What impact does the influx of refugees have on the country?

When we talk about the refugee crisis, we should not only pay attention to the number of people involved in the crisis, but more importantly, we need to recognize the nature of the problems brought about by the refugee crisis.

First of all, refugees have been displaced for a long time. During World War II, it took some refugees six to eight years to reach other countries, which was a long and painful process. But today, refugees may be displaced for three times as long as during World War II. The relevant specific data is not optimistic. The shortest data still shows that the average duration of refugee displacement is 17 years.

Secondly, there has been a phenomenon of refugees gathering in cities. People often ask, "Does your organization (International Rescue Committee) work in refugee camps?" I want to point out that most refugees do not live in refugee camps. About 60% of the refugees in the world live in urban areas. They either rent their own houses or live with relatives and friends. It is very easy to provide food, medical care and even education to refugees living in refugee camps; But it is quite difficult to do this in urban areas.

Third, a large number of refugees live in poor countries rather than rich countries. The refugee crisis that dominated the headlines last year may be the escape of Rohingyas. The Burmese army burned down their homes and deported them, and the Rohingyas were forced to flee to poor Bangladesh. Today, 86% of the refugees in the world live in poor or low-income countries; Only 2% of the refugees are in the United States and 8% are in Europe. In the past year and a half, Uganda has received 654.38+500,000 refugees from South Sudan. Jordan has received 650,000 refugees; Lebanon has received 65438+500,000 refugees; Turkey has received 2.7 million refugees from Syria; Pakistan has received 2.5 million refugees from Afghanistan; There are about 800,000 refugees in Iran. The responsibility of receiving refugees is unevenly distributed among different countries. Generally speaking, poorer countries are more likely to undertake the responsibility of receiving refugees.

Fourthly, half of the refugees and displaced persons in the world are children, but only 2% of the humanitarian budget is invested in education. Half of refugee children of primary school age are out of school; As many as three-quarters of refugee children of secondary school age are not attending school. Last year, the United Nations budget for humanitarian assistance to refugees was $26 billion. However, of the considerable humanitarian assistance, only 2% of the budget is used to develop education, and more funds are used to provide medical care and food. This means that during the displacement of 18 or 20 years, many refugee children could not get any education in their teens.

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