Refugee Midterm

Slave Labor

27 million people today are enslaved globally 34 Billion US$ per year

Slave Labor Numbers

4 million each year if include domestic trafficking

Average Slave Costs

90 Dollars

The A-M-P Model

Action: Recruits, Harbors, Transports, Provides, OR Obtains Means:Force - Causing serious harm or physical restraint Fraud Coercion - Threats of serious harm to, or physical restraint against, a person or another person Coercion - Abuse or threatened abuse of law or legal process Coercion - Any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause a belief that... Purpose:Commercial sex acts OR Labor or Services

Women and Children Slave Labor

1.4 million women & children enter commercial sexual servitude each year

Global Displacement Statistics

24 people were displaced every minute in 2015 because of conflict and violence 65.3 million people displaced total, and continuing to rise.

Local Integration

A process by which refugees legally, economically, socially and culturally integrate as fully included members of the host society Low levels of reporting by host countries 32,100 refugees were naturalized in 2015 Canada France Belgium Austria

Refugee Convention

Definition established during 1951 Refugee Convention and amended during 1967 Protocol, allows the international community to step in and ensure people are safe, protected, and retain their human rights.

Difference between Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Differ only in regard to the place where an individual asks for protection.

Top 10 Priorities of Intervention

Health care in the emergency phase Control of communicable diseases and epidemics Public health surveillance Human resources and training Coordination Initial assessment Measles immunization Water and sanitation Food and nutrition Shelter and site planning

Resettlement to a Third Country

Process where refugees can become nationalized citizens and enjoy rights similar to those enjoyed by nationals Less than 1% of all refugees are resettled each year 33 countries offer resettlement United States is the world's top resettlement country

Voluntary Repatriation

Return of refugees to their country of origin 201,400 refugees returned to their country of origin in 2015 Afghanistan Sudan Somalia Central African Republic Cote d'Ivoire

Define Stateless Person

Someone not considered as a national by any State under the operation of its law.

Define Asylum Seeker

Someone who crosses a border seeking international protection but whose claim for refugee status has not yet been determined Asylum seekers can become refugees if the local immigration or refugee authority deems them as fitting the international definition of a refugee.

Define Internally Displace Person

Someone who has been forced to flee their home in order to avoid the effects of: armed conflict generalized violence violations of human rights natural or human-made disasters AND who has not crossed an internationally recognized State border

Top Countries for creating refugees

Syrian Arab Rep., Afghanistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, DR of Congo, etc.

UNHCR

The UN Refugee Agency

Define Refugee

Well founded fear of being persecuted due to race, religion, nationality, social group, political opinion etc. AND outside the country of their nationality.

Gender Based Violence

be able to discuss the kinds of violence perpetrated against women and why women are specific targets for violence.

AMAR Foundation

pay attention to the lecture by Emily Stevens from AMAR Foundation. One question on the exam will deal with content she presented.