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displaced person |
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displaced person Noun a person forced from his or her home or country, esp. by war or revolution A civilian who is involuntarily outside the national boundaries of his or her country. See also evacuee; refugee. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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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. 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. MISSING BOUNDARIES: Refugees, Migrants, Stateless and Internally Displaced Persons in South Asia. |
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