Threat of global displacement Trend of global displacement

Threat of global displacement

Trend of global displacement and its proportion • In 2017 -> 16. 2 million people were displaced • In 2014 most of them tried to rebuild their lives in areas of origin • In 2017 655, 500 people arrived in Bangladesh that made the humanitarian response very challenging (https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Rohingya_refugees_in_Bangladesh)

Number of people newly displaced per day • Until 2014 the number of refugees rose • From 2014 till 2016 the number decreased • From 2016 till today the number increased rapidly • There are more displaced children then ever before • The vast majority of displaced people remained close to home

Major source countries of refugees

Major source countries of refugees • 82% of the world‘s total refugee population (16. 3 million) are from the 10 most common countries of origin • Over 2/3 of the world‘s refugees are from five countries: Syria, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Myanmar and Somalia • 85% of all refugees were granted protection in developing countries

New Individual Asylum Applications Registered • The United States of America was the largest recipient of new asylum applications, with 331, 700 in 2017. This is a 27 % increase from 2016 • Guatemalans and Hondurans were the next largest groups with 35, 300 and 28, 800 claims in 2017. • Germany was the largest recipient of new asylum applications in 2016 with 722, 400 claims. In 2017, 198, 300 new applications were registered. • (https: //www. derstandard. at/story/2000050764451/42 -073 -asylantraege-im-jahr-2016 -obergrenze-zu-96 -prozent) • Italy remained the third-largest recipient of asylum claims in 2017 with 126, 500, a small increase compared with 2016.

HOST COUNTRIES

refugees per population immigrants in total in the Host countries

IDP

definition – countries - returns someone who, like a refugee has been forced to leave their home but has found safety in another part of their own country

Example DRC The situation in the DRC worsened dramatically in 2017. Greater stability did eventually return to large parts, leading to the return of IDPs in multiple areas where conflict had ceased or diminished in intensity. But in some areas returnees remained at risk of violence.

Populations of concern

The people in the countries of the following graphics may become refugees , asylum seekers and migrants • Refugees, including persons in a refugee-like situation • Most people in countries like Turkey, Lebanon, Pakistan, Uganda and the Islamic Rep. of Iran •

• Asylum-seekers (pending cases) • The most applications of asylum in the USA, Germany , Italy and so on.

• IDPs of concern to UNHCR, including persons in an IDP-like situation • Most IDPs are from countries like Iraq , Columbia, Somalia and so on.

Resettlement

Resettlement needs

Local Integration • Third country resettlement or refugee resettlement is, according to the UNHCR, one of three durable solutions for refugees • Resettlement is a good way to achieve solidarity and responsibility sharing. • This involves a refugee finding a permanent home in the country of asylum and integrating into the local community. • Over time the process should lead to permanent residence rights and, in some cases, the earning of citizenship in the country of asylum.