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According to UNHCR statistics and the Algerian Red Crescent, the camp has a population of about 39,000 Sahrawi refugees. [2] [3] Attempts to create an accurate census have been met with resistance from the Moroccan government. [4] The refugee camp was named after the Western Saharan city of Smara. It is located about 30 miles (50 km) from ...
On the night of December 11 and the morning of December 12, several armed men attacked the refugee camps at Tinabaw and Tabangout-Tissalatatene. [3] According to the MSA, the attackers arrived on 20 motorcycles, while the CMA described a group of 9-12 individuals. [1]
Unofficial refugee camps, such as Idomeni in Greece or the Calais jungle in France, are where refugees are largely left without the support of governments or international organizations. [2] Refugee camps generally develop in an impromptu fashion with the aim of meeting basic human needs for only a short time. Facilities that make a camp look ...
Belle Mukire, 21, and Dorcas Shimwe, 16, spent years in Burundian refugee camps before they arrived in Austin public schools. In 2004, the Mukire family fled Congo after brewing ethnic tensions ...
As the global refugee population has soared in recent years, reaching over 35 million in 2022, some temporary camps like Bidi Bidi have transitioned into permanent city-like settlements.
Mosney Accommodation Centre (formerly Butlin's Mosney and Mosney Holiday Centre) is located in Mosney, County Meath, Ireland and is situated approximately 48 km (30 mi) from Dublin. It is probably best known as the site of a Butlin's holiday camp in the second half of the 20th century and as the site for the national finals of the Community Games.
There are two sets of teams, those in the Moroccan-controlled portion west of the berm and those in the Sahrawi-controlled region and refugee camps to the east and in Algeria. The camps west of the berm are located in Mahbes, Smara, Umm Dreiga and Auserd. The eastern camps include Bir Lehlou, Tifariti, Mehaires, Mijek, and Agwanit.
The Moroccan government contends that the total number of refugees is around 45,000 to 50,000, and also that these people are kept in the camps by Polisario against their will. [3] The exact number of Sahrawi refugees in Algeria is unknown however there have been many estimates. The UNHCR "vulnerable refugees" in 2005 estimated 90,000.