GENEVA, 06 July (UNHCR) – The Google Earth Tour is a joint project between the UN refugee agency and the search giant Google. Initially developed by UNHCR's Field Information
and Coordination Support Section, it was finalized by experts at Google Earth. The tour, which is accompanied by a soundtrack from the Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter," takes viewers from Mae La
Refugee Camp in the rainforest of western Thailand to Treguine in the arid wastes of eastern Chad, visiting five other UNHCR-run camps along the way. Start the journey by clicking on the play button
below.
An internally displaced family is seen leaving the UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) Jalozai camp with their belongings, about 140 km (87 miles) north west of Pakistan's capital Islamabad, ...