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THE FUTURE OF RESOLVING DISPLACEMENT & POVERTY IS BY INVESTMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH BENEFITS OUR PLANET AND ALL OF HUMANITY
500 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE ARE DISPLACED/REFUGEES/STATELESS
People worldwide are now forcibly displaced as a result of conflict and persecution, the highest number since the mid-1990s. Several million people remain displaced because of natural disasters, socio-economic factors & environmental and climate issues, although updated statistics are not available.
there are more refugees/displaced people in today's world than all our human combined history.
Two United Nations agencies, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), are responsible for safeguarding the rights and well-being of the world’s refugees.
THE NUMBERS INCREASE MONTHLY & YEARLY
there are more refugees/displaced people in today's world than all our human combined history.
Two United Nations agencies, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), are responsible for safeguarding the rights and well-being of the world’s refugees.
THE NUMBERS INCREASE MONTHLY & YEARLY
Children constitute about 41 percent of the world’s refugees, and about half of all refugees are women.
About two-thirds of the world’s refugees have been in exile for more than five years, and others like Cypriot (EU) refugees have been exiled since 1974 and Palestinians refugees have been exile since 1948 , many of them with no end in sight.
Four-fifths of all refugees are in the developing world, in nations that can least afford to host them.
More than half of the world’s refugees are in urban environments, not in camps.
About two-thirds of the world’s refugees have been in exile for more than five years, and others like Cypriot (EU) refugees have been exiled since 1974 and Palestinians refugees have been exile since 1948 , many of them with no end in sight.
Four-fifths of all refugees are in the developing world, in nations that can least afford to host them.
More than half of the world’s refugees are in urban environments, not in camps.
VULNERABLE DISPLACED CHILDREN
We are living in a world of many troubles. Crises are mounting. Our planet is warming. And diseases are spreading.
Never before in our history has there been so many refugees, displaced people and asylum seekers. Never before has the United Nations been asked to reach so many with emergency food assistance and other life-saving support.
Some of the major challenges the hosting governments and UN workers encounters on a daily basis are on the front pages of newspapers but most are not even mentioned in the public eye.
Most of the crises we are seeing in the world today are man-made. In Iraq and Syria, we see the most horrific forms of barbarity with each passing day, which leads to the public panic of refugee spill-over across the region and bordering countries which are also over-spilling into Europe.
The UN humanitarian and voluntary workers who see such atrocities are horrified and despite their humanitarian commitment in aiding and saving lives they are not without daily fear of losing their own lives. All UN humanitarian and voluntary workers have one wish in common and that is to be provided a more secure environment for them to do their humanitarian work. The wish of the refugee is no different, they seek safety and security.
It is the human right of refugees and their aid workers to feel secure and be free from harm. The aim is to ensure that the refugee and the UN aid workers remain protected while at the same time finding a durable solution, but when crisis are escalating and refugee numbers are increasing on a daily rate the durable solutions can quickly be overshadowed by the increased volume of refugees and aid assistance to the degree that it no longer is sustainable to reach such solutions simply because each solution can quickly become obsolete due to constant increase in refugee numbers, migration and other forced change.
Securing durable solutions for internally displaced persons and refugees needs to be undertaken progressively and in the refugee crisis of vulnerable unprotected children the HIOS program provides the solution that quickly applies protection, security, safe living environment, clean water supply, electricity, sanitation, living quarters, education, disability facilities, sports, arts, social development for refugee/displaced children and orphans. It is a holistic solution that benefits the refugee and aid workers alike and acts upon as well as secures the human rights of those within it.
There should be no separation between humanitarian and development, it’s all a part of development issues and the HIOS program that has been developed provides that in full.
Despite the ongoing world crisis and the strains that the UN Agencies face in keeping up with the on-flow of refugees, there is a solution to positively help vulnerable refugee children to be better protected from threat, abuse, disease and to realistically increase their life chances and we believe that can be achieved through the HIOS program which greatly will benefit the support structure of governments and UN humanitarian, voluntary workers, health worker, food/sustenance suppliers, educators and social workers to better support vulnerable refugee children, more importantly it is built and acted upon human rights and development.
