Refugees and Internally Displaced Peoples
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RefugeesInternally Displaced People (IDP’s)
Stateless People
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Imagine that your life, as you know it, disappears
in the blink of an eye. War, violence or fear
for your family’s safety force you to flee your home. After hours or
even days of a torturous journey, you
find shelter far away, in a squalid tent.
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You are dependent on handouts of food; possibly have no
clean drinking water or access to health care that prevents
outbreaks of cholera, dysentery, hepatitis, malaria, and other diseases.
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Not a pretty picture, right? But the fact is that millions of people around the world, in countries big and small, people of all ages and many nationalities, have been living in such desolate and precarious
conditions for years.
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Refugee: A person who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion, is unwilling to avail themselves of the protection of the country of their previous residence.
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Internally Displaced Peoples (IDP’s): Persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of residence, as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border.
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Stateless People: Persons who are not considered as a national by any state through its nationality legislation or constitution.
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The Facts:
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There are almost 14
million refugees
worldwide
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Across the globe, there
are well over 21 million Internally Displaced Peoples
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There are somewhere between 11-15 million Stateless People globally.
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Please pray for refugees, IDP’s and stateless people around the world.