S E C T I O N I : R eli gi o n s i n C o n v e r s a ti o n
Di s pl ac e d p e o pl e: a gl o b al o v er vi e w T h e of ti c e of t h e U nit e d N ati o n s Hi g h C o m mi s si o n e r f o r R ef u g e e s r e p o rt s t h at t h e r e a r e 6 8. 6 milli o n p e o pl e c u r r e ntl y di s pl a c e d w o rl d wi d e. T o b e di s pl a c e d m e a n s t o b e f o r c e d t o l e a v e o n e’ s h o m e b e c a u s e of w a r, p e r s e c uti o n, f a mi n e o r n at u r al di s a st e r. Of t hi s 6 8. 6 milli o n, 4 0 milli o n a r e di s pl a c e d wi t hi n t h ei r o w n c o u n t ri e s , w hil e 2 8. 6 milli o n p e o pl e a r e r ef u g e e s a n d a s yl u m s e e k e r s.
T HI N K P AI R S H A R E Q U E S TI O N S K E Y C O N C E P T C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G
A r ef u g e e is a p er s o n w h o is e ntitl e d t o pr ot ecti o n u n d er t h e l a w b ec a us e it h as b e e n d eci d e d t h at it is u ns af e f or t h e m t o r et ur n t o t h eir c o u ntr y of ori gi n.
A n a s yl u m s e e k er is a p er s o n w h o is s e eki n g pr ot ecti o n as a r ef u g e e a n d is c urr e ntly w aiti n g f or t h e a ut h oriti es t o d eci d e o n t h eir a p plic ati o n.
D E B AT E I N T H E Z O N E
R o u g hl y 8 5 % of t h e w o rl d’ s di s pl a c e d p e o pl e a r e b ei n g h o st e d i n d e v el o pi n g c o u nt ri e s. Al m o st 6 0 % of t h e w o rl d’ s c u r r e ntl y di s pl a c e d p e o pl e o ri gi n at e
S o ut h S u d a n, Af g h a ni st a n a n d S y ri a. T h e t h r e e t o p r ef u g e e - h o sti n g c o u nt ri e s i n t h e w o rl d a r e T u r k e y ( 3. 4 milli o n), U g a n d a a n d P a ki st a n ( b ot h wit h 1. 4 milli o n r ef u g e e s).
T HI N K A B O U T ...
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G 1. 2.
D E B AT E3. 4.
W h at d o es it m e a n f or a p er s o n t o b e d escri b e d as dis pl ac e d ?
H o w m a n y p e o pl e w orl d wi d e ar e dis pl ac e d ( a) wit hi n t h eir o w n c o u ntr y ( b) o utsi d e t h eir c o u ntri es of ori gi n ?
Ex pl ai n i n y o ur o w n w or ds, t h e m e a ni n g of t h e w or ds r ef u g e e a n d a s yl u m s e e k er . I d e ntify t he t hr e e c o u ntri es t h at h ost m ost r ef u g e es t o d ay.
I N T H E Z O N E
T h e m or al i s s u e All a c r o s s E u r o p e a n d i n t h e U nit e d St at e s, t h e q u e sti o n of h o w b e st t o a s si st p e o pl e w h o a r e di s pl a c e d h a s b e c o m e a m aj o r i s s u e i n r e c e nt y e a r s. S e v e r al vi ol e nt c o n tii ct s, s u c h a s t h e S y ri a n ci vil w a r, h a v e c a u s e d t h e di s pl a c e m e nt of m a s si v e n u m b e r s of h u m a n b ei n g s.
T el e vi si o n, n e w s p a p e r s a n d s o ci al m e di a r e g ul a rl y c a r r y di st u r bi n g i m a g e s a n d r e p o rt s of f a mili e s a n d li v e s t o r n a p a rt i n a p p alli n g ci r c u m st a n c e s. P e o pl e i n W e st e r n s o ci eti e s fi n d t h e m s el v e s u nit e d i n s y m p at h y wit h t h o s e e x p e ri e n ci n g di s pl a c e m e nt. Y et, W e st e r n s o ci eti e s h a v e f r e q u e ntl y f o u n d t h e m s el v e s di vi d e d o n t h e m o r al i s s u e of w h a t e x a c tl y t h e y o u g h t t o d o t o a s si st t h o s e di s pl a c e d.
Si n c e t h e mi d dl e of t h e 2 0 1 0 s, a d e b at e h a s b e e n o n g oi n g i n E u r o p e a b o ut r e s ettli n g p e o pl e di s pl a c e d b y c o n tii ct. A s wit h all m o r al d e b at e s, t h e q u e sti o n of v al u e s h a s a ri s e n.
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