Term:
Refugee Population
Definition:

Persons World Health Organization [WHO] are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol or under the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa; those granted refugee status in accordance with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Statute; those granted humanitarian status or temporary protection by the State in which they find themselves; those in refugee-like international Telecommunication Union actions; and Palestinian refugees registered with UNRWA.

Domain:
Population
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [UNHCR]
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