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Issue Description
The global refugee population fell by ten per cent in 2003 but there remain seventeen million refugees and displaced persons who have had to flee their homes? Who are refugees, what can be done for them and why do so many of them choose to come to Britain? Using the latest statistics and news, this book looks at the current situation, both in the UK and around the world.
The information comes from a wide variety of sources and includes government reports and statistics, newspaper reports, features, magazine articles and surveys, literature from lobby groups and charitable organisations.
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Key Facts
Overview
Refugees, Asylum landmarks in Europe, Global refugee numbers fall, Asylum seeker numbers, Refugees and displaced persons, Questions about refugees and asylum seekers, Fleeing the fighting, Reasons for leaving home country, Internal displacement, Internally displaced people – world map, Asylum, Where do asylum seekers come from?, Refugees in the UK, The asylum process.
Chapter One: Refugees
Introduction to asylum in Europe, Asylum requests, Refugees: young people speak out, Asylum – myths and facts, Asylum applications, New campaign argues case for migration, Migration myths dispelled, What’s it really like to be a refugee?, Leaves of life, A fair exchange, Be positive about refugees, Asylum decisions, The top ten applicant nationalities, The economic argument, Asylum seekers want to contribute, Serious concerns over new proposals, The untapped workforce, Tagging of asylum seekers, English immigration tests will start this autumn, Asylum seekers win back their rights, Every child must matter in new Asylum Bill.
Key Facts
Additional Resources
Index
Acknowledgements
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Table of Contents
- In the year 2002, there were 85,865 new applications for asylum in the UK. The nationalities with the largest numbers of applicants during 2002 were: Iraq, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Somalia and China. (p. 1)
- The global refugee population fell by 10%, down from 10.6 million in 2002 to 9.7 million in 2003. (p. 4)
- A refugee is someone with a well-founded fear of persecution on the basis of his or her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion, who is outside of his or her country of nationality and unable or unwilling to return. (p. 5)
- The Home Office estimate for the year 2002 was that the asylum system cost £1,800 million plus £176million for legal aid. (p. 11)
- An opinion poll commissioned to mark the start of Refugee Week 2002 undertaken by respected pollsters MORI found that on average people believed Britain was home to nearly a quarter of the world’s refugees and asylum seekers, when the true figure is under two percent. (p. 18)
- There are roughly 50 million people around the world who have been uprooted. It is the poorest countries in the world that support the largest number of refugees. (p. 34)
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The Study Guide for: Refugees - Volume 89
Each book in the Issues series has a study guide. These four-page guides provide a variety of discussion points and other activities to suit a wide range of ability levels and interests.
Publisher: Independence Educational Publishers
Price: £1.95
ISBN: 978 1 86168 309 0