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Global Refugee Crisis

The document addresses the global refugee crisis, defining key terms such as refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced persons, while emphasizing the need for responsibility-sharing among nations. It outlines the current state of refugees, resettlement efforts, and the challenges faced by asylum seekers in various countries. The document advocates for improved protection of refugee rights, enhanced resettlement mechanisms, and a shift in the narrative surrounding migration to foster a more humane approach to the crisis.

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Global Refugee Crisis

The document addresses the global refugee crisis, defining key terms such as refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced persons, while emphasizing the need for responsibility-sharing among nations. It outlines the current state of refugees, resettlement efforts, and the challenges faced by asylum seekers in various countries. The document advocates for improved protection of refugee rights, enhanced resettlement mechanisms, and a shift in the narrative surrounding migration to foster a more humane approach to the crisis.

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TACKLING THE GLOBAL REFUGEE CRISIS

FROM SHIRKING TO SHARING RESPONSIBILITY


A Refugee is a Person who….
Is out side their country
Has a well founded fear of persecution for reasons of ……

Political
opinion
Social
Race
group

Nationality

Religion

Is unable or unwilling to return home


Refugee, Migrant, Displaced Person, Asylum
Seeker?
 Refugee:
 Forced to flee a country due to persecution

 Internally displaced:
 Forced to flee but does not cross a border to leave their country

 Asylum seeker:
 A refugee who is seeking protection, but no country has ‘determined’ whether or
not the person meets the definition of a refugee

 Migrant :
 A person who moves, usually voluntarily, to live or work, either temporarily or
permanently. May or may not cross a border.
Forcibly Displaced People: 2015
Refugees in the
World Today
mid 2015
(UNHCR)
I Welcome: Campaign Goal

GOAL
 Refugees are protected and enjoy their human rights through strengthened global
responsibility-sharing and international cooperation.

8
What IS responsibility-sharing?
Protect the Rights of Refugees

Distribution mechanism for resettlement


(10% of refugees by 2018 or 2.1 million)

Open up more safe and legal routes for refugees

Guaranteed funding of humanitarian appeals

RESPONSIBILITY-SHARING 9
1. Refugees and Resettlement

Column1

21 million refugees in the world

1 million most vulnerable in need


resettlement

107,100 resettled 2015


2015 main resettlement countries
 30 countries currently run some kind of refugee resettlement programme,

 USA 52,583
 Canada 10,236
 Australia 5,211
 Norway 2,220
 Germany 2,097
 Sweden 1,808
 UK 1,768
2. Safe and legal routes

• Provide refugees with visas to travel safely and apply for asylum when
they arrive.
• Enhance family reunification; enables people to reunite with relatives who
are already in a country.
• Develop and improve asylum systems to guarantee access to fair and
efficient asylum processes
3. Underfunded Humanitarian Appeals to
2014
Countries of Focus

Kenya
Syrian
Mexico/
refugee
USA
crisis

R-S
Afghan
Refugee Libya
population

EU FL + 3rd
country Malaysia
deals
Australia

RESPONSIBILITY-SHARING
14
Endemic Violence
Central America Northern Triangle
Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
Northern Triangle: Increase in Asylum
Applications
Mexico and USA: Refugees not recognized

 Neither Mexico or US properly screen for possible asylum claims

 Both countries deport Central Americans without properly informing them of their
rights to seek international protection (asylum).

 In 2015, the US granted only approximately 4% all asylum applications lodged by


people from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador in immigration courts.

 Fewer than 1% of Central Americans formally seek asylum in Mexico and the
Commission on Refugees granted refugee status to approximately 27% of claimants
in 2015; in the first four months of 2016 this rate rose to 37%.
Australia: Abuse on Manus Island and Nauru
Refugees in Kenya

(July 20, 2011 - Source: Oli Scarff/Getty Images Europe)


What Can You DO?
Take Action
Refugees in Canada
2016 Immigration Levels Plan: IRCC

2016 Levels Plan 2015 Levels Plan


Immigration Class Target Target
Economic Total 160,600 181,300
Family Total 80,000 68,000
Refugee Total 55,800 24,800
Humanitarian Total 3,600 5,100
OVERALL 300,000 279,200

Protected Persons in Canada and Dependants Abroad 11,000


Resettled Refugees 44,800
Protected Persons in Canada
by the numbers: 2015
The numbers of claims continued to climb in 2015, after an historic low in
2013

 16,521 claims in 2015


 13,652 claims in 2014
 10,356 claims in 2013
 20,223 claims in 2012

 9,531 (58%) were positive (compared to 49% in 2014)


 5,332 (33%) were negative (compared to 39% in 2014)
Canada’s Resettlement of Refugees
A NEW DIMMENSION- EU

 1999 AMSTERDAM TREATY


 2009 E.U.TREATY
* ARTICLE 78. The Union shall develop a common policy on asylum, subsidiary protection
and temporary protection with a view to offering appropriate status to any third-country national
requiring international protection and ensuring compliance with the principle of non-refoulement. This
policy must be in accordance with the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 and the Protocol of 31 January
1967 relating to the status of refugees, and other relevant treaties. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the
European Parliament and the Council, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, shall
adopt measures for a common European asylum system comprising:
 (a) a uniform status of asylum for nationals of third countries, valid throughout the Union;
 (b) a uniform status of subsidiary protection for nationals of third countries who, without obtaining
European asylum, are in need of international protection;
 (c) a common system of temporary protection for displaced persons in the event of a massive inflow
Article 79
1. The Union shall develop a common immigration policy aimed at ensuring, at all stages, the efficient
management of migration flows, fair treatment of third-country nationals residing legally in Member States, and
the prevention of, and enhanced measures to combat, illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the European Parliament and the Council, acting in accordance with the
ordinary legislative procedure, shall adopt measures in the following areas:
(a) the conditions of entry and residence, and standards on the issue by Member States of long-term visas
and residence permits, including those for the purpose of family reunification;
(b) the definition of the rights of third-country nationals residing legally in a Member State, including the
conditions governing freedom of movement and of residence in other Member States;
(c) illegal immigration and unauthorised residence, including removal and repatriation of persons residing
without authorisation;
(d) combating trafficking in persons, in particular women and children.
3. The Union may conclude agreements with third countries for the readmission to their countries of origin or
provenance of third-country nationals who do not or who no longer fulfill the conditions for entry, presence or
residence in the territory of one of the Member States(…).
DEVELOPMENT
 ECONOMICAL MIGRATION
 “VERTICAL” NORMATIVE: INEQUALITY
 DIFFERENT DIRECTIVES: SEASONAL, HIGH-SKILLED/WHITE COLLAR,
RESEARCHERS & STUDENTS WORKERS…
 INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION
 C.E.A.S. DESIGN
 DIRECTIVES: 2001/55,2004/83
 2013/32 & 33; DUBLIN III REGULATION; EURODAC
 2014 EUROFUND IMMIGRATION & INTEGRATION
 2010 E.A.S.O. REGULATION
 AUTUMN 2015: NEW PACKAGE C.E.A.S. PROPOSALS
 NO IMPLEMENTATION: FROZEN
REALITY BITES

 FAMINE IN AFRICA: SOMALIA, ERITREA, ETHIOPIA


 CRISIS ON NORTHERN AFRICA: SO –CALLED “ARAB SPRINGS”: LIBYA
 HUMANITARIAN DISASTERS: AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, MYANMAR…
 WAR ON SYRIA, SUDAN…
NEW RESPONSES

 NEW E.U. MIGRATION AGENDA: MAY 2015


 FOUR PILARS TO MANAGE MIGRATION BETTER
 Reducing the incentives for irregular migration
 Border management – saving lives and securing external borders
 Europe's duty to protect: a strong common asylum policy
 A new policy on legal migration
 Resettlement & reubication
 EU European Border and Coast Guard (september 2016)
CURRENT SITUATION
 EU – TURKEY “AGREEMENT” (?)
 CONTROLS & FENCES BETWEEN EU MEMBERS
PERSPECTIVES AND PROPOSALS
ASYLUM AND INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION
 FIRST OBLIGATION: TO PROTECT (GENEVE CONVENTION 1951):
INTERNATIONAL & BINDING LAW
 NON SOLIDARITY QUESTION: RESPONSABILITY TO FACE
CRISIS
 NEED TO CHANGE NARRATIVE ABOUT REFUGEES AND I.P.
SEEKERS
 URGENT NEED OF A REAL, EFFECTIVE, FAIR, COMMON &
MANDATORY E.C.A.S.
 ONLY WAY TO AVOID SECONDARY MOVEMENTS
PERSPECTIVES AND PROPOSALS:
ECONOMIC AND LABOUR MIGRATION

 NEED TO CHANGE THE MIGRATION NARRATIVE TO STOP FAR


RIGHT POLITICAL PARTIES & XENOPHOBIC ATTITUDES
 MIGRATION AS A NORMAL HUMAN PHENOMENA
 NEED OF LEGAL, SAFE AND AGILE PATHS FOR ECONOMIC
MIGRATION
 COMMON EU LEGAL STATUS FOR MIGRANT WORKERS :
PERMITS, PROCEDURE, RIGHTS…
 REAL & COMMON EU MEMBERS BORDERS CONTROL :
RESPECTING HUMAN RIGTHS (ASYLUM)

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