XII- REFUGEES Flashcards
(30 cards)
is someone who has been forced to flee his or her home country and is unable or unwilling to return due to fear of persecution.
refugee
this law gives refugees legal protection under the
international refugee law.
1951 UN Convention
they are mandated to respond to refugee needs.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
is someone who was forced to flee his/her home but who did not cross a state border.
internally displaced person (IDP)
where do IDPs benefit
- legal protection of international human rights law
- international humanitarian law
are those who have made a claim that they are refugees and are in the process of waiting for it to
be accepted or rejected
Asylum-seekers
what are the causes of displacement? (WRNICE)
war (ukraine vs russia)
religious persecutions (iran, christian persecutions)
natural disasters (peru floods)
insecurity
civil war (rohingya vs rakhine)
ethnic cleansing (jews during wwii)
what are the countries with the largest displacement caused by conflict and violence (scnds)
syria (6.5M)
colombia (5.7M)
nigeria (3.3M)
democratic republic of congo (2.9M)
sudan (2.4M)
as of 2014, how many individuals are internally displaced in the philippines
at least 115,800
it is the movement of people from one place to another
migration
the movement of persons away from their residence
and across an international border
international migration
is the movement of persons from their home to
another location for employment
labor migration
a person who moves from one country or area to another country or location
migrant
one who travels to a foreign country, often to become a permanent resident
immigrant
what are the types of migration
transcontinental migration
regional migration
seasonal migration
transit migration
return migration
this is the movement of people from one continent
to another
transcontinental migration
this is the movement of people within a specified region
regional migration
this is the movement of people based on seasonal
demand of labor
seasonal migration
the movement of people to one country on the way to another
transit migration
the movement of people back to the country from which they originally emigrated
return migration
what are the main entry points of migrants in europe
sicily (italy)
greece
spain
france
they are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world
they are stateless people living in refugee camps because of their clash with buddhists (rakhine)
rohingya from myanmar
they are the rivals of the rohingya
rakhine buddhists
what caused the recent rohingya vs rakhine
a female rakhine buddhist was raped and rohingya men were said to be the suspects
