circumstances to a rich country. Run by UNHCR by identifying suitable candidates according to criteria and number given to UNHCR by those countries willing to receive refugees via this process.
INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSON(S)
REGULAR MIGRANT
IRREGULAR MIGRANT
