Google, UN Put Refugees on the Map

April 8th, 2008 By FRANK JORDANS, Associated Press Writer Google, UN Put Refugees on the Map (AP)

L. Craig Johnstone, UN deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, introduces a Google earth presentation at the UNHCR headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, April 8, 2007. The UN refugee agency and Google unveiled a new mapping program that provides a close-up view of some of the world's major humanitarian operations. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

(AP) -- Internet search giant Google Inc. unveiled a new feature Tuesday for its popular mapping programs that shines a spotlight on the movement of refugees around the world.

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