Definition of refugees

Refugees refer to all people who cannot be protected by their country of origin because of race, religion, nationality, membership of a certain society or different political views. Or stateless people who are now outside their original country of residence and are unable or unwilling to return to their original country of residence.

Geographically speaking, refugees are a special form of population migration. Due to natural disasters, war disasters, class oppression and ethnic oppression, religious and racial discrimination and changes in national boundaries, a large number of people were forced to leave their homes and live in exile, resulting in forced migration. After the Second World War, the world refugee problem has become increasingly prominent, mainly in Asia and Africa. African refugees mainly come from South Africa and the Horn of Africa, while Asian refugees mainly come from Afghanistan, Cambodia and Vietnam. The United Nations 195 1 adopted the Convention on the Status of Refugees on July 28th, and 1967 adopted the Protocol on the Status of Refugees, calling for granting refugees basic human rights and establishing the High Commissioner for Refugees, who is responsible for supervising the implementation of the refugee convention and receiving assistance.

Refugees are a special group in the international community. They are a group unable or unwilling to return to their country of origin due to war, ethnic persecution, tribal conflicts, national territory change, political asylum, natural disasters and economic deterioration. They are characterized by group, helplessness, mobility, spontaneity and passivity.

Refugees are divided into economic refugees, war refugees, ethnic and religious refugees, political refugees, natural disaster refugees and so on. Economic refugees are people who "voluntarily" leave their homes in order to improve their lives, also known as "illegal immigrants". Natural disaster refugees are people who are forced to leave their homes due to earthquakes, severe floods and droughts, and can usually return to their countries of origin through temporary relief. War refugees are people who flee their homes to escape the war. The attributes of each kind of refugees are not single, sometimes war refugees are political refugees, disaster refugees are environmental refugees, and so on. At present, there are generally three ways to solve the refugee problem in the world: voluntary repatriation, local resettlement and resettlement in a third country.

The United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees stipulates that States parties should give certain treatment to refugees within their territory, including national treatment in primary education, public relief, labor and social security. Give preferential treatment at least not lower than that of ordinary foreigners in movable and immovable property, free occupation and housing. ; Countries should respect refugees' right to personal identity, give them identity documents and protect them from deportation, and try their best to facilitate the naturalization and assimilation of refugees.

"The greatest sorrow in the world is the loss of the motherland." This is an ancient Greek poet's lament over the tragic situation of refugees. According to the statistics of UNHCR, over 75 million people around the world have been forced to leave their homes because of wars and disasters in the past 60 years. Africa and the Middle East are the regions that export the most refugees in the world.

June 20th is World Refugee Day.