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Bookmark or Share- Definitions | Refugees and MigrantsRefugees are persons who are outside their country of origin for reasons of feared persecution, conflict, generalized violence, or other circumstances that have seriously disturbed public order...
- About migration and human rights | OHCHROHCHR promotes a human rights-based approach to migration, which places the migrant at the center of migration policies and governance, and seeks to ensure that migrants are included in all relevant national action plans and strategies, such as plans on the provision of public housing or national strategies to combat racism and xenophobia.
- Migrants vs. Immigrants: What’s the Difference? - StiltMigrants are people who move from their home countries willingly for many different reasons, like pursuing education or a job in a new country. Immigrants also move from their countries willingly to settle in another country with the help of a green card, but their reasoning is different.
- Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants - Amnesty InternationalThe terms “refugee”, “asylum seeker” and “migrant” are used to describe people who are on the move, who have left their countries and have crossed borders. The terms “migrant” and “refugee” are often used interchangeably but it is important to distinguish between them as there is a legal difference.
- International Organization for Migration | IOM, UN MigrationOfficial website of IOM, the leading organization within the United Nations system promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all.
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