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