Refugees

my view that the western world has an obligation to take in refugees to save people's lives from hunger, poverty, and all-around suffering. Many fears have come by this crisis to many people in Europe and the United States like Islam being the majority in Europe making it a Muslim content, overpopulation, crime and terrorist disguised as refugees. But let's look at the facts point by point. Let's say that the EU took in all 100% refugees and 100% were…

Regarded as a nation bridging Europe and Asia, Turkey holds control over the amount of refugees entering Europe from mostly neighbouring Middle Eastern countries as well as African countries and the Indian subcontinent. Due to the large amount of migrants crossing through Turkey, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) made an agreement to “provide some degree of protection and status determination” for asylum seekers and refugees. The UNHCR defines a refugee as a person “who is unable or unwilling to…

Education access to children refugees in the host countries is unbalanced because it depends on the camp, urban setting, and gender. Gross Enrollment Ratio show children enrollment to a specific education level irrespective of age when expressed as a percentage sometimes surpasses 100 percent because of the late entry of children refugee into schools or repetition of grades. Primary GER in 2009 for the refugees was 76 percent from 47 urban areas, 92 camps from 73 countries. Meanwhile,…

Syrian Refugees What would you do if you had a moment 's notice to pack and leave everything you once knew? This is what has been happening to Syrians for the past few years, sometimes only having time to take their families. 22.8% of the Syrian refugees signing up with the UNHCR are 18-59 year old males while 23.8% are females. 3 out of 4 of those females are single mothers with children. (Ross 8) Since the war in Syria broke out millions of refugees are looking for a place to live. The United…

Divekar, Ms.Volpe svolpe@northallegheny.org "The International Public Policy Forum" “Resolved: The obligation to provide safe haven for refugees should outweigh a government 's right to control its borders." "On our honor, we pledge that we have received no unauthorized assistance on this work." Affirmative Side In recent events, the amount of refugees has increased immensely. Currently there are long term wars that do not show any sign of ending soon in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria,…

Hungary woman tripped refugees Snapshot of the issue According the news from the telegraph, 25th SEP, a Hungarian camerawoman was caught tripped refugees who carried a kid when refugees rushed passed her. This woman called Petra Laszlo, works for N1TV. After this issue, she was fired by this Tv station. The N1TV said Petra’s behavior is unacceptable and working relationship was ended (Ensor 2015). She also aroused whole public’s anger, many criticized that she is a racist heartless woman. Few…

Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (later called the Refugee Convention) was grounded in Article 14 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of human rights which recognizes “the right of persons to seek asylum from persecution in other countries,” (United Nations, 1951, p. 2). The Convention led to the definition of a refugee…

Syrian Refugees that are arriving in Canada face many challenges during the resettlement process. These refugees struggle with sanitary living conditions, shelter, food, education, em-ployment and health care. The number of refugees arriving at the same time takes a toll on the planning process which in return makes it difficult and overwhelming in finding suitable shelter for these individuals. Developing a proper resettlement plan is a major key in succeeding in this country. There are a…

individuals have been termed “refugees.” More specifically, as defined by the 1951 Convention and Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who “is outside of the country of his nationality, and is unable to, or [because of] fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country” (Convention and Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees). In response to refugee crises, relief organizations such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)…

growth of illnesses that can place lives in mortal danger. Principally, humanitarian support in such chaotic conditions centers on preventing death, giving assistance and safety measures for those compelled to desert their usual residences. Aid to refugees is usually depicted as a charitable mission to the displaced. People are generally forced into refugee status due to an armed struggle resulting from the abuse of power and political authority…