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Displacement
Displacement refers to the forced movement of people caused by factors such as natural disasters, famine, diseases, or conflict.
Forced migration
The involuntary movement of people due to factors such as conflict, natural disasters, or persecution.
Refugee
A refugee is a person outside their country of nationality who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is unable or unwilling to seek that country's protection. The definition comes from Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Refugee Convention, and all five grounds are part of it.