The overwhelming majority of refugees trapped in urban areas are to be found in the poorest and more conflict-affected regions of the world.

President Clinton has responded humanely and judiciously to the challenge of saving a million desperate refugees trapped by war in eastern Zaire.

The refugees, trapped by fighting between rival factions near the Zaire-Rwanda border, are said to be dying in large numbers from hunger and thirst.

Along the way he issued Portuguese passports to refugees now trapped in occupied France, saving them by preventing their deportation to concentration camps.

However, Tajikistan closed their southern border, leaving many refugees trapped on islands in the Panj River which forms the border between the two countries.

Convoys of Government trucks carried apples, cakes, biscuits and water to refugees trapped in the pass.

The attack was evidence that the conflict that has kept aid workers from reaching 400,000 refugees trapped here has not eased.

Another helicopter bound to pick up refugees trapped behind the Armenian lines farther to the west was obliged to turn back after coming under fire.

On the rolls were photographs of terrified Palestinian refugees trapped in a building as it was being shelled, and Israeli battle-tanks leveling Lebanese houses at point-blank range.

The United Nations World Food Program announced today that it would provide $1.9 million in emergency aid for refugees trapped in Jordan.