a person who has fled their own country because they are at risk of serious human rights violations and persecution there. The risks to their safety and life were so great that they felt they had no choice but to leave and seek safety outside their country because their own government cannot or will not protect them from those dangers. Refugees have a right to international protection, refugee, a person who has left their country and is seeking protection from persecution and serious human rights violations in another country, but who hasn’t yet been legally recognized as a refugee and is waiting to receive a decision on their asylum claim, asylum-seeker, people who choose to move across international borders, not because of a direct threat of persecution, serious harm, or death, but exclusively for other reasons, such as to improve their conditions by pursuing work or education opportunities, or to reunite with family., migrants, people who flee their homes for the same reasons as refugees, but have not cossed an international border, IDPs, A legal guarantee that exempts a person or group of persons from liability for criminal or political offenses., amnesty, The grant, by a State, of protection on its territory to persons outside their country of nationality or habitual residence, who are fleeing persecution or serious harm or for other reasons., asylum, Any work performed by a child which deprives them of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to their physical and mental development., child labour, Person displaced in the context of disasters and climate change., climate refugee, The country that an asylum-seeker, refugee or migrant moves through (legally or irregularly) during their journey to a country of destination or back to their country of origin or habitual residence., country of transit, Coerced physical removal of a person to their country of origin or a third country by the authorities of the host country., deportation, The movement of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence (whether within their own country or across an international border), in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters., displacement, A formal act by a state authority with the intention of securing the removal of a non-national from its territory., expulsion, A non-legal term encompassing the range of different claims in which gender is a relevant consideration in the determination of refugee status., gender-related persecution, The country in which a non-national stays or resides, whether legally or irregularly., host country, Material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to crises and disasters., humanitarian assistance, The protection that is accorded by the international community to individuals or groups who are outside their own country, who are unable to return because they would be at risk there, and whose own country is unable or unwilling to protect them., international protection, Activities that allow people to secure the basic necessities of life, such as food, water, shelter and clothing., livelihoods, A migrant who, owing to unauthorized entry, breach of a condition of entry, expiry of a visa or stay permit, or failure to comply with an expulsion order, has no legal permission to stay in a host country., Migrant in an irregular situation, An individual who holds the nationality of a State. This term is often used synonymously with citizen., national, A core principle of international human rights and refugee law that prohibits States from returning individuals in any manner whatsoever (whether directly or indirectly) to territories where they may be at risk of persecution, torture, or other forms of serious or irreparable harm., non-refoulement, All persons for whom UNHCR is mandated to provide protection, solutions and assistance., persons of concern, A facility dedicated to the management of reception arrangements for asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants., reception centre, A plot of land temporarily made available to host refugees in temporary homes., refugee camp, A former refugee who has returned from a host country to their country of origin or former habitual residence, spontaneously or in an organized fashion, with the intention of remaining there permanently and who is yet to be fully integrated., returnee, A principle of governance in which all persons, institutions and entities, public and private, including the State itself, are accountable to laws that are publicly promulgated, equally enforced and independently adjudicated, and which are consistent with international human rights norms and standards., rule of law, The procurement, in order to obtain, directly or indirectly, a financial or other material benefit, of the irregular entry of a person into (the territory of) a State of which the person is not a national or a permanent resident., smuggling (of migrants), A person who is not considered as a national by any State under the operation of its law, either because they never had a nationality, or because they lost it without acquiring a new one., stateless person, A child who has been separated from both parents and other relatives and is not being cared for by an adult who, by law or custom, is responsible for doing so., Unaccompanied child/ minor, Attitudes, prejudices and behaviour that reject, exclude and often vilify persons, based on the perception that they are outsiders or foreigners to the community, society or national identity., xenophobia, A gathering of individuals for a specific purpose, often involving discussion or decision-making. (, assembly, Deprivation of liberty of a person outside of the confines of nationally recognized laws or international standards, arbitrary arrest and/or detention, Referring to whether a person was born to parents who were married or not., born in or out of wedlock, Showing reverence and adoration for a deity or religious figure, worship, Unable to be taken away or given up., inalienable, Any action that causes someone to feel humiliated, disrespected, or less than human., degrading treatment, A solemn promise or commitment, especially one made publicly or officially, pledge, The state of being free from lack of basic necessities and material comforts. To be in a situation where you don't have to worry about such things as where your next meal is coming from, how you can clothe yourself and your children or get a roof over your head, freedom from want, A close bond between people based on shared interests, goals, or beliefs, brotherhood, To possess a natural ability or quality, endowed, Lacking something essential or necessary., deprived of, The right to vote in political elections., suffrage, Having the right to something by law or tradition, entitled to, system of rules governing relations between sovereign states and international organizations. It regulates critical issues such as peace and security, trade, environmental protection and human rights, international law, an independent country with full legal authority, sovereign state, a duty enforceable under law, binding obligation, to act according to its rules, to comply with international, to violate those rules, to beach international law, ensure that laws or treaties are obeyed or implemented, enforce, capable of being legally implemented, enforceable, formal documents through which states express consent to be legally bound. They include treaties, conventions, charters, pact... Each serves a specific purpose but shares a common goal: to create obligations under international law, international legal instruments, formal legal document, instrument, a state that signs an instrument, signatory, a state that has ratified or acceded to it, party to a treaty, to officially submit the document of ratification or accession to the treaty depositary, to deposit an instrument, a legally binding agreement between two or more states or international organisations, defining mutual obligations and rights, treaty, become legally effective, enter into force, speficif clauses of a treaty, provisions, statement limiting a treaty obligation, reservation, a multilateral treaty setting general principles or standards in a given area of international law, conventions, formally approve a conventional text, adopt a convention, a country bound by the convention, state party, the foundational document of an international organisation, defining its powers, organs and purposes, charters, a solemn and legally binding agreement, typically used in human rights law. They require states to uphold specific civil, political or socio-economic rights, covenants, an agreement between states expressing political or legal commitment, sometimes less formal than a treaty, pacts, legally enforceable commitment, binding pact, moral but non-binding commitment, political pact, additional or amending treaty, protocol, voluntary supplementary, optional protocol, to add to or enhance, to supplement, to formally approve a treaty, making it legally binding. It requires parliamentary consent or executive approval, ratify, to join a treaty already in force, becoming a party without having signed it initially, accede, to formally end participation according to the procedure specified in its text, withdraw, formal notification of intention, notice of withdraw, to formally modify the text of a treaty or convention. They help update treaties to reflect new realities, amend, to approve the proposed modification, to adopt an amendment, to be legally obligated to follow its provisions once ratified or acceded, be bound.

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