Searching for Safety
What country took the most Syrian Refugees in?
Turkey
What country had the most IDPs
Colombia with 7.4 million IDPs
What is an IDP?
Internally Displaced Person
A refugee who is unable to cross international borders.
The UN's 1951 Convention and this protocol protect refugees' rights.
1951 Refugee convention
This organization provides humanitarian aid and protection to refugees, and it's acronym is UNHCR.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
This 1951 treaty protects the rights of refugees and sets rules for their treatment.
1951 Refugee convention
What country received the most asylum applications (in 2016)
a. U.S
b.Germany
c. France
B. Germany
People who leave their country due to a “well-founded fear” of persecution.
In 2015 many people from Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq moved to Europe to escape war and violence this event is called the ____ crisis.
refugee crisis
What is it called if refugees cannot be sent back to their home country if it is dangerous.
non-refoulment
This war, that started in 2011 caused millions of Syrians to flee to countries like Turkey and Germany.
Syrian Civil war
1 in 4 refugees worldwide are....
Syrian
Who is someone labeled as if they leave their country for better economic opportunities?
A Migrant
This country has taken in many refugees especially from Syria.
Germany
This type of person moves because of things like floods or storms
Climate migrants
How many Syrians had to flee their homes due to the war?
More than half of all Syrians had to flee their homes.
There are more displaced people today than at any time since... what war?
World War II
What is a push factor on why people migrate?
-Poverty/lack of economic opportunity
-Lack of healthcare
-lack of human rights
-Home nations impacted by climate change
-Lack of educational opportunities
-war/conflict zone
the process by which a person asks a new country for protection and safety.
applying for asylum
Who pledged to increase the number of refugees it would accept annually, from 70,000 to 100,000.
The U.S
Most migrants and refugees tried to reach Europe traveled along these three main routes..
Overland Balkan Route,Western Sea Crossing,and Central Sea Crossing.
What is the top host country for refugees?
Turkey.
2.9 million refugees
People legally apply to be _____ when outside of a nation they want to immigrate to.
refugees.
which country is NOT top 5 countries of origin for refugees
1. Sudan
2.Somalia
3.Algeria
4.Afghanistan
3. Algeria
This country received 123,000 asylum applications (in 2016)
Italy