The global refugee crisis / edited by Justin Healey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Healey, Justin, editor.

Series:

Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ; Volume 404.

Issues in Society ; Volume 404

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--Australia.

Refugees.

Refugees--Government policy--Australia.

Detention of persons--Australia.

Detention of persons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (60 pages) : colour illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thirroul, Australia : The Spinney Press, 2016.

Summary:

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?

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 17, 2016).

ISBN:

1-925339-09-2

OCLC:

933221653