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Refugee Shelter (FFN_883)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: ffn_883.ttl
- Name
refugeeShelter- Attribute
- FFN Feature Function
- Definition
- A temporary shelter for people to live whose claim for protection has been recognised as satisfying the criteria laid down in the 1951 United Nations Convention on Refugees.
- Description
- Often established by governments or non-governmental organizations (such as the International Committee of the Red Cross) as temporary camps, and thus often termed a 'refugee camp'. Refugee camps are generally set up in an impromptu fashion (for example: using tents), and only designed to meet basic human needs for a short time; when civil war or other problems prevent the return of refugees, or children essentially grow up in the camps, a humanitarian crisis can result.
- Accepted
- 2013-10-18
- Allowed for
- RWOI terms naming it
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.