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What does it mean to be a refugee? - Benedetta Berti and Evelien Borgman

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About 60 million people around the globe have been forced to leave their homes to escape war, violence and persecution. The majority have become Internally Displaced Persons, meaning they fled their homes but are still in their own countries. Others, referred to as refugees, sought shelter outside their own country. But what does that term really mean? Benedetta Berti and Evelien Borgman explain.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Benedetta Berti, Evelien Borgman
Script Editor
Mia Nacamulli
Director
Biljana Labović
Animation Artist
Justine Vuylsteker
Composer
David Obuchowski, Peter Linder
Sound Designer
Marcelo Añez
Narrator
Susan Zimmerman

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