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Feb 4 9:00 PM

Photos reveal living conditions within refugee camps

by Edward Rueda @ruedanews

What is life like for refugees and internally displaced people from Afghanistan, Somalia, South Sudan, and Syria? Jeff Crisp, the senior director for policy and advocacy for Refugees International, will provide insight on the Feb. 4, 2014 edition of Consider This. 

According to mid-2013 figures from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there are more than 2.5 million refugees from and 574,000 internally displaced people within Afghanistan. More than 1.1 million refugees from and 1.1 million internally displaced people within Somalia. More than 100,000 refugees from and 400,000 internally displaced people within South Sudan. Syria had more than 1.8 million refugees and 4.2 million internally displaced people. 

The galleries below provide a look inside the camps.

Syria

A Syrian refugee child looks out of his tent in Domiz camp, northern Iraq in 2013.
A Syrian refugee child looks out of his tent in Domiz camp, northern Iraq in 2013. Courtesy of Refugees International
A Syrian refugee family at Domiz camp, northern Iraq in 2013.
A Syrian refugee family at Domiz camp, northern Iraq in 2013. Courtesy of Refugees International
Syrian refugees selling goods in Domiz camp, northern Iraq in 2013.
Syrian refugees selling goods in Domiz camp, northern Iraq in 2013. Courtesy of Refugees International

Somalia

A Somali girl in a camp for internally displaced people in Mogadishu, Somalia in 2013.
A Somali girl in a camp for internally displaced people in Mogadishu, Somalia in 2013. Courtesy of Refugees International
A camp for internally displaced people in Mogadishu, Somalia in 2012.
A camp for internally displaced people in Mogadishu, Somalia in 2012. Courtesy of Refugees International
A Somali woman and child in a camp for internally displaced people in Mogadishu, Somalia in 2013.
A Somali woman and child in a camp for internally displaced people in Mogadishu, Somalia in 2013. Courtesy of Refugees International
A group of Somali children in a camp for internally displaced people in Mogadishu, Somalia in 2012.
A group of Somali children in a camp for internally displaced people in Mogadishu, Somalia in 2012. Courtesy of Refugees International

South Sudan

A South Sudanese woman and child returning home from Sudan wait at a transit camp in Renk, South Sudan in 2011.
A South Sudanese woman and child returning home from Sudan wait at a transit camp in Renk, South Sudan in 2011. Courtesy of Refugees International
South Sudanese refugee women and children wait in a transit camp in Renk, South Sudan in 2011.
South Sudanese refugee women and children wait in a transit camp in Renk, South Sudan in 2011. Courtesy of Refugees International
A group of South Sudanese await transport to Juba at a transit camp in Renk, South Sudan in 2011.
A group of South Sudanese await transport to Juba at a transit camp in Renk, South Sudan in 2011. Courtesy of Refugees International

Afghanistan

An Afghan woman and child, former refugees in Pakistan, now make their home in a makeshift camp for internally displaced people in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2011.
An Afghan woman and child, former refugees in Pakistan, now make their home in a makeshift camp for internally displaced people in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2011. Courtesy of Refugees International
Displaced Afghanis use whatever is available to construct a shelter in a makeshift camp for internally displaced people in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2011.
Displaced Afghanis use whatever is available to construct a shelter in a makeshift camp for internally displaced people in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2011. Courtesy of Refugees International
A makeshift camp for internally displaced people in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2011.
A makeshift camp for internally displaced people in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2011. Courtesy of Refugees International
A group of Afghani boys in a makeshift camp for internally displaced people in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2011.
A group of Afghani boys in a makeshift camp for internally displaced people in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2011. Courtesy of Refugees International

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Afghanistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria
Topics
Refugees, Syrian Refugees, War

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