Refugee Nation is a 2014 proposal to create a new sovereign state to voluntarily resettle the world's refugee population to solve refugee crises. According to United Nations estimates, there were about 82 million refugees and internally displaced people in the world at the time of the proposal.
Unofficial use of the Refugee Nation flag at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The Refugee Olympic Team competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016, as independent Olympic participants.
Refugee Olympic team arriving in Rio de Janeiro
Rose Lokonyen arriving in Rio de Janeiro for the Olympic Games