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Refugee and immigrant issues
REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT ISSUES
When the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was established in 1951, there were an estimated 1 million refugees to care for, the majority of whom were European. Currently, UNHCR cares for 19.2 million people, of whom over 9.2 million are refugees, mainly from Africa and Asia. Eighty per cent of them are women and children. In addition to individual flight from persecution, the modern pattern of refugee movements is that of mass exoduses caused by ethnic conflicts and violations of rights of minorities…
People become refugees because one or more of their basic human rights have been violated or threatened. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) underlines the strong connection between human rights and the work of UNHCR. Article 14 of the UDHR states that "everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution."….
No one likes or chooses to be a refugee. Being a refugee means more than just being a foreigner. It means living in exile and often depending on others for basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter…
No one likes or chooses to be a refugee. Being a refugee means more than just being a foreigner. It means living in exile and often depending on others for basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter…
TEACHERS' GUIDE IN: HUMAN RIGHTS AND REFUGEES
United States Association for UNHCR (USA for UNHCR)
United States Association for UNHCR (USA for UNHCR)
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U.S Committee for Refugees
U.N Refugee Agency
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