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The term refugee was formalized
in 1951, when the United Nations
High Commission for Refugees
(UNHCR) was established.
Refugees are defined as
individuals who, “owing to a well-
founded fear of being persecuted
for reasons of race, religion,
nationality, membership of a
particular social group or political
opinion, is outside the country of
his nationality, and is unable to or,
owing to such fear, is unwilling to
avail himself of the protection of
that country or return there
because there is a fear of
persecution...”
Dadaab Refugee Camp, Kenya. Nearly 260,000 of the
population are under 18 years old; 10,000 of whom are now
third-generation refugees, born from parents who were
themselves born in the camps.

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Forced? Voluntary?

Stateless Smuggled
Refugee person migrant
Separated Irregular
child migrant
Asylum Unaccompanied Migrant
seeker child worker

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 Where do refugees go?

• Displaced within a country

• Neighboring countries
• Burden on poor nations
• Asylum countries and cities
• Economic, Social, Legal, Medical impacts of
Refugees
• “Host” Nations and Hostility towards refugees
• Anti-Immigration Movements
 Refugees and migrants: causes and
consequences
People’s lives are in They move to a
danger and/or they nearby country or
lack basic human People need to
further afield. They
rights. travel to safety, they
remain vulnerable
become refugees.
For example, due to to not having their
war. human rights met*.

People face extreme People want to They move to a

poverty. travel to work to nearby country or
support themselves further afield. They
The causes of and their families, become vulnerable
poverty are they become to not having their
complex. migrants. human rights met.
Many refugees make their way through Europe. Several European
countries have put greater controls on their borders.

This has led to many people becoming stranded in terrible conditions

on the borders of countries.
Syrian War Refugees in Jordan
Since 1975, more than 260,000 African
refugees have been admitted to the United
States for permanent resettlement. The
largest groups have been Somali (nearly
95,000) and Ethiopian (over 45,000), but
also included are Sudanese, Liberians,
Congolese, Eritreans, Rwandans, Sierra
Leoneans, and Burundians. In recent years,
the program has grown more diverse both in
terms of nationalities admitted to the United
States and processing locations. In FY 2010,
13,305 refugees from 26 African countries
were admitted to the United States. The FY
2011 Admissions Program: ceiling for
refugee arrivals from Africa is 15,000.
 What is Persecution?
While there is no universally accepted
definition of persecution, threats to life or
freedom are always considered persecution
when they occur because of a person’s:
• Race
• Religion
• Nationality
• Political opinion
• Membership in a particular social group
Refugees eligible for public assistance when they first arrive, but
the Government emphasizes early economic self-sufficiency
through employment to speed their integration into American
society.

During the refugees’ initial transition period, programs are funded

by the Dept. of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee
Resettlement and administered either by the states or resettlement
agencies provide cash and medical assistance, employment
services, and English language training.

After twelve months refugees are required to apply for adjustment

of status to that of permanent resident alien. After 5 years
refugees may apply for citizenship.
The sponsoring agency is responsible for placing
refugees with one of its affiliated offices and for
providing initial services, which include housing,
essential furnishings, food, clothing, community
orientation, and assistance with access to other
social, medical and employment services, for the
refugees’ first 30-90 days in the United States.

The R&P Program is a public-private partnership,

which anticipates that sponsoring agencies will
contribute significant cash and/or in- kind resources
to supplement U.S. Government funding for the
program.
It is estimated that as many as 17M refugees currently live in
camps, shelters, and urban areas worldwide; less than one percent
of refugees are resettled annually, half of them in the U.S. Camps
continue to grow and many families live in camps for decades.
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