Understanding Migration and Displacement
Original Editor - Naomi O'Reilly
Top Contributors - Naomi O'Reilly, Jess Bell, Kim Jackson, Carin Hunter, Shaimaa Eldib and Tarina van der Stockt
Introduction[edit | edit source]
Definitions[edit | edit source]
Migrant[edit | edit source]
According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Migrants, the term 'migrant' refers to all situations where the decision to migrate, or leave your home country for another country, is taken freely by the individual concerned, for reasons of 'personal convenience' and without intervention of an external compelling factor.
Asylum Seeker[edit | edit source]
When people flee their own country and seek sanctuary in another country, they apply for asylum or the right to be recognised as a refugee and receive legal protection and material assistance. An asylum seeker must demonstrate that their fear of persecution in their home country is well-founded.
Refugee[edit | edit source]
A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee their country and crossed an international border to find safety in another country as a result of persecution, war or violence. Refugees are defined by the 1951 Refugee Convention as: “someone who is unable or unwilling to return to their country of origin owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion.”
Internally Displaced Person[edit | edit source]
According to the United Nations Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, an internally displaced person, or IDP, are "persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized state border." IDPs stay within their own country borders and remain under the protection of its government, even if that government is the reason for their displacement. While often referred to as refugees, although they do not fall within the legal definitions of a refugee. Unlike refugees, they are on the run at home.
Stateless Person[edit | edit source]
According to the UNHCR, a stateless person is someone who is not a citizen of any country, which can occur due to a variety of reasons, including sovereign, legal, technical or administrative decisions or oversights. Citizenship is the legal bond between a government and an individual, and allows for certain political, economic, social and other rights of the individual, as well as the responsibilities of both government and citizen.Legislation[edit | edit source]
Dublin Regulation[edit | edit source]
Epidemiology[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ UNHCR Teaching About Refugees. Who Is A Migrant. Available from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRPfM5Oj-QA[last accessed 24/07/2020]
- ↑ UNHCR Teaching About Refugees. Who Is An Asylum Seeker. Available from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1E_tiagn8Q[last accessed 24/07/2020]
- ↑ UNHCR Teaching About Refugees. Who Is A Refugee. Available from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvzZGplGbL8[last accessed 24/07/2020]
- ↑ UNHCR Teaching About Refugees. Who Is An Internally Displaced Person. Available from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCzpVQkencw[last accessed 24/07/2020]
