Tuesday, June 23, 2009

UNHCR Refugee Camps Around the Globe

UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

http://www.unhcr.org

Every year, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) gives assistance and shelter to millions of people forcibly uprooted from their homes. UNHCR is putting refugees on the map - a virtual map - with a new Google Earth tour that shows UNHCR's refugee camp across the globe.

http://earth.google.com/gallery/images/small/unhcr_camps_showcase_sm.jpg

http://earth.google.com/gallery/images/large/unhcr_camps_showcase_lg.jpg

Open in Google Earth