We Must Manage The Needs Of Refugees

Refugees are protected by two primary legislation at the international level, the first being the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees. These two combined provided the most protection for refuges but was only followed by countries who had signed both at the time. This is of key importance as this effected how refugees were being treated when they entered into nation states when fleeing for their safety. “Refugees by definition are victims of human rights violations”. Under the 1951 Refugee Convention “a refugee is defined as to any person and 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 or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country”.

In this paper I will discuss about the Syrian refugees Crisis, the characteristics of the of Syrian refuges crisis, how similar or different it the Syrian refugee crisis is from other refugee crisis, how Syrian refugee crisis affects individuals, families, and communities, what relevant research exists on the Syrian refugee crisis, and what key strategies have been known to be useful in this crisis, how one promote resilience in this crisis and how the social workers personal value affect him/her in addressing this crisis.

Migrants in Australia include refugees. 13,178 visas were granted under the Australia’s Humanitarian Program in 2005, and 64% of them were under 25 years of age (Brown, 2008, pp 110-111). Formal Resettlement Program is operated by Australia for the refugees accepted into the country providing housing assistance, welfare payments and access to free English language courses (Brown, 2008, pp 110- 111). Some of the difficulties faced by the children include transition from home country fleeing war and living in refugee camps, difficulties in learning English and mainstream subjects due to language barrier and to adjust to a new educational system (Brown, 2008, p111). They also need to adjust to social conditions, physical disability, missing family

Refugees face lots of difficulties in life, running from violence is only half the problem. Some of the people around the world believe that wealthy countries aren’t doing enough to help refugees find a place to live; others believe they are doing more than enough. A dispute happened between countries, people believe that United States is not giving enough support and resources to help the refugees maintain a healthy lifestyle, others disagree. One thing that is certain though is that refugees have to wait for a long time, before the states finally allow them to seek asylum. A large portion of the world 's population believes that the politically and economically stable countries are not doing enough to help the migrants and refugees.

The world is experiencing it’s “worst refugee crisis since World War II” (The Worst Crisis You’ve Never Heard Of). Refugees, along with having to leave their possessions and family behind in their usually war-torn or violent country, face many additional issues that are cause for the concern. Despite the United Nations’ best efforts, refugee camps are not equipped with the sufficient amount of food, medical care, and shelter for the thousands of people that pour into them everyday. With that in mind, many refugees are undernourished, sick, and generally hopeless. The continuing refugee crisis has also posed a unique issue for countries all around the world: not only does it bring about humanitarian concerns in individuals, but the ever-increasing flow of refugees cannot be kept up with and has the potential to harm other country’s economy and population. Similar refugee crises due to conflicts in countries like Palestine, Germany, Vietnam, Sudan, Afghanistan, Rwanda, and Myanmar have been handled, but recent displacements are even more difficult for countries to deal with. However, countries that accept refugees serve as examples for the best possible solution to the crisis: aiding refugees, not fearing them.

An interview conduction with a European citizen revealed that it should be an overall effect from all European countries to work together to manage all the refugees and their needs (Speldenbrink, 2016). She revealed that a lot of people don’t want more refugees to come in as the country does not have enough space or money to meet their needs and they are afraid that the refugees will not be willing or able to integrate their society and culture. They should be provided with housing, food, water, education, health care, safety and clothes when they arrive.

According to UNHCR (2017a), there are, currently, 22.5 million of refugees in the world. Comparing to the world population reported in United Nations (2017), it can be calculated as three refugees in every 1,000 people. Nowadays, most of the people who have escaped from their own countries are Syrian. Since 2011, the beginning of Syrian civil war, total registered Syrian refugees are 17.5 million people (UNHCR, 2017b). From the UNHCR database, most of them are living in neighbouring countries such as Lebanon and Turkey. Some of them seek asylum in developed countries, particularly in Europe. Germany is the European country that holds the largest Syrian refugee population, accounting for approximately 0.8 million (UNHCR, 2017b). The large population of refugee can affect to economy, environment, society, and politics. Some people say that new coming refugees can fulfil labour market and establish the multicultural societies which motivate international trade. However, the host nations will not benefit from refugees due to the needs of high cost of management for labour force preparation and risk of social conflict caused by cultural difference.

