Forced to Emigrate, 1999

Caption

Forced to Emigrate, 1999

Summary

This map shows the number of international refugees under the protection of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The circles are proportional in area to the number of refugees by receiving country.

Source

Le Monde Diplomatique [1]

Cartographer: Philippe Rekacewicz

Primary Sources:

  • United Nations High Commission for Refugees (HCR)
  • World Refugee Survey 2000, US Committee for Refugees (USCR)
  • World Bank, World Development Report 2000-2001, Washington DC.
  • United Nations High Commission for Refugees HCR
  • US Committee for Refugees (USCR)
  • Global internally displaced persons -IDP- database

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