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internally displaced person |
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Any person who has left their residence by reason of real or imagined danger but has not left the territory of their own country. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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For example, refugees are protected by the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, whereas internally displaced persons are not. These beneficiaries include more than 2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), some 900,000 returnees and close to 3. It considers the tsunami victims as internally displaced persons and not refugees and does not want the tsunami victims viewed as refugees of the civil war that has been going on in the area. |
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