A refugee camp is a temporary settlement built to receive refugees and people in refugee-like situations. Refugee camps usually accommodate displaced people who have fled their home country, but camps are also made for internally displaced people.

What do refugee camps do?

While camps are not established to provide permanent solutions, they offer a safe haven for refugees and meet their most basic needs - such as food, water, shelter, medical treatment and other basic services - during emergencies.

Who goes to refugee camps?

A refugee camp is an area established specifically for people seeking asylum; often it is outside the border areas of one country and inside a neighbouring country. In some countries the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has worked with local governments to establish UNHCR 'camps'.