WORLD REFUGEE DAY


The UN ratified 20th of June as World Refugee Day from 2001 in recognition of displaced people all around the world, on the 50th anniversary of the Refugee Convention...

The UNHCR defines a refugee as a person who flees their home country due to violence, conflict or persecution, be it racial, religious or political...

The 1951 Refugee Convention, basically meant for Europe post WW2 which  included only those till December 31, 1950, was amended by the 1967 Protocol removing all limitations...

While it is all fine to hope (against hope) to see the end of refugees on this planet in the future, as long as causes forcing people to leave their homes and nations to seek shelter elsewhere exist, that would always remain an utopian dream...

War, persecution, climate change, human rights violations, poverty and hunger are by and large reasons that force migration of people for survival...

The world has witnessed nations reluctant to accept migrants and refugees in the past. While it may not necessarily be without reason, certain aspects are worth considering...

Xenophobia is more of an emotion rather than reason, something in-built that catches a political tinge quite easily, with possible polarization as "we" and "they."...

The fear paves way for changing our perception of others, and subsequently our behavior, leading to groupism. Our brain exaggerates the threats. Negative stories about outsiders are registered more easily. If minorities rise statistically, the immediate reaction is to assume that the majority is on the decline...

One needn't go too far down memory lane; it is as fresh as February 2022. Russia’s aggression has already created several million refugees, with the UNHCR contemplating a continuing rise...

"Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity. They are children, women and men who leave or who are forced to leave their homes for various reasons, who share a legitimate desire for knowing and having, but above all for being more."

                          ~ Pope Francis

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