Rohingya Refugees And Other Migrant Tragedies: Awkward Questions, Inconvenient Answers, Humanistic Solutions.

By Terry Nettle

Some of the world's greatest tragedies are happening today in the many refugee camps all over the world.

About 30 million refugees are in refugee camps in various parts of the world. At least a hundred million people are displaced by war, famine and ethnic conflicts. More than 7 million Syrians have been displaced by the continuous war in Syria.

In Africa alone, Eritrea has about half a million refugees. In Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Sudan, South Sudan, there are about 800,000 refugees each from wars, famine and ethnic conflicts in the region.

The more than a million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and other countries are among the most tragic refugees that are challenging the world's conscience.

What are the reasons for all these human tragedies? Who and what have contributed to the creation of the huge refugee population around the world?

The seemingly intractable problems of refugees and illegal migrants can only be solved by using a humanistic approach of viewing every single person as worthy of compassion, empathy and assistance.

There are two practical ways to do this. Firstly, wealthy countries can undertake to transform refugee camps into functioning cities, complete with municipal administration and facilities and job creation. Secondly, they can open up their borders to admit the disadvantaged people from around the world by offering them jobs and accommodation in their remote communities where the populations have been declining due to ageing and youths drawn to urban centres.

Addressing these issues quickly and effectively is the responsibility of all humankind.

 

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Terry Nettle
• Release date: Feb 21, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215020395

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1. Distribution of Refugees

Turkiye hosts some of the largest refugee camps for refugees from Middle East conflicts and wars. A staggering number of 5 million refugees from neighbouring war-torn countries end up in Turkiye.

Europe receives thousands of refugees from the conflicts in north Africa, Middle East and South Asia, mostly from Libya, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. Hundreds of refugees drown almost every month in the hazardous sea crossing to Greece and Italy on rickety boats.

In USA, from 2018, president Trump expanded the building of the Great Wall Of America at the Mexican border against illegal immigrants. This was to try to stem the flow of South American refugees and illegal migrants info USA. Still, thousands in migrant caravans are crossing the border regularly. Many illegal migrants come from central and south America and the Caribbean, especially Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Venezuela, Haiti and Cuba.

The more than a million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and other countries are among the most tragic refugees that are challenging the world's conscience. Cox's Bazar Kutupalong is the biggest refugee camp in the world.

The most recent wave of refugees come from Ukraine. They are fleeing from the war of invasion by Russia that started in February 2022. Up to 8 million Ukrainian refugees have entered Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Germany and Russia. Another 8 million are displaced within Ukraine.

2. The Rohingya Dilemma

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