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Q. What is the difference between "refugees" and "migrants"?
Migrants leave voluntarily, seeking a better quality of life. They can return to their country of origin without risks and have the protection of their own state. They do not have specific international protection; instead, they depend on the laws and internal processes of their country and are entitled to general human rights protection, regardless of immigration status.
There are situations where migrants and refugees face similar risks. These situations include:
While refugees and migrants travel in similar conditions and along the same routes, refugees have an additional vulnerability that migrants do not share. This vulnerability is the well-founded fear of persecution that drives them to cross an international border and seek international protection. They are unable to return to the country they have fled. This is why the international community recognizes the additional duties that host governments owe to refugees, as enshrined in the 1951 Refugee Convention, its 1967 Protocol, regional instruments, and the corresponding rules of customary international law.
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Interpreting the Population Trends
Legal categorization can often mask the complexity and nuance of real-life situations and experiences with systemic practices that lead to exclusions or misrepresentations within UNHCR's quantified data.
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