Refugee

The High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has two branches; the Division of Operational Services and the Division of International Protection Services. It determines “refugee status” and advocates and seeks solutions for the refugees. A main piece of legislation is the Refugee Act of 1980, with a main goal of bringing the United States into compliance with international…

Ever since the beginning of time, humans have the need for shelter and safety. Architectural theoreticians like Vitruvius and Marc-Antoine Laugier describe the primitive hut as the origin of architecture. When we look at the standardised model for refugee camps, we see tents – mostly offered by humanitarian organizations – arranged in the form of a grid. The camp is organised hierarchically. It consists of different districts, each subdivided into smaller neighbourhoods. Districts are separated…

The Happiest refugee, by Ahn Do, is a memoir which tells the story of his family, his life before and after fleeing war-torn Vietnam, and his dramatic journey through pirate-infested waters. Did you know that refugees contribute an average of $10 billion to the Australian economy in their first 10 years of settlement? Illegal immigrants don't come to Australia to commit crime; they come here to escape war-torn countries such as Iraq,Syria and historically, Vietnam. Despite this, the majority of…

Refugee youth in particular struggle in accessing PSE. In 2011, youth who immigrated to Canada before the age of 15 had high school and university completion rates that were higher than those of third- or higher-generation Canadians. However, another Statistics Canada report found that children of refugees had a much lower completion of university than children of economic migrants and skilled workers. A study from York University states that a large and growing percentage of refugees have…

The Happiest Refugee is a memoir of hope and challenge. Anh and his families’ lives have greatly changed by the impact of the Vietnam War causing them to flee their homes and communities as refuges in the desperation of seeking out a better life for themselves as well as their families. When Anh was a small child, his family gambled everything in their desire to escape the crippling poverty in Vietnam on a barely seaworthy boat crowded with 40 others. “I look across the water and am mesmerised…

laid out implies that the two children are evacuees because of the dirt all over them, and the sign in the background reads “UN Refugee Agency.” In Syria there has been a great deal of conflict, and many children are being exposed to world issues that no child should ever experience. The two children are refugees from Syria, and they are portrayed as though they have just arrived at the camp. Their faces look tired and sad. Although you cannot see the little girls face, the way her hands are…

months social media and television have been bombarding us about the war in Syria and the refugee crisis that has occurred because of it. This bombardment is important, because without it, many would have no idea what was going on in Syria. Many Syrians have been displaced from their homes in the past four years since the Syrian civil war started and are struggling to find a place to live. European countries have been doing as much as they can to accept refuges, and to give them a fresh start.…

Date of Submission: 12/09/14 Abstract Majority of refugees and asylum seekers spend their time in refugee camps before resettling to a host country. Condition at the camp can cause detrimental effects and can affect their mental and physical health. For majority of the refugees resettled, not much information is know about their health required beyond a health history taken upon entry (Morris, Popper, Rodwell, Brodine & Brouwer, 2009). Introduction: Victoria has as…

A refugee is someone living outside the U.S who has experienced persecution or fears persecution due to race, ideology, or group affiliation. Before any refugee arrives in the U.S, the president must issue a Presidential Determination outlining the number of refugees to admit in the next fiscal year. In order for their cases to be reviewed, refuges must receive a referral to U.S Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). This referral can only come from the United Nations Refugee Agency. They are then…

As of December 2014, there were over fifty-nine million forcibly displaced people around the globe. Over nineteen million were classified as refugees. A refugee is described as a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. Refugees are often undeservingly forced to face problematic disasters and challenges in their quest for a better life. Fortunately, most of these people gain qualities such as courage, bravery and compassion on…