Life of a refugee
Thousands from the war-torn countries of West and South Asia have fled their homes in hope of a better life. But with no medical attention and other basic facilities, the camps don't meet the basic United Nations Humanitarian standards.
A Burmese bathes in a stream near her home in the Mae La refugee camp in Tak province, Thailand. The camp is situated along the Burma-Thailand border and is home to around 50,000 refugees.
A Burmese bathes in a stream near her home in the Mae La refugee camp in Tak province, Thailand. The camp is situated along the Burma-Thailand border and is home to around 50,000 refugees.
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A Palestinian woman living in a tent is seen through damage inflicted on her home by an Israeli tank August 27, 2002 in the Khan Younis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip.
A Palestinian woman living in a tent is seen through damage inflicted on her home by an Israeli tank August 27, 2002 in the Khan Younis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip.
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Syrian children delight in a 'camera moment' as they wait to attend lessons at a school in Suruc refugee camp on March 25, 2015 in Suruc, Turkey. The camp is the largest of its kind in Turkey with a p
Syrian children delight in a 'camera moment' as they wait to attend lessons at a school in Suruc refugee camp on March 25, 2015 in Suruc, Turkey. The camp is the largest of its kind in Turkey with a population of around 35,000 Syrians.
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Ruth, a teen belonging to the Uduk tribe, prepares to give birth to her first child March 12, 2003 at the Bonga Refugee camp on the Sudan-Ethiopia border.
Ruth, a teen belonging to the Uduk tribe, prepares to give birth to her first child March 12, 2003 at the Bonga Refugee camp on the Sudan-Ethiopia border.
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Rosheda, 20, holds her malnourished child of two months in front of her hut on May 6, 2014 in Sittwe, Burma. Some 150,000 Rohingyas-- the Internally Displaced People -- are currently imprisoned in ref
Rosheda, 20, holds her malnourished child of two months in front of her hut on May 6, 2014 in Sittwe, Burma. Some 150,000 Rohingyas-- the Internally Displaced People -- are currently imprisoned in refugee camps in Western Mynamar.
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A young Sudanese girl battles hunger with her brother in the Yida Refugee camp. Refugees arrive almost daily, fleeing South Kordofan in North Sudan.
A young Sudanese girl battles hunger with her brother in the Yida Refugee camp. Refugees arrive almost daily, fleeing South Kordofan in North Sudan.
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