Refugee Crisis Global Rise in Numbers of Refugees is a Concern

Question: Discuss about theRefugee Crisisfor Global Rise in Numbers of Refugees is a Concern. Answer: Introduction Refugees, is a common term, which refers to such individuals who have been forced to leave their home nations and settle in a different place, due to repression or conflicts or the some other reason (Nardone Correa-Velez, 2015). Currently, this situation is present across the globe. In the following parts, this problem of rise in numbers of refugees and the possible solutions have been elucidated. Background Worldwide, there are presently around 43 million victims who have been uprooted due to persecution, and conflicts (UN, 2016). And amongst these, the refuges are in the upwards of 15 million and the remaining remain internally displaced in their home countries (Panjabi, 1991). Even though this crisis is global, the current focus is mostly on the refugees shifting to Europe, specifically from Syria (Bolton, 2016). Though, this does not undermine that there are other nations too, from where the refugees are coming, for instance, a number of refugees are fleeing from Nigeria, Myanmar, Honduras to more affluent nations like Australia and US. The severity of this global problem is unmatched, on both the severity and scale, since the World War II (Furtak, 2015). Definition As per the 1951 Conventions Article 1, which relates to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is defined as a person who has fled his or her nation due to a well-substantiated fear of being victimized for a number of reasons including the nationality, race, religion, political opinion or membership of a particular social group (UN, 2016). Body Problems The basic problem which is the driving force behind this problem is that across the globe, there are around 19 million individuals, who are currently refugees and they need some safe haven to live (Fisher, Taub, 2015). Initially the refugees are forced to leave their home, and after this, they have to live in camps, where the life is unsafe, cramped and with no sustainable future, and a result, families are destroyed. And then, a large number of such refugees show up in different nations, which results in overcrowding in such migrating nations, for instance, Greece (Ostrand, 2015). And then there is the problem of funding, which makes this crisis worse. Solutions UNHCR or the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is the leading international agency, which coordinates with the protection of refugees and is a part of the United Nations. There are numerous ways to alleviate the sufferings of refuges, specifically pertaining to injustice and traumas. By opening up safe routes to sanctuaries can also help in dealing with this crisis. Efforts are needed to help in the resettling of all the refugees. Further, safe travel from the refugee nation to the migrating nation is necessary to safeguard each and every life (Amnesty International, 2016). Evaluation of Solution UNHCR is short on funding by a few billion and monetary support through charities, and good governance entities, can help in the shortage of UNHCR funding, and in turn helping the refugees (Fisher, Taub, 2015). The above mentioned solutions, are even though easy at the face, but are not easy to implement and hence, the crisis continues. Conclusions From the above statements, it is clear that the refugee situation is spread out across the globe, and is wreaking havoc on the individuals, who have no choice or means to survive. Even though there are organizations like UNHCR, but even they are falling short in dealing with this crisis. By adopting the aforementioned solutions, there are chances that this crisis can be minimized. References Amnesty International. (2016). 8 Ways To Solve The World Refugee Crisis. 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