UNHCR is putting refugees on the map - a virtual map - with a new Google Earth tour that shows UNHCR's refugee camps across the globe. Claudia Gonzalez-Gisiger from UNHCR says the tour is a powerful way for everyone to get an insight into the desperate conditions in which refugees live. By UNHCR
0: Mae La Ver detalle |
1: Beldangi I Ver detalle |
2: Gihembe Ver detalle |
3: Unyama Ver detalle |
4: Mtabila I and II Ver detalle |
5: Dagahaley Ver detalle |
6: Treguine Ver detalle |
Mae La, Thailand |
Refugee from Myamar |
Estimated population in the camp: 32'860 |
Camp created in 1984 |
Average quantity of water available per person per day (litres): 32 |
No. of persons per usable water tap: 115 |
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Beldangi I, Nepal |
Refugee from Bhutan |
Estimated population in the camp: 50'350 |
Camp created in 1992 |
Average quantity of water available per person per day (litres): 25 |
No. of persons per usable water tap: 106 |
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Gihembe, Rwanda |
Refugee from Democratic Republic of Congo |
Estimated population in the camp: 19'050 |
Camp created in 1997 |
Average quantity of water available per person per day (litres): 13 |
No. of persons per usable water tap: 100 |
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Unyama, Uganda |
Internally Displaced People |
Estimated population in the camp: 12'000 |
Camp created in 1997 |
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©UNHCR /Zalmai
Mtabila I and II, Tanzania |
Refugee from Burundi |
Estimated population in the camp: 45'250 |
Camp created in 1994 |
Average quantity of water available per person per day (litres): 25 |
No. of persons per usable water tap: 85 |
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Local Tanzanians wave to Burundian refugees returning home ©UNHCR /
Dagahaley, Kenya |
Refugee from Somalia |
Estimated population in the camp : 65'580 |
Camp created in 1992 |
Average quantity of water available per person per day (litres): 17 |
No. of persons per usable water tap: 237 |
New arrivals ©UNHCR / E.Hockstein
Registration ©UNHCR /
Treguine, Chad |
Refugee from Sudan |
Estimated population in the camp : 17'260 |
Camp created in 2004 |
Average quantity of water available per person per day (litres): 14 |
No. of persons per usable water tap: 100 |
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