About Refugee Camps In Hungary

Who Is A Refugee?

• A Refugee is someone with a well-founded fear of persecution on the basis of his or her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion, who is outside of his or her country of nationality and unable or unwilling to return. Refugees are forced from their countries by war, civil conflict, political strife or gross human rights abuses. There were an estimated 14.9 million refugees in the world in 2001 - people who had crossed an international border to seek safety - and at least 22 million internally displaced persons who had been uprooted within their own countries.

Refugee Camps In Hungary:

• There are currently 11 refugee camps in Hungary, which fall into one of two categories: Reception Centers and Border Camps. Reception centers are for those persons seeking asylum. Border camps, however, are for those persons who are either denied asylum or found crossing out of Hungary illegally. In general, border camp residents stay for long term periods. Over 1000 refugees including 300 children are lacking schooling and recreational facilities. The average stay in a refugee camp is three to six months, but many stay longer. The Refugees hail from over 30 nations including: Somalia, Ghana, Iraq, Afghanistan, Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia. Spacing in the camps is very tight and nearly filled to capacity