FACTS VS FICTION Who are these people And what links them History Over the last 400 years many waves of people fled to this country to escape persecution and war overseas However the term ID: 285449
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REFUGEES
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FACTS VS FICTIONSlide3
Who are these people?
And what links them?Slide4
History
Over the last 400 years many waves of
people fled
to this country to escape persecution and war
overseas.
However, the term
R
efugee did not become widely used until 1951. Slide5
Defining People on the Move Slide6
Refugee
A Refugee is somebody who:
Fears being persecuted;
Left their country;
Unable to safely return to their country.
Geneva Convention
(1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees)Slide7
Asylum Seeker
An Asylum Seeker is somebody who:
Claims that they are a Refugee;
W
ants
to find safety
somewhere else;
Has asked the
Government of
the country if they can stay.Slide8
Internally Displaced Person (IDP)
An Internally Displaced Person is somebody who:
Has fled their home, e.g. due to civil war;
Has not crossed international borders;
Their
protection remains the responsibility of their
government.Slide9
Migrant
A Migrant is somebody who:
Moves from one country to another, e.g. to find work;
‘Regular’ migrant – with legal permission
‘Irregular’ migrant – without legal permissionSlide10
Refugee?
Omar is 17 years old and took part in protests against the Syrian government during the Arab Spring. Many of his fellow protesters have been arrested and disappeared. Fearing he would be next, Omar has had to leave his family and belongings in Syria. He arrived in the UK in 2013 and has submitted his asylum application.
Is he a refugee?Slide11
Refugee?
Due to financial hardship and economic struggle, Raju left his family in Bangladesh and arrived in the UK to work.
Is he a refugee?Slide12
Refugee?
Mariam, a Muslim, from the Central
African Republic
fled civil unrest and attacks targeting Muslims and now lives with her children in a camp in Chad.
Is she a refugee? Slide13
Fleeing from and fleeing to
Where do you think most refugees are fleeing from?
What countries do you think they are fleeing to? Slide14
Source Countries
Source: UNHCRSlide15
Host Countries
Source: UNHCR Global Trends Report 2013Slide16
The UK ContextSlide17
True or False
Source: UNHCR Global Trends Report 2013Slide18
Mohammed’s story
“When the boat sank, I could not find my friends. I was asking: where are they? Then I found Omar, but another friend was nowhere to be found. I tried to help others, but could not. Omar and I helped each other, but it was difficult to swim for hours. In the water, everyone was looking for family and friends.”
Mohammed, 21, a Syrian refugee, describing his experience on 11 October 2013 when the boat he was on sank 70 miles off LampedusaSlide19
Resources
More information on asylum and refugee issues:
Amnesty UK Refugee and Asylum
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/refugee-asylum-seeker-migrant-human-rights#.
U-31xuNdWVM
Amnesty International Refugee
and Migrants
http://
www.amnesty.org/en/refugees-and-migrants
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
http://
www.unhcr.org.uk/about-us.html