وفي هذه الحالة فإنهم يستفيدون من الحقوق والمركز الذي يتيحه القانون الدولي للاجئين ومن حماية مفوضية الأمم المتحدة لشؤون اللاجئين ومساعدتها لهم.
Many of the internally displaced would be considered refugees if they had crossed a State border, in which case they would benefit from the rights and status provided by international refugee law and the protection and assistance of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).