PPT-Refugee Issues for Educators

Lana Radosavljevic MA RCO Board Member Jessica Marks MPA RCO Director Mission The RCO uses technology to facilitate successful resettlement transitions by strengthening access to resources and helping refugees build community through shared resources. Refugee students in schools. Refugee students. come from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. come from different educational and socio-economic backgrounds. have had a range of life experiences. A work in progress…. James Milner. Carleton University. James.Milner@carleton.ca. Geneva, 1998. Annual meeting of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s . Programme. (. ExCom. ). Debate on annual theme: “International Solidarity and Burden-Sharing in all its Aspects: National, Regional and International Responsibilities for Refugees”. Presentation by:. Charles . Codère. Mamun. Ali. Emeline. . Pluchon. AF (Kiribati) Case: Some Context. Appellant: . Ioane. . Teitiota. , 37. Home Country: Kiribati.  . Immigrated to New-Zealand in 2007 and overstayed his permit. A Refugee is a person who . Is outside . his or her . own country. Has . a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons . of: . race, . religion, . nationality,. political . opinion or . membership in a particular social group. . A work in progress…. James Milner. Carleton University. James.Milner@carleton.ca. Geneva, 1998. Annual meeting of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s . Programme. (. ExCom. ). Debate on annual theme: “International Solidarity and Burden-Sharing in all its Aspects: National, Regional and International Responsibilities for Refugees”. Louise Olliff. PhD candidate. . (Anthropology & Development Studies), University of Melbourne. Senior Policy Officer, Refugee Council of Australia. Overview. Humanitarianism and the international refugee regime. Vyaj Lovejoy – Barrister 1 MBC, Chambers. Understand . the definition of refugee . Understand the UK legal framework . Apply . the definition using case studies. Considering . what evidence would be required. What is Refuge Resettlement?. Founded in 1946. Mission: end hunger, promote peace and justice. Supported by 37 member communions . Program areas: food, water, assisting refugees and the vulnerable . Active in more than 30 countries. Refugee Health 101. Purpose of Presentation . To provide information about the health services refugees receive before and after resettlement and the health programs and services that exist for resettled refugees living in Utah. . CHEER . 19 July 2017. Linda Morrice. l.m.morrice@sussex.ac.uk. A . world on the move …. At . the end of 2015 the forcibly displaced population reached a record high of 65.3 . million. . T. his . includes 21.3 million . . dcf.wisconsin.gov. A refugee is a person who is outside of his or her country and is unable or unwilling to return because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution. .. dcf.wisconsin.gov. Quarterly Meeting. April 3, . 2018. Refugees: 10,548 . SIVs: 7,755. *as of March 31, 2018 . . U.S. Year-to-Date Arrivals . Refugees: 2,125. SIVs: 285 . * PRM Projections as of 3/30/2018. March 25, 2014. Welcome. Federal Program Structure and Funding Flow. Child Care Landscape . Federal Programs: U.S. Administration for Children and Families . Office of Child Care. Office of Refugee Resettlement. Access to . Care. Dr. Gillian . Morantz. Pediatrician, MCH.  MUHC Health Equity Symposium. Outline. Immigration categories. Challenges in accessing healthcare. Health issues. Proposed solutions. Immigration categories.