The global refugee crisis / / edited by Justin Healey

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465311603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thirroul, Australia : , : The Spinney Press, , 2016; ©2016
• ISBN: 1-925339-09-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (60 pages) : colour illustrations
• Collana: Issues in Society ; ; Volume 404
• Disciplina: 362.870994
• Soggetti: Refugees - Australia; Refugees - Government policy - Australia; Detention of persons - Australia; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Chapter 1 - Global refugee trends -- Global report: almost 60 million people forced to flee their homes in 2014 -- Who is a refugee? -- 'Things will get worse': UNHCR as refugees approach 60m worldwide -- Persecution -- The global refugee crisis - a conspiracy of neglect -- What can Europe do to welcome refugees? -- Syria's refugee crisis in numbers -- Europe must change course on refugee crisis response, stresses UN agency -- Australia and Europe: failing the world's refugees -- To deal with the refugee crisis you need to understand the cause -- Only a global response can solve Europe's refugee crisis --; Chapter 2 - Australia's response to the refugee crisis -- Australia's humanitarian programme -- Asylum seekers and refugees guide -- Fact check: does Australia take more refugees per capita through the UNHCR than any other country? -- Australia versus the world: refugees and asylum seekers -- World's refugee burden explained -- Refugees and asylum seekers: Australian public misses the mark on basic facts -- Refugee facts -- Refugee myths -- Immigration detention and human rights -- People smuggling mythbuster -- Operation Sovereign Borders -- Has the tide turned on how we treat asylum seekers? Not quite --; Emergency asylum seeker intake from Syria explained -- Is Australia doing enough for the people of Syria? -- Global pressures expose the limits of Australian foreign policy -- Where does the magic number for Australia's refugee intake come from? -- Most newly-resettled refugees unable to find work, report finds -- Supporting refugees -- Exploring issues - worksheets and activities -- Fast facts.
• Sommario/riassunto: Worldwide displacement from wars, conflict, and persecution is at the highest level ever recorded by the UNHCR, and it continues to accelerate. Almost 60 million people were forcibly displaced at the end of 2014; alarmingly, over half of the world's refugees are children. One in every 122 humans worldwide is now either a refugee, internally displaced, or seeking asylum - if this were a nation's population, it would be the world's 24th most populous. The war in Syria, currently the world's single largest driver of displacement, has forced millions into neighbouring countries and throughout Europe, in the process challenging border security and nations' capacity and willingness to help. What is a refugee, and why are their numbers increasing? What are better-off countries doing to respond to this growing global crisis? What are Australia's human rights obligations to asylum seekers in relation to immigration detention and 'stopping the boats'? This book explores global refugee trends, and discusses Australia's response to the plight of asylum seekers and refugees. In our practically borderless global society, how should Australia play its part in dealing with this unprecedented humanitarian crisis?