A Syrian woman stands near fire to warm herself at a refugee camp in Azaz, Syria, Dec. 17, 2012. Manu Brabo/AP
Anas al-Kesby, a Palestinian refugee, tends to his pigeons on the roof of his family house, at Baqaa Palestinian refugee camp northwest of Amman, Jordan, May 15, 2013, on the 65th anniversary of 'nakba,' Arabic for 'catastrophe,' the term used to mark the events leading to Israel's founding in 1948. Mohammad Hannon/AP
Syrian refugee children play on swings at the Mrajeeb Al Fhood refugee camp, east of the city of Zarqa April 29, 2013. The camp has received about 2500 Syrian refugees so far, according to the Red Crescent Society of the United Arab Emirates. Muhammad Hamed/Reuters
A Syrian refugee boy (r.) sits outside his tent next to his family at a temporary refugee camp in the eastern Lebanese town of Marj near the border with Syria, Lebanon, May 20, 2013. Oxfam an international aid organization is appealing for funds to help Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan, saying warmer weather will increase health risks due to lack of shelter, water, and basic sanitation. Hussein Malla/AP
A Palestinian refugee prepares food as her children sit next to her in their house in Gezirat al-Fadel village, Sharqiya, east of Cairo, May 17, 2013. Palestinians around the world recently marked the 65th anniversary of their mass displacement during the war over Israel's 1948 creation. Khalil Hamra/AP
A boat (r.) carrying 66 Sri Lankan refugees arrives in the Western Australian town of Geraldton, April 9, 2013. According to local media, the vessel was inside Geraldton Harbour before the Coast Guard was alerted by two men in a small boat, with several witnesses saying the passengers carried a banner stating they intended to travel to New Zealand. Courtesy of Jane Kennedy-ABC/Reuters
A Palestinian refugee holds her baby as she stands in front of her house at Gezirat al-Fadel village, Sharqiya, east of Cairo, May 17, 2013. Khalil Hamra/AP
A Syrian refugee woman washes her clothes at the Mrajeeb al-Fhood refugee camp, east of the city of Zarqa April 29, 2013. Muhammad Hamed/Reuters
A Jordanian soldier gives food and water to Syrian children refugees after they crossed the border from Syria, near Mafraq February 18, 2013. According to the Jordanian Armed Forces sources, around 89,000 Syrian refugees fleeing from the violence in their country have crossed the Jordanian border since the beginning of 2013. Muhammad Hamed/Reuters
Palestinian refugee children play next to a house in Gezirat al-Fadel village, Sharqiya, Egypt, May 17, 2013. Khalil Hamra/AP
Mu Pro, a Karen refugee weaves while talking during an interview at Mae La refugee camp in Ta Song Yang district of Tak province, northern Thailand, April 12, 2013. With the end of 50 years of military rule in Myanmar, aid groups are beginning to prepare for the eventual return of one of the world's largest refugee populations, the Karen, who number some 1 million in camps and hideouts spread across five countries. Apichart Weerawong/AP
Refugees build a classroom at the Yida camp in South Sudan's Unity State, April 20, 2013. The camp, with about 72,000 registered refugees according to the (UNHCR), is considered to be one of the most challenging in the world. As there are no schools in the camp, refugees have organized themselves, making a few primary schools with volunteer refugee teachers to educate the children. Andreea Campeanu/Reuters
Ephraim Rutabingwa, a Hutu refugee who bears a deep scar on his forehead, the mark of a machete he says was wielded by a Tutsi neighbor in 1996, speaks to an Associated Press reporter at his home in the Nakivale refugee camp in Uganda, April 15, 2013. Rebecca Vassie/AP
An Afghan refugee teacher writes on the blackboard as a balloon seller waits for his customers to finish their class outside a tent set up as a temporary school for refugees on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept 18, 2008. According to UNESCO, education promotes peace and peace promotes education. Rafiq Maqbool/AP
Former Free Syrian Army fighter, Bilal al-Ammari, holds his infant daughter, as he speaks about his failed attempts to return to Darra, at the Zaatari refugee camp, near the Syrian border, in Mafraq, Jordan, April 29, 2013. Mohammad Hannon/AP
Syrian refugees walk under clothing lines at the Bab Al-Salam refugee camp in Azaz, near the Syrian-Turkish border June 9, 2013. Hamid Khatib/Reuters
A woman carries water through the flooded Jamam refugee camp at the Upper Nile, South Sudan, July 2, 2012. Refugees are fleeing from the heavy seasonal rain that recently flooded the Jamam refugee camp and gravely expanded the risk of illness. Adriane Ohanesia/Reuters
This World Refugee Day, Swedish furniture maker IKEA offers up a new design for a shelter that would offer more privacy and comfort than the ubiquitous canvas tent.
Nothing says misery like a hot tent in a refugee camp. That's especially true when a family spends year after year under a triangle of canvas meant to last only six months.
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