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@UNHCRPakistan - 19/06/2018
Refugee continued: You can acquire refugee status by applying for it individually, or in cases of large influx by being given it on a “prima facie” basis. Refugees cannot be returned to their home country unless it is on a strictly voluntary basis.
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@UNHCRPakistan - 19/06/2018
Refugee continued: The term has its roots in international legal instruments, notably the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol and the 1969 OAU Convention. 2/3
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@UNHCRPakistan - 19/06/2018
Refugee: A person who has fled their country and needs "international protection" because of a risk of violence or persecution were they to return home. This includes people fleeing wars. 1/3
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@UNHCRPakistan - 19/06/2018
Reporting forced displacement – key definitions: UNHCR does not use the term “migrant” to describe people who are forced to flee.
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@UNHCRPakistan - 19/06/2018
RT @DanMcNorton: Stateless person: Someone who is without a nationality of any country, and consequently lacks the human rights and access…
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@UNHCRPakistan - 19/06/2018
RT @Refugees: Our annual Global Trends survey finds 68.5 million people were driven from their homes across the world at the end of 2017, m…
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@UNHCRPakistan - 14/06/2018
Khalid Mahgoub, from UNHCR Quetta office presents a gift to an Afghan refugee during an iftar dinner, hosted by UNHCR and Mercy Corps in Quetta. https://t.co/MAxTPXuahV
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@UNHCRPakistan - 13/06/2018
Ms. Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, UNHCR’s Country Representative in Pakistan handing the keys of an ambulance to Mr. Muhammad Ayaz, Director Operations and Coordination of Rescue 1122 in Peshawar. https://t.co/zWpLsJULbH
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@UNHCRPakistan - 08/06/2018
Refugees being trained by the fashion designer, Huma Adnan in Karachi https://t.co/DDcHptkqPm
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