Diplomacy & Politics Glossary

Protection granted by a state to individuals fleeing persecution from their home country.

An individual who flees their home country seeking international protection but whose refugee status has not yet been legally recognized. They await formal determination of their claim.

The practice where asylum seekers apply for refugee status in multiple countries to find the most favorable conditions. It raises complex legal and ethical issues in migration policy.

People forced to flee their homes but who remain within their country's borders due to conflict or disasters.

Cooperative arrangements among states to distribute responsibility for hosting and supporting refugees.

Refugee resettlement is the process of relocating refugees from an asylum country to a third country that agrees to admit them permanently.

The legal process by which authorities decide whether an asylum seeker qualifies as a refugee under international criteria.