IDP Data
What country received the most asylum applications? (in 2016)
Germany
Migrants and refugees are treated differently under international, or national law?
International law
What is a migrant?
Someone who leaves their country for better economic opportunities
What does IDP stand for?
Internally Displaced Person
In 2016, what was the top host country for refugees?
Turkey
End of 2016, how many people had been forcibly displaced from their homes?
65.6 million people
The U.S pledged to increase the number of refugees it accepted...
a. semiannually (every two years)
b. annually (every year)
c. triennially (every three years)
d. none of the above
b. annually (every year)
What is a refugee?
Someone who leaves their country because of a "well founded fear" of persecution
What is an IDP (Internally Displaced Person)?
An IDP is a refugee who is unable to cross international borders
In 2016, how many Internally Displaced People did Columbia have?
7.4 million people
1 in 4 refugees worldwide are from what country?
Syria
"The U.S. pledged to increase the number of refugees it would accept annually, from _______ to _______."
70,000 to 100,000
Refugees can be those fleeing what? (As the notes say)
War zones
What are 2 examples of why people would want to go to another country?
Medical care
A government that supports human rights
Nations not impacted by climate change (yet)
Job economic chances
Educational opportunities
A nation free from bombs and carnage
There are more displaced people today (2016) than any time since what World War? (From IDP Data so based in 2016)
WWII
What country has the most IDPs? (in 2016)
Colombia
In the "comic" what was the country that they stated was hostile?
Hungary
Is an internally displaced person someone who is unable to cross international borders, or national borders?
A refugee who is unable to cross international borders
People apply for asylum when? Inside the USA, at a legal port of entry, or both?
Both
People legally apply to be refugees when....?
Hint: (Inside or outside?)
Outside of a nation they want to immigrate to
1 out of how many people worldwide have been forcibly displaced from their homes?
Before the Syrian conflict, they had a growing population of about how many people?
About 22 million
What are 2 examples of why people migrate or flee their country? (Push factors)
Lack of economic chances
War zone
Being persecuted based on your race, religion, nationality, member of a social group, or your political opinion
Lack of educational chances
Home nations affected by climate change
Lack of healthcare
Better economic opportunities
What does a someone have to prove to a judge to be able to leave their country? (As a refugee)
722,400 applicants