Short Essay On Refugee Crisis

With 65.3 million estimated refugees the world is quietly experiencing the worst refugee crisis since World War II (T). The only exposure the world receives about this on-going crisis is in the form of a picture of the lifeless body of a refugee child who drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean with his family; or a video that shows a young Syrian boy who sits in the back of ambulance covered in a thick, grey coat of dust and drenched in his own blood. Although these images resonate with the millions who either view these images on the news or on social media, they are quickly forgotten. Forgotten because there are so many terrible things that are happening in this world, that it is hard to keep up with each. The outside world’s ability to forget/overlook this crisis and move on with their everyday lives, is a luxury that 21.3 million people do not have. The modern refugee crisis is largely ignored, under reported and the worst refugee crisis in recorded history (Sharma). For the past thirty years, a growing number people in countries across the world are starting to express anti-refugee sentiment. There has been an increase of anti-refugee rhetoric and aggression. The social movement, Refugees …show more content…
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