Everyone's right to a safe life
Until a mother or father realizes that their child is safer in water than on land, they never leave him alone in a boat.This line by the famous Somali poet Warsan Shire narrates the painful scene of refugee life, which is seen every year in some corner of the world. No one wants to leave his house, his land, his city, his existence, his soil, he leaves it only because of adverse circumstances. Such people are in every corner of the world, dedicated to their struggle and courage, World Refugee Day is celebrated all over the world on 20 June.
Why is World Refugee Day celebrated?
World Refugee Day is observed every year on 20 June to express respect for the courage, strength and determination of those who are forced to leave their country, their land, their home due to the challenges of persecution, conflict and violence. have to be forced. This day is celebrated to draw attention to the struggling life and adversity of the life of refugees and to solve refugee problems. On World Refugee Day, we feel the plight of millions of refugees forced to flee their homes due to conflict and persecution and reiterate our commitment to provide life-saving assistance to these most vulnerable.
world refugee day beginning to celebrate Refugee Day around the world, various countries have been celebrating Refugee Day for many years. Refugee week is celebrated in some countries. Refugee Day is celebrated in many countries on 20 June. The United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 55/76 on 4 December 2000 and decided to observe 20 June every year as World Refugee Day. On the day the resolution was passed, the General Assembly marked the year 2001 as the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees. The Organization for African Unity (OAU) also agreed for 20 June, as African Refugee Day coincides with International Refugee Day. World refugees to 20 people by United GAR every year since 2001 Decided to celebrate it as World Refugee Day. On the day the resolution was passed, the General Assembly marked the year 2001 as the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees. The Organization for African Unity (OAU) also agreed for 20 June, as African Refugee Day coincides with International Refugee Day. World Refugee Day is being celebrated by the United Nations on 20 June every year since 2001. The main reason for celebrating this day is to spread awareness among the people that no person is invalid, no matter what country he belongs to. Keeping the spirit of unity and coordination, we should all be recognized. UN organization UNHC R. (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) helps refugees. International organizations such as the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Amnesty International organize a number of activities to mark the occasion. These activities include visits to refugee sites, screening of films on refugees and their problems, protests for the emancipation of arrested refugees and rallies to provide proper medical care and moral support for incarcerated refugees, social media But posting video messages in favor of refugees deposits, Posting videos, messages, campaigns etc. in favor of refugees on social media.
The number of refugees is about 10 million It's over. Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, said some time ago that 100 million is a staggering number. This is a record that should never have been made. This should be seen as a threat to resolve and prevent destructive conflicts, to end oppression and to address the underlying causes that compel innocent people to flee their homes.
Some are refugees in their own country and some are refugees in other countries.
According to the UNHCR, the number of people forcibly displaced worldwide has risen to 90 million by the end of 2021, due to violence or protracted conflict in several countries, including Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Myanmar, Nigeria, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 2022, the war in Ukraine displaced 8 million people within the country and forced about 6 million to leave the country. This number of 100 million people who have been forcibly displaced worldwide, is 1 percent of the global population and this number is the 14th most populous in the world. It is equal to the total population of the country. This number includes some 53.2 million people displaced by conflict within their country's borders, along with refugees and asylum seekers. Filippo Grandi said, 'The international response to those fleeing the war in Ukraine has been extremely positive. Compassion is alive and we need similar mobilization for all crises around the world, but ultimately, humanitarian aid is a temporary remedy, not a cure.' 'The only way to reverse this trend is peace and stability, so that innocent people are not forced to face grave danger at home or choose between an uncertain escape and deportation.' of conflict and violence in 2021 Because 1.44 million people have been displaced within their own countries, which is almost 50 percent more than the previous year. Meanwhile, in the year 2021, as a result of meteorological events like floods, hurricanes and cyclones, about 23.7 million people were displaced in their own country, mainly in the Asia-Pacific region. This is happening. That is, a person was forced to leave his home, his land due to some war, some natural calamity and some religious or racial conflict S.
Human right to be protected
Every year World Refugee Day is celebrated on a special theme. This year it is concerned with the safe lives of refugees is from. Be respectful with those forced to flee, regardless of who the refugees are should be dealt with. Any person Can demand protection, seeking protection is a human right. Wherever refugees come from, those forced to flee should be welcomed. Refugees come from all over the world. To escape from that crisis, they cross the borders by plane, boat or sometimes on foot. They have a right to security, similarly whenever people are forced to flee, they have a right to security. Whatever the war, violence, persecution, everyone deserves protection. Everyone has the right to be safe. The border should be open to those seeking asylum in another country to save their lives through the border. So that they do not have to face trouble in getting out of the crisis. Closing the border only adds to their struggle. This Similarly refugees should never be forced to go back to their country. Refugees should not be discriminated against on the basis of caste, creed, country or any other kind. They also have the right to live their lives with dignity.
Laws were made in the Geneva Convention
The Geneva Convention of 1951 is the main international instrument of refugee law. The Convention clearly spells out who refugees are and the types of legal protection, other assistance and social rights they can receive from countries that have signed the document to the Geneva Convention. The Convention also clarifies the obligations of refugees to the government. Initially the Convention was limited to protecting mainly European refugees after World War II, but another document, the 1967 Protocol, expanded the scope of the Convention,
Because the problem of displacement had spread all over the world.
From the partition of India-Pakistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan to the recent wars in Ukraine and Russia, even those people had to go through the tragedy of a refugee for no fault of theirs.
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