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REFUGEES & ASYLUM SEEKERS - Coggle Diagram
REFUGEES & ASYLUM SEEKERS
Who will be affected by reugees?
Neighbouring Countries
In Afghanistan, 2.6 million people have escaped a war that has been happening for 17 years (neighbouring countries Iran and Pakistan)
In last year alone, ethnic cleansing in Myanmar forced 700,000 Rohingya refugees across the border to Bangladesh
In Syria 13 million have fled their homes (half the population) since civil war broke out in 2011 (5.6 million have fled as refugees and neighbouring country, Turkey, has taken in 3.5 million refugees)
Develping countries often support the massive influxes of refugees.
What are refugees?
a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
Most of the displaced people are women and children
Half the worlds refugees are children
Have a right to international protection
What is the issue and why is it important?
The world is currently facing the biggest refugees crisis ever.
Every 2 seconds someone is forcibly displaced
What generates refugees and asylum seekers?
Persectution
Conflict/War
Civil war in South Sudan has driven over 4 million people from their homes (2.4 million escaped as refugees)
Human rights violation
Ethnic cleansing
Religous disagreement
Political unrest
Australia's Stance
Detention Centres
Immigration detention centres detain people who have overstayed their visa, breached their visa conditions and had their visa cancelled or have been refused entry at Australia's entry ports
The Australian government claims that immigration detention is not used to punish people
Australian detention is indefinite
Thinly disgused racism
Estimated 1900 people have drowned trying to get to Australia
What are asylum seekers?
a person who has left their home country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another.
An asylum seeker is a person who has sought protection as a refugee, but whose claim for refugee status has not yet been assessed
UNHCR
People of concern
Refugees, 26.0 million
Asylum Seekers, 4.2 million
By the end of 2019, 79.5 million individuals were forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, violence or human rights violations.
That was an increase of 8.7 million people over the previous year
45.7 million internally displaced people
General Info
Objectives
Ease the pressures on host countries
Enhance refugee self-reliance
Support conditions in countries of origin for return in safety and dignity
Expand access to third-country solutions
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.
1951 Refugee Convention