Especialidades JA/Asistencia a los refugiados/Respuestas
Nivel de destreza
1
Año
2009
Version
25.11.2024
Autoridad de aprobación
División Norteamericana
Prologue
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Los hijos de Israel eran refugiados que fueron perseguidos por el ejército cuando huyeron de Egipto. Luego vagaron por 40 años en el desierto. Pasar de una existencia establecida con hogares (aunque eran pobres) a una vida nómada con tiendas de campaña debe haber sido un desafío. A veces sufrían de falta de alimentos (antes del maná), falta de agua, organización comunitaria deficiente, rebeliones internas