SYRIA - As of October 2014, the United Nations (UN) estimated that more than 12.5 million people inside Syria were in need of humanitarian assistance, including 5.1 million children.
A further 1.55 million children require assistance across the sub-region.
Approximately 6.4 million people have been displaced inside Syria, with more than a third of all Syrian children no longer living in their own homes and communities.
Conservative figures from the UN meanwhile estimate that over 191,000 people have lost their lives in the conflict leaving an estimated orphaned child population of 190,000. With at least 10,000 children killed in Syria since 2011, child casualty rates are the highest recorded in any recent conflict in the region.
RESETTLEMENT IS AN URGENT PRIORETY TO REDUCE REFUGEE NUMBERS & SAFETY OF REFUGEES
Resettlement must be focused upon so as to help reduce refugee/displacement numbers, but it must also be acted upon and not only in plan stage, which many resettlement programs still are, even after 5 years. Saying something is going to be done is not the same as actually physically doing it and it is this what we are seeing at present regarding resettlement plans. Much talk and plans of doing but no movement in action.
This can only be achieved by providing immediate funding for new housing and infrastructure as well as socioeconomic development to sustain life chances and development of refugees resettling.
Resettlement is the focus of the UNHCR, but has yet to be adequately implemented which has increased numbers of refugees in hosting countries which causes civil unrest and leads to other community and local issues of which resentment from local communities has emanated against refugees/displaced people, this has become a common occurrence internationally due to lack of resettlement actions. An example of this can be made via the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon whereby the population of Lebanon is just under 4.5 million with over 2 million refuges, over 45 percent increase in population in a space of 4 years.
Lack of applying resettlement programs in action not just in plans, has led to further global migration issues which we see everyday on the news.
Immediate action is required by Governments and UNHCR to apply funding for refugee housing and sustainable socioeconomic development so that refugees can return back to their homeland.
The lack of action applied to refugee resettlement increases global costs to governments and UN far greater than the actual cost of applying resettlement funding, as well as ongoing and increased suffering to refugees/displaced people and local population of hosting countries.
We cannot argue that there are no plans for resettlement of refugees, what we can factually argue is why most have yet to be physically applied. Lack and or delay of action from governments and UNHCR to act in applying funding for resettlement programs not only increases refugee numbers in hosting countries but it also encourages further refugee migration into other countries which risks the lives of refugees, creates a breeding ground of criminal and terrorist organizations to take advantage and victimize refugees and greatly increases cost to governments and UN.
Reducing refugee numbers and displacement as well as government and UN cost, restoring human rights and security for refugees/displaced people, resettlement must be prioritized and acted physical upon.
We are living in a world of many troubles. Crises are mounting. Our planet is warming. And diseases are spreading.
Never before in our history has there been so many refugees, displaced people and asylum seekers. Never before has the United Nations been asked to reach so many with emergency food assistance and other life-saving support.
Some of the major challenges the hosting governments and UN workers encounters on a daily basis are on the front pages of newspapers but most are not even mentioned in the public eye.
Most of the crises we are seeing in the world today are man-made. In Iraq and Syria, we see the most horrific forms of barbarity with each passing day, which leads to the public panic of refugee spill-over across the region and bordering countries which are also over-spilling into Europe.
The UN humanitarian and voluntary workers who see such atrocities are horrified and despite their humanitarian commitment in aiding and saving lives they are not without daily fear of losing their own lives. All UN humanitarian and voluntary workers have one wish in common and that is to be provided a more secure environment for them to do their humanitarian work. The wish of the refugee is no different, they seek safety and security.
It is the human right of refugees and their aid workers to feel secure and be free from harm. The aim is to ensure that the refugee and the UN aid workers remain protected while at the same time finding a durable solution, but when crisis are escalating and refugee numbers are increasing on a daily rate the durable solutions can quickly be overshadowed by the increased volume of refugees and aid assistance to the degree that it no longer is sustainable to reach such solutions simply because each solution can quickly become obsolete due to constant increase in refugee numbers, migration and other forced change.
Securing durable solutions for internally displaced persons and refugees needs to be undertaken progressively and in the refugee crisis of vulnerable unprotected children the HIOS program provides the solution that quickly applies protection, security, safe living environment, clean water supply, electricity, sanitation, living quarters, education, disability facilities, sports, arts, social development for refugee/displaced children and orphans. It is a holistic solution that benefits the refugee and aid workers alike and acts upon as well as secures the human rights of those within it.
There should be no separation between humanitarian and development, it’s all a part of development issues and the HIOS program that has been developed provides that in full.
Despite the ongoing world crisis and the strains that the UN Agencies face in keeping up with the on-flow of refugees, there is a solution to positively help vulnerable refugee children to be better protected from threat, abuse, disease and to realistically increase their life chances and we believe that can be achieved through the HIOS program which greatly will benefit the support structure of governments and UN humanitarian, voluntary workers, health worker, food/sustenance suppliers, educators and social workers to better support vulnerable refugee children, more importantly it is built and acted upon human rights and development.
SYRIA - As of October 2014, the United Nations (UN) estimated that more than 12.5 million people inside Syria were in need of humanitarian assistance, including 5.1 million children.
A further 1.55 million children require assistance across the sub-region.
Approximately 6.4 million people have been displaced inside Syria, with more than a third of all Syrian children no longer living in their own homes and communities.
Conservative figures from the UN meanwhile estimate that over 191,000 people have lost their lives in the conflict leaving an estimated orphaned child population of 190,000. With at least 10,000 children killed in Syria since 2011, child casualty rates are the highest recorded in any recent conflict in the region.
RESETTLEMENT IS AN URGENT PRIORETY TO REDUCE REFUGEE NUMBERS & SAFETY OF REFUGEES
Resettlement must be focused upon so as to help reduce refugee/displacement numbers, but it must also be acted upon and not only in plan stage, which many resettlement programs still are, even after 5 years. Saying something is going to be done is not the same as actually physically doing it and it is this what we are seeing at present regarding resettlement plans. Much talk and plans of doing but no movement in action.
This can only be achieved by providing immediate funding for new housing and infrastructure as well as socioeconomic development to sustain life chances and development of refugees resettling.
Resettlement is the focus of the UNHCR, but has yet to be adequately implemented which has increased numbers of refugees in hosting countries which causes civil unrest and leads to other community and local issues of which resentment from local communities has emanated against refugees/displaced people, this has become a common occurrence internationally due to lack of resettlement actions. An example of this can be made via the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon whereby the population of Lebanon is just under 4.5 million with over 2 million refuges, over 45 percent increase in population in a space of 4 years.
Lack of applying resettlement programs in action not just in plans, has led to further global migration issues which we see everyday on the news.
Immediate action is required by Governments and UNHCR to apply funding for refugee housing and sustainable socioeconomic development so that refugees can return back to their homeland.
The lack of action applied to refugee resettlement increases global costs to governments and UN far greater than the actual cost of applying resettlement funding, as well as ongoing and increased suffering to refugees/displaced people and local population of hosting countries.
We cannot argue that there are no plans for resettlement of refugees, what we can factually argue is why most have yet to be physically applied. Lack and or delay of action from governments and UNHCR to act in applying funding for resettlement programs not only increases refugee numbers in hosting countries but it also encourages further refugee migration into other countries which risks the lives of refugees, creates a breeding ground of criminal and terrorist organizations to take advantage and victimize refugees and greatly increases cost to governments and UN.
Reducing refugee numbers and displacement as well as government and UN cost, restoring human rights and security for refugees/displaced people, resettlement must be prioritized and acted physical upon.
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