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SOCIO-CULTURAL ASPECTS Additional problems can arise when different ethnic groups are forced
to live together. Not only do cultural practices and religious beliefs
differ, but old hostilities will still be present in the new situation.
They may even be reinforced, as one group is pitted against another in
a fight for scarce resources and the daily struggle for survival takes
priority over feelings of solidarity in a shared disaster. There may also
be a certain level of hostility between the refugee and host communities
because of profound differences between their respective cultures and
traditions; this may seriously affect the security of the refugee population
and may also influence whether or not the local health services are accessible
to all the refugees.
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