United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

challenges, the Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter- Agency Group (MMEIG) has been able to generate internationally comparable estimates. This group is made up of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Population Fund, the World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division (UNDP). Some key findings from their report for the 1990 – 2015 period are as follows: the maternal mortality rate (MMR) has decreased by 44% globally (from 385 in 1990…

Dr. Michael J. Stellern. The United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNCHR) provided evidence that supported Pope Francis's claim by stating that nearly one percent of the world's population were refugees or displaced peoples. Within his first few months as Pope, Francis became aware of the plight of refugees and made it one the key issues he focused on. In January of 2017, he established a Dicastery to focus on four key areas, including the plight of refugees and migrants. "In all her…

the last thing that they can left in the world for those refugees, but is it have any meanings for those poor souls? Nothing. If they can still see this scene, they will ask why nobody care about them when they still alive? The civil wars were continuing, meanwhile, many countries announced that they would help Libya to get freedom. They sent fighter planes and support weapons to this despairing country for liberty; however countless refugees still not the main purpose for this world. There was…

Although the Macedonia government have legitimate reasons to identify and deter illegal entry, capricious detainment of migrants is prohibited by international law per the Charter of the United…

Australia is considered one of the safest countries in the world. If this is so, why is our nation denying refugee’s access to come here when they are in desperate need for a safe haven? We pride ourselves on accepting all cultures and nations, helping them out as much as we can. But when it comes to asylum seekers, we become so ignorant about the topic that the majority of us show no empathy towards them. This is exemplified by current programs Australia has implemented which help with the…

Refugee is defined in the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees as any person who is; outside their own country and has a well-founded fear of being persecuted due to their race, religion, nationality or political opinion and is unwilling or unable to return. Australia has signed and ratified the Refugee Convention with the intent to implement the legislation and policy that is required in order to support those who are dislocated from their home country due to the treat of…

Syria used to be a peaceful country. Now it’s a warzone with blood on the streets and people losing their homes and families. Therefore, Syrian refugees should be accepted in European countries for the sake of humanity, save them from the nomadic life, and promise them a bright future for their children. “Humanity” is a big word it has a big meaning which has the power to change the world. Which is lost now when I heard about Syria. Former home residents express in their interview that, “People…

opposing rebel groups and allies, masses of displaced civilians have simultaneously flooded into Europe and surrounding Middle Eastern countries. Through this memorandum, I will look at the theoretical underpinnings of refugees and immigration policy and the current U.S. Policy on Syrian refugees. The policy that should be undertaken is an increase in the Syrian admission quota and humanitarian aid. Refugee Crisis Context According to the BBC, in early 2011, unrest arose in Syria due to the…

The civil war is tearing the country in half and dividing families and tribes. Many people have been forcefully removed from their homes and in many cases children have become separated from their parents in the process of fleeing the area. The United Nations warned in late 2015 that nearly 1.5 million children have been displaced by the violence. Nearly 1600 children were forced to join either the government army or the rebel side as soldiers in the war. Many children have left the country and…

Syrian people are fleeing their native country to Canada and other safe countries mainly because of the civil war, which has left their homeland in complete devastation. The war that has been relentless since spring of 2011, after pro-democracy turned violent when some teenagers were arrested and tortured for painting revolutionary slogans on a school wall. This caused hundreds of thousands of people to take to the streets, all over the country in a protest demanding President Assad’s…