Refugees

Refugee Definition-     
 Refugees are poor people who have left their homelands because they fear that they will lose their lives or their freedom if they stay. People become refugees because one or more of their basic human rights has been violated or threatened

International law defines a "refugee" as a person who has fled from and/or cannot return to his/her country due to wee-founded fear or persecution, including war or civil conflict

A person is a refugee if

1.    Refugees have to be outside their country of origin

2.    The reason for their flight has to be fear of persecution

3.    The fear of persecution has to be well founded i.e. they have to have experienced persecution or will experience it when they return,

4.    The persecution has to result from one or more of the five grounds listed in the definition

5.    They have to be unwilling or unable to seek the protection of their country.

Who protects the refugees?
UNHCR
Protecting refugees is the core mandate of UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees


Why do they help?
This year, with the world economic crisis threatening to slash aid budgets and amid enormous global uncertainty, we need to ensure refugees are not forgotten. That's why the theme for this year's World Refugee Day on June 20 is "Real People, Real Needs."
Of the millions of people forcibly displaced by conflict, persecution and natural disasters, every one has a story to tell; they are real people, just like you and me, and they have real needs.

"Real People, Real Needs" - refugees are individuals with real needs, just like you and me.

Where are they involved?
africa, americas, asia and the pacific, europe middle east and north africa.

Identify the top 10 countries and continents of concern, record their population

1.       Asia

2.       Africa

3.       Pakistan

4.       Thailand

5.       Dem Republic Congo

6.       Iraq

7.       Somalia

8.       Sudan

9.       Syrian Arab Republic

10.   Iran