& the role of UNhCr

People of con
EUROPE
3,020,792
NORTH AMERICA
483,219
LATIN AMERICA (2)
4,315,819
(1)
Includes people in refugee-like situations.
The refugee like situations category is descriptive by
nature and includes groups of people who are outside
of their country or territory of origin and who face
protection risks similar to those of refugees, but for
whom refugee status has, for practical or other reasons,
not been ascertained.
(2)
Includes Caribbean.
(3)
Includes people in IDP-like situation. This category
is descriptive in nature and includes groups of people
who are outside their country or territory of origin,
and who face protection risks similar to refugees, but
for whom refugee status has not been ascertained, for
practical or other reasons.
(4)
Includes both returned refugees and IDPs.
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