The United Nations and World’s Refugees Crises

Abstract

The “Refugees†phenomenon is as old as organized violence or war. In the modern history of mankind wars have become more frequent. Violence has become a permanent pattern of human behavior. People leave their native habitat in such situation and search for a secure place. The number of refugees in today’s world is very alarming. UN and its subordinate agencies and private organizations are busy in finding solutions of various problems they confront. With the war in Syria, the situation has become even direr. Turkey hosts the largest number of refugees. Previously Pakistan held this position, providing shelter to millions of Afghan refugees. The UDHR recognizes the right of Asylum in Article 14. The 1951 Geneva Convention ensures that a refugee shouldn’t be sent back to the country of his origin if his life is threatened there. Some of the policies of European Union contradict with the 1951 Geneva Convention.

 

        Keywords: refugees’ phenomenon, history, laws, UN