Mange af disse flygtninge befinder sig i en uløselig problemstilling, hvor de hverken kan vende tilbage til deres oprindelsesland eller blive integreret fuldt ud i det første asylland, da mange af disse lande selv er ofre for konflikter eller fattigdom.
Many of these refugees find themselves in Catch-22 situations: they cannot return to their country of origin, nor can they integrate locally in the country of first asylum, since many of these countries are themselves victims of conflict or poverty.