Under the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees from 1951, a refugee is a person who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted is outside the country of their nationality, and is unable to or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail him/herself of the protection of that country.
In other words,a refugee is someone who is forced to leave his country to avoid being persecuted. There are several reasons for a refugee to live his country, being the main reasons race, religion, social conditions, and political opinions.
The persecution that leads people to run to another country usually happens in underdeveloped countries that have totalitarian governments. Refugees usually run to developed countries where there are resources to protect refugees.
By Pedro
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