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homes in CARMO, resulting in large numbers of internally displaced persons and refugees in other countries. In response, the neighboring country Eretub has allowed for the establishment of the Agihiv refugee camp, with an estimated population of 275,000 refugees. The camp has been separated into three smaller settlements: Camps A, B and C. Humanitarian efforts are lead by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), with additional assistance provided by national and international…

This paper will state the immigration issues and guest workers in the nations of Germany and The United States in the 1950’s and 1989. Explaining the situation guest workers were in and the work they were hired to do as well as the postwar refugees and expellees. The production of labor by millions of people have changed these nations and have been granted with nothing but a deportation back to their native country. The benefits of having a better reform system will benefit both the employee and…

height of Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, I was awarded a first-person view of injustice and corruption. As Afghan refugees, we were not afforded a fraction of the rights and privileges given to Iranian citizens. Even education, a fundamental human right, was inaccessible to us. It was such maltreatments that incited my mother's visit to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 2002. After speaking to my mother, the representative decided that we met the strict requirements…

fled from their homes, desperately escaping death, destruction, oppression of war and unfathomable living conditions. These people travel from countries like Syria and Iraq to places in Central America and Africa, looking for an escape. Many of the refugees may apply for asylum outside their home country and are eligible for certain legal protections. In the last year, civil war has forced 15 million people to flee Syria and Iraq; 1.1 million people have been displaced in Yemen; more than…

Korea-China border region has become more than just a regional problem for the East Asian countries, but also as an international problem as a whole, as North Korean refugees are transiting not just through China but also reaching other countries outside of the East Asian region as well. This includes countries in the…

Refugees can come from anywhere they feel like they can no longer be safe in. Refugees and Migrants have a crucial difference. A migrant is someone who is moving in search of a better life elsewhere, while a refugee is someone who has been forced to leave their country. The UNHCR defines a refugee as ‘someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence.’ In today’s society, most of the refugees come from Afghanistan, Syria, and Somalia. According to…

Out of the 84,995 refugees that the U.S. took in in 2016, three countries made up over half of that incoming population (Facts about the Syrian Refugees, 2015). The Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is a rather large country in central Africa, had over 16,370 refuges come inside Americas borders. Syria followed in a close second with 12,587, which exceeded the goal of resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees (Connor, 2016). In third was Burma or otherwise known…

of America need to stand up for the voiceless and have compassion on the world’s refugees because people are being forced to live in unhuman conditions, and America has the resources to help while offering a safe place to live. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) website, there are 21.3 million refugees in the world as of 2016 (Figures at a Glance). This rapid increase of refugees started growing in 2013 and has grown every year since. This is due to the civil…

The securitization of Asylum Seekers by Australia Orin Troyer Introduction By the conclusion of 2014, in accordance to reports of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) there are approximately 59.5 million displaced people globally as a result of conflict, violence, environmental degradation and human rights violations. Of these, approximately 19.5 million are classified as an asylum seeker or refugee collectively. A refugee is a person who is unable or unwilling to…

Antonio Guterres, the head of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), stated “I have no doubt that in today’s world, Somalia corresponds to the worst humanitarian disaster. I have never seen… people coming in such desperate conditions.” (UN: Somalia). Civil War broke out in Somalia and caused the Somalis to flee. Some spend weeks in the scorching sunlight with temperatures as high as 104 degrees Fahrenheit. They bring little to nothing on their backs as they travel, most by foot,…