Tag: World Refugee Day
teded: teded: About 60 million people around the globe have been forced to leave their homes to escape war, violence and persecution. Those who have crossed a border and sought shelter outside of their own countries–and they are commonly referred to as ‘refugees’, but what exactly does that term mean? The world has known refugees for millennia, but the modern definition was drafted in the UN’s 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees in response to the mass persecutions and displacements of the Second World War. It defines a refugee as someone who is outside their country of nationality, and is…
Happy Sunday, everybody! After getting over the first big shock of the news of the week, let’s take a look at how bloggers blogged about it… “Brexit” Hangover: The Morning After a “Leave” Vote Explained This one’s been written before we knew the results, taking the possible consequences into account, thus minus the shock and disbelief included in others. Big Implications at the UN for Brexit This is one more item to add to a list of uncertainties. I think contemplating the UK leaving the UN too is completely unnecessary though, since the whole point of this referendum wasn’t anything…
Happy first day of Summer everybody! Astrologically, that is, although weather-wise we are past a few hot summer days already. I hope all your summers are going wonderfully. I am still busy as ever, and it’s a shame especially because there are plenty of things to post about these days. I am trying hard not to miss marking anything important. These are just a few of this week’s top posts. World Refugee Day 2015: The Urgent Need For A Fresh Perspective On Global Migration Yesterday was World Refugee Day, but these days there are so much more to remind us…
June 20 is World Refugee Day “The UN General Assembly, on 4 December 2000, adopted resolution 55/76 where it noted that 2001 marked the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, and that the Organization of African Unity (OAU) had agreed to have International Refugee Day coincide with Africa Refugee Day on 20 June. The General Assembly therefore decided that 20 June would be celebrated as World Refugee Day.” The status and future of refugees is a pressing issue these days, as currently there are almost 60 million refugees in the world.
Hello Everybody! I hope you all have spent the longest Saturday of the decade well! I keep being busy with important deadlines approaching both in my work and my studies, that’s the reason this blog seems to be neglected these days. Here’s what I recommend from my weekly reading anyway: UN Chief Warns Military Strikes in Iraq May Backfire The Secretary General actually suggests that keeping things unresolved once again and arming one side against the other would probably even worsen things in the region. World Refugee Day Draws Attention to Shortcomings of International Law World Refugee Day was Friday…
– Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis over 1,6 million people left Syria to seek refuge in another country. – That accounts roughly for 6% of Syria’s overall population. – Most usually they flee for one of the neighbouring countries – Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt. – Having to cope with such a large number of refugees puts a heavy burden on the host countries, especially those not quite well off themselves. – The majority of Syrian refugees arrive with not much more than their clothes on, so they cannot get by without aid. – Three-quarters of the Syrian refugees…