Refugees are moving in bigger numbers quicker and more remote than at some other time ever. This is going on when numerous nations are not well arranged to manage a changing demography and when arrangements and states of mind to populace development furthermore, migration are solidifying. The existence of refugees, and requests on the as of now seriously stressed economy, administrations and foundation add to the extraordinary hardship influencing the nearby populaces. In many occasions, refugees turn into an additional obstacle to, or chance imperiling, the improvement endeavors of the host nation. The health, social, and high economic costs might be felt long after an evacuee issue is understood.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said in December, "The world cannot sit by and watch genocide taking place. The world cannot just say 'look, it is not our problem'”. However, the massive amount of refugees is problematic for the host countries and for the refugees themselves. Bangladesh has started putting a ban on refugees entering. Refugees live in squalor and camps set up in the middle of nowhere with makeshift roofs and floors. People are sick and injured and starving. This life of a refugee, that some of us may conjure up an image, is not the same as reality. As Hannah Ardent wrote, the term refugee is used all wrong. These are not people who were flushed out because they were political radicals. These were people discriminated against, people who were traumatized and battered. They are immigrants, seeking refuge. When so many of us hear

In the present global context where over 65 million persons have been forcibly displaced from their homes by conflict and with over 20 million registered as refugees, it has never been more important to strengthen existing national systems for refugees in countries of asylum. This is imperative to increase the range of safe and regulated means by which refugees may reach sustainable solutions to their international protection needs.

According to data from the International Rescue Committee, 12 million Syrians have fled their homes since the Syrian Civil War erupted in 2011. The ongoing violence in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other Middle Eastern countries have left millions unsure of where to go and have put millions of refugees in danger trying to find alternative ways to escape and enter foreign countries, since many countries will not allow legal access. European countries are increasingly becoming more overwhelmed with the rapid influx of refugees fleeing to Europe since most of the weight has been thrown upon them to take significant action. It is not just the responsibility of European governments to find a solution to this grave problem. Many countries, developed and developing, around the world have an obligation to accept fleeing refugees or to provide humanitarian aid to help refugees get their lives back after going through such hardship and atrocities.

Refugee problems are a worldwide phenomenon which has become precarious and heightens the subject for every country. Refugees mean those people who fleeing conflict or persecution. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has recurrently stated that refugees are defined and protected in international law and must not be expelled or returned to situations where their life and freedom are at risk. According to UNHCR, (2016, January report) there are more than 21.3 million refugees throughout the world. However, currently, this number has been increased because of the Syrian violent conflict which escalated since 2011. ‘It has been stated that 75% of the total refugees are women and children and at least 7 million children are out of the school because of the war (UNHCR, 2016)’ (see also UNHCR, Global Trends).

The article on Refugee Protection is a well nuanced account of how UNHCR as an international organization has dealt with and continues to deal with refugee crisis. The central thought here is one of ‘international convergence’ among various actors, nation states, NGOs and aid distributing organizations, advocates and experts. Newland, while explaining the importance of collaboration among these actors alludes to the idea of UNHCR being “one of the more universal manifestation of international convergence” (Newland, 2011). If we assume this to be true, this implies that the refugee regime has attracted the attention and conscience of people and governments across the world, to a larger extent than issues of terrorism, peace keeping, and environmental sustainability. All of these issues are global issues, handled at an international level by United Nations and demand immediate attention. Refugee crisis, in part, is a result of the other three issues: wars, conflicts, sea level rise, resource depletion etc. It is heart-warming to imagine that citizens of economically powerful states are willing to develop the required administrative structure, collect funding and gather the necessary resources to assist people from economically weak, politically conflicted states; they are driven by their humanitarian

large and continuous outpour of refugees from Sri Lanka, the result this has had on surrounding countries such as Indian, Australia and some south east Asian countries. This case also accurately communicates the difficulties financially, physically, mentally and emotionally on refugees whilst fleeing their countries and seeking asylum. It is also indicates that refugees struggle with these same difficulties with the added complication of the language barrier and other social and cultural issues when trying to build their new life once granted asylum.

In 2015, around 4900 people are compelled to flee every day, and if these people are populated as a country, the population number will rank in the 21st place around the world (Tatah et al., 2016). According to UNHCR (2011), refugee means “people are outside their country of origin or habitual residence and unable or unwilling to return there owing to serious and indiscriminate threats to life, physical integrity or freedom resulting from generalized violence or events seriously disturbing public order.” Turkey, Pakistan, Lebanon, Iran and Ethiopia are the countries hosting most refugees (UNHCR, 2017). Some critics state that many refugees with no skills or low skills are unable to enter into domestic labor market which may harm the economy in host country; moreover, communicable diseases carried by refugees challenge the local health control system. However, the influx of refugees can benefit the host country by improving the domestic economy and strengthening local public health system.