What is Refugee

A person who has had to leave a homeland and flee to another land, generally for political reasons, such as being unsafe or oppressed.

An individual forced to flee their home country due to persecution, conflict, or natural disasters, seeking safety and asylum in another nation.

A person forced to flee his/her country because of persecution, war, or violence.

A refugee is a person forced to flee his or her own country because of fear of persecution, or fear of danger to his or her life. The 1951 Refugee Convention is the official text that defines a refugee.

An individual who was forced to flee their home country due to persecution, war, or natural disasters.

An individual forced to leave their country due to danger, seeking safety and protection in another nation.

An individual who has been forced to leave his/her own country because of war, violence, or persecution.

A person who, due to a well-founded fear of persecution in relation to race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or adherence to a political opinion, is outside their home country and is either unable or unwilling to avail him or herself of the protection of that country.

A person who is forcibly displaced and is found outside the country of their nationality.

A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or a natural disaster.

The term generally refers to displaced people who left their countries due to severe safety threats. The United Nations 1951 Convention is considered to convene the legal definition of the term.

Person who has fled their country because their life, security or freedom have been threatened by generalized violence, foreign aggression, internal conflicts, massive violation of human rights or other circumstances that have seriously disturbed public order.

The category ‘refugee’ is first of all a legal label, referring to respective national law as well as to the international Geneva Convention of 1951, which forms the UNHCR’s working base. Refugees formally underlie international protection and care. From a refugee’s perspective, however, this rather ambivalent status also implies decreed passivity, indefinite waiting, administrative categorization and paternalistic control – as it has been shown by Liisa Malkki, Barbara Harrell-Bond or Michel Agier. In the case of Eritreans the international refugee status may lead to resettlement to a third country, but informal alternatives may occasionally seem more promising. On the other hand it is the formal refugee status (on the base of nationality) that morally legitimizes even informal onward-journeys and asylum-claims.

A person who had to leave his/her home country due to life threatening reasons and seeks to live in another country for safety.

Someone who takes refuge in another place or country.

A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war, or violence.

Refugees are people who were compelled to leave their home countries because they had a real fear of being persecuted, threatened, violently attacked, or in some other way facing certain death. They look for safety and protection elsewhere. In times of crisis, refugees frequently flee their homes, taking with them their valuables and even their whole way of life.

A refugee is a displaced person who has been forced to leave their country of origin due to various reasons such as persecution, conflict, violence, or other circumstances that require international protection. They are unable or unwilling to return home and seek safety in a different country. They often face challenges and hardships in their journey and are entitled to certain rights and protections under international law, including the 1951 UN Convention on Refugees.

A person who applied to another country for benefits and protection.

A person who has been forcibly displaced from their home due to conflict, war, or natural disaster.

Someone who is unable or unwilling to return to their country of origin owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion.

A person who has fled from his or her country or region of residence to escape a life-threatening conflict or persecution.

An individual who flees the homeland, crossing an international border in search of safe haven due to the threat of persecution or death because of race, religion, membership in a social group, political opinion, or national origin. A refugee petitions the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for protection and goes through a vetting process within a refugee camp that has been set up by the UNHCR.

A refugee is a person who has a well-founded fear or apprehension of being persecuted for reasons of religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, who has been forced to leave his/her country and is unable or unwilling to return because of such fear, and whose concerns are considered justified by the country of asylum. According to the UN definition, a refugee is ‘a person who has a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion and who, having left his/her country, is unable or unwilling to return.’ Refugee status is a legal status. People who leave their country claiming to be refugees but whose application for refugee status has not been finalised are called ‘asylum seekers’. A refugee is a person whose application for asylum has been accepted.[1] Since people whose asylum application has been rejected cannot be qualified as asylum seekers, in order to use the title of asylum seeker, the person must be justified in his/her concerns and fears. These two concepts are often confused and misused in daily life.

Asylum seeker in another country for any reason.

A refugee is defined as someone who has been forced to leave their home due to political conflict or persecution and is seeking immediate shelter in another country or region.

A refugee is an individual forcibly displaced from their homeland due to persecution, conflict, or distressing circumstances, seeking sanctuary in a foreign land, often marked by profound human resilience and hope for a secure future.

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) defines a refugee as someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war, or violence. A refugee has a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. Most likely, they cannot return home or are afraid to do so. War and ethnic, tribal and religious violence are leading causes of refugees fleeing their countries.

People who have been forced to flee and cannot return their country because of conflict, persecution, war, or violence.

An involuntary migrant; a person who has been forced to leave their home country in order to escape persecution, war, or natural disaster.

A person who was forced to leave his/her country due to armed conflict, persecution, violence, among other situations that undermine his/her integrity.

A refugee is an individual who has moved to a new nation-state to flee political, religious, economic, or other forms of violence.

A person who has been displaced from their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster and who is unable or unwilling to come back to their country of origin for fear of being persecuted.

Person who has fled their own country because of war, violence, conflict, or persecution.

A person that is forced to abandon their country of origin due to reasons such as war, violence and feared persecution.

A person who has been persecuted in his own country for certain reasons and has taken refuge in another country.

In the global context, either a person who, owing to a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group, is outside the country of nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail themselves of the protection of that country, or a stateless person, who, being outside of the country of former habitual residence for the same reasons as mentioned before, is unable or, owing to such fear, unwilling to return to it. In the EU context, either a third-country national who, owing to a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group, is outside the country of nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail themselves of the protection of that country, or a stateless person, who, being outside of the country of former habitual residence for the same reasons as mentioned above, is unable or, owing to such fear, unwilling to return to it, and to whom Art. 12 (Exclusion) of Directive 2011/95/EU (Recast Qualification Directive) does not apply.

Refugees are those individuals who seek asylum in another country due to the fear of being persecuted. This can be due to religion, war, politics, or membership within a certain group.

Person forced to flee their country of origin because of threats to their life or well-being.

As defined by the UN, a refugee is “a person who has a well-founded fear of being persecuted because of his race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, and therefore leaves his country and does not or does not want to return because of his fear”. Immigration is a legal status.

Refers to any persons who is outside their home country because they have a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, or political stand.

An individual who has credible fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group or political stance; who are outside their country of origin; and who are unable to protect themselves in that country (UNHCR, 2017b). In the United States, refugees are eligible for lawful permanent resident status after living in the country for one year continuously (DHS, 2017).

An individual who flees to another country to escape from a dangerous environment or persecution.

Refugees are people who move to a new place out of fear for their safety and/or lives due to a natural disaster, war, or other dangers/threats that target them.

Someone who has fled their home country out of necessity and cannot return home for fear of death, bodily harm, or persecution.

Someone who has been forced to flee their home country due to war, persecution, and/or violence. Refugees must prove a well-founded fear of persecution due to race, religion, political opinion, nationality, or membership to a particular social group in order to receive refugee status. More often than not, a refugee is unable to return home due to these fears. Note, this differs from immigrant, asylee, and migrant in that must be processed through the United Nations, specifically the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

UNHCR is the definition, protection, and welfare custodian of refugees. However, in this chapter, refugees cross the international border for well-ground reasons of feared persecution, conflict, generalized violence, or other circumstances in their home country. As a result, they require international protection. In a nutshell, a refugee is a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or political violence.