Syria and the European migration crisis

Question 1

How many sought European asylum in 2015

Answer 1

1.3m, 222,000 Syrian, 13% women, 18% children

Question 2

Why more asylum sought

Answer 2

Middle Eastern escalation e.g. Syria since 2011, ISIL, nearer countries not accepting e.g. Lebanon as overwhelmed as taken in more than Europe and 70% refugees below poverty line

Question 3

EU general response

Answer 3

Closed borders, hard to get a coherent response from 28

Question 4

Germany

Answer 4

440,000 taken in, Angela Merkel not reelected

Question 5

How many forced to migrate 2011-15

Answer 5

14m

Question 6

Options for refugees

Answer 6

Encampment, urban destitution, moving abroad

Question 7

UK

Answer 7

Declined taking part in a plan to relocate 120,000 refugees based in Greece, Hungary and Italy

Question 8

Turkey

Answer 8

Conservative Muslim Erdogan, 20 camps hold over 250,000, 2 mosques, 5 schools, few miles from war, state sponsored Turkish lessons, spent over $8b

Question 9

How many of the global 2014 refugee population displaced for over 10y

Answer 9

50%

Question 10

Examples of recognising human capital

Answer 10

Ugandan research project allows refugees work rights e.g. Congolese digital music businesses, 21% own businesses employing others

Question 11

Humanitarian visa example

Answer 11

Nansen passports 1922-38 got Nobel Peace Prize, would lessen deaths of 3000 into Europe/yr