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  2. List of sovereign states by refugee population - Wikipedia

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    Under international law, a refugee is a person who has fled their own country of nationality or habitual residence, and cannot return due to fear of persecution on account of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.

  3. The 10 Countries That Accept the Most Refugees - AOL

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    This Sunday, June 20, marks the 20th anniversary of World Refugee Day -- a day established by the United Nations in 2001 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention Relating to the ...

  4. The United States and the world’s wealthiest countries have ...

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    Refugee resettlement is likely on the chopping block for the incoming administration. When Trump first took office, he reduced President Barack Obama’s cap of 110,000 refugee admissions for 2017 ...

  5. Immigration by country - Wikipedia

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    Japan's refugee policy has been criticised because the number of refugees accepted into Japan is small compared to countries such as Sweden and the United States. [40] In 2013, Japan accepted only six of 3,777 persons who applied for refugee status.

  6. Which countries take in the most refugees? - AOL

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    There are more than 26 million refugees worldwide who have fled to other countries.

  7. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the 1951 convention, the League of Nations' Convention relating to the International Status of Refugees, of 28 October 1933, dealt with administrative measures such as the issuance of Nansen certificates, refoulement, legal questions, labour conditions, industrial accidents, welfare and relief, education, fiscal regime and exemption from reciprocity, and provided for the creation of ...

  8. Refugee - Wikipedia

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    Some countries may try to circumvent non-refoulement by transferring refugees to third countries that are not safe, also called chain or secondary refoulement, which is prohibited [85]. The principle also requires states to ensure that if a refugee is transferred to a third country, that third country will respect the refugee's rights.

  9. Palestinian refugees - Wikipedia

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    Palestinians make several distinctions relating to Palestinian refugees. The 1948 refugees and their descendants are broadly defined as "refugees" (laji'un).The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), especially those who have returned and form part of the PNA, but also Palestinian refugee camp residents in Lebanon, repudiate this term, since it implies being a passive victim, and prefer the ...