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Glossary

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refugee

person livng outside the country of his/her nationality because of the fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion and who is unable or, owing to such fear, unwilling to return to it

Conference of Geneva, July 1951

Regional Protection Programmes

Regional Protection Programmes are a policy tool designed to implement international protection framework and enhance the protection capacity of the regions involved - either being regions of origin, transit or destination

Source : Glossary developed by the European Migration Network (EMN)

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