Where will you run?

• If war started
• If you had little food or water
• If you were persecuted for your beliefs

Definitions

Refugee

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a person who has escaped from their own country for political, religious, or economic reasons or because of a war

Crisis

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an extremely difficult or dangerous point in a situation

Vocabulary for Poem

grave - a place in the ground where a dead body is buried

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episode - one programme of a series shown on television

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breaking news - information that is being received and broadcast about an event that has just happened or just begun:

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mourn - to feel or express great sadness, especially because of someone's death

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rubble - the piles of broken stone and bricks, etc. that are left when a building falls down or is destroyed

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displaced - forced to leave your home, for example by a war or dangerous event

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Definitions

Refugee Camp

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• Temporary facilities built to provide immediate assistance and protection to people who have been forced to flee their homes.

• Meant to be temporary

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• Can become long-term (years or decades)

World Refugee

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