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| Today's date: Saturday, 31 July 2010 |
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Attention! DAFI Scholarship: Deadline for applications extended till 11 August 2010 for Belarus and Ukraine
In Belarus and Ukraine deadlines for submitting applications for DAFI Scholarship have been extended till 11 August 2010. The programme grants scholarships to deserving young refugees at universities, colleges and polytechnics in their host countries.
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The 1951 Refugee Convention - Q & A
The Convention clearly spells out who is a refugee and the kind of legal protection, other assistance and social rights he or she should receive from states parties to the document.
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Who are refugees?
A refugee is a person who, "owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of their nationality, and is unable to or, owing to such a fear, is unwilling to, avail themselves of the protection of that country..." (The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees).
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Statelessness: An Analytical Framework for Prevention, Reduction and Protection
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Stateless People
