Have a look at the term "displaced person" in the EMN Asylum and Migration Glossary

The European Migration Network (EMN) Glossary is an essential resource, which offers an EU-wide multidisciplinary vocabulary of approximately 500 terms and concepts related to asylum and migration. Let's focus today on the term "displaced person" to make sure we have a common understanding and use of the term!

The term "Displaced Person" that is used in the recent EMN Inform on prospects for displaced persons in non-EU first reception and transit countries, is defined in the EU context as:

A third-country national or stateless person who has had to leave their country or region of origin, or has been evacuated, particularly in response to an appeal by international organisations, and is unable to return in safe and durable conditions because of the situation prevailing in that country, who may fall within the scope of Art. 1A of the Geneva Refugee Convention and Protocol or other international or national instruments giving international protection, in particular:

(i) a person who has fled areas of armed conflict or endemic violence;

(ii) a person at serious risk of, or who has been the victim of, systematic or generalised violations of their human rights.

If you are interested in other terms, please check out the online version here.

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