Sub-title:
A short paper on the region‘s response to the recent refugee crisis.
Description:
"The objectives of this short report are to: (a) give a comprehensive historical
background on the plight of the Rohgingya and the events of the migrant crisis;
(b) identify, explain the role and response of entities such as the governments of
ASEAN and other organizations such as the United Nations (UN) and relevant
non-governmental organizations (NGOs); (c) explain the political, economic and
social aspects, factors and developments on the issue; (d) give a conclusion and
recommendations based on the author‘s research. Studying refugees and forced
displacement flows is essential in understanding emerging trends in migration, as
well as an indicator of consequences of conflict, economic stagnation, and
environmental degradation. As of 2014, the United Nations High Commissioner
on Refugees (UNHCR) reported an accelerated growth in global forced
displacement whilst reaching unprecedented levels. There are 59.5 million
individuals globally that were forcibly displaced because of persecution, armed
conflict, generalized violence, or human rights violation1
. Crises in the Middle
East, Africa, Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia have severely stretched the
global humanitarian system. In addition, the gaps can be observed on the current
global legal framework in protecting, asylum seekers, refugees and internally
displaced persons (IDPs). Out of the 59.5 million displaced, 19.5 million are
refugees, 28.2 million are IDPs, and 1.8 million are asylum-seekers. 42,500
individuals are forcibly displaced daily due to conflict and persecution..."
Source/publisher:
"Academia.edu" (USA)
Date of Publication:
2015-11-28
Date of entry:
2019-12-07
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Countries:
Myanmar, Bangladesh
Administrative areas of Burma/Myanmar:
Rakhine State
Language:
English
Local URL:
Format:
pdf
Size:
540.62 KB (12 pages)
Resource Type:
text
Text quality:
- Good