United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

number of refugees is increasing day after day. According to the United Nations High Commissioner Refugees (UNHCR), there are almost five million Syrian refugees around the world. The UNHCR has also estimated the percentage of Syrian refugees around the globe. There are 42% in Germany and Serbia. There are 40% in Sweden, Hungary, Austria, Netherlands, and Bulgaria. Yet, there is only 17% in all other countries such as Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq. Some of these countries are welcoming…

Enrique’s Journey Reflection The United States has a wealthy economy with the GDP per capita being $54,600 which places the US 19th in the world compared to other countries economy. The US also has a decent government and a great military. Although the United States has such wonderful things going for them, they still have an immense problem; Immigration. Immigration has enveloped the US where over one million people come into America legally each year, while numerous come into America by…

not change state behaviour’. Discuss with relation to both Australia’s Universal Periodic Review in 2011, and the lead-up to Australia’s Universal Periodic Review in 2015. The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a monitoring mechanism by the United Nations that aims to promote a universal approach and fair approach in the review of each country’s human rights position1. In January of 2011, Australia was subject to the UPR review and numerous recommendations were made to the country in areas…

detention Centre in 2011. From this involvement I was inquisitive as to how alacritous Australia’s society is in supporting asylum seekers and refugees. Having limited prior knowledge on this divisive social issue meant absorbing as much valid material possible was a prerequisite. Humanitarian Organization papers by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), government reports, textbooks, as well as…

The United States (U.S.) support Syrian neighboring countries for hosting Syrian refugees , however, the continual increasing number of refugees, straining capacity, may create situations of the U.S. increase hosting Syrian refugees. Eighty thousand Syrian refugees referred for resettlement since the outbreak of conflict in early 2011; causing states such as Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Norway and Australia to increase their resettlement quotas. The State Department reported that the…

country (Zimbabwe Torture Victims Project, 2). Zimbabwe is now a victim of the ‘brain drain’ because its most valuable citizens are leaving or have left the country. Delays in the determination of refugee status and the lack of social assistance for refugees and asylum seekers in Johannesburg and other cities in South Africa have been stemmed by the Immigration Act of 2002 and the Refugee Act (Maharaj). In addition to the UNHCR’s attempts to reduce Xenophobia, the South African government…

were being persecuted for different religious views, ethnic supremacists, and criminals. The MHRG remains to support the Mandaean’s who live in Iraq and the refugees who live around the world. The reason the idea of persecuting the Mandaean community was conducted in 2010 by the Compilation Prepared through the “Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights for the Universal Periodic Review of Iraq”. At the…

Since its foundation in 1945, the United Nations (UN) has served as the centre of international diplomacy in the hope of ensuring world peace, protecting human rights, and providing humanitarian aid. Australia, being a key ally during World War II, was among the establishing nations and has played an active role in promoting UN interests. While the goals of the UN are noble from a moral perspective, the existence of a global authority has significant implications on national sovereignty, the…

A problem for the effectiveness of policy in Burma is the lack of the role of the countries belonging to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Thailand and other members of ASEAN are large investors in Burma, and therefore have no interest in sanctioning their economic partner (Green, & Mitchell, 2007). Thailand has said that it believes sanctions are the wrong policy toward Burma and that it would not participate in sanctions (Tansubhapol, 2009). The currently uninvolved countries…

of San Jose, California, and Marion Lacadia Obera became the first Filipina American to be appointed judge to the Los Angeles bench. In 1974, March Fong Eu became the first Asian American woman ever elected to a state constitutional office in the United States, when she was elected California 's secretary of state. Responding to a large presence of experienced Filipino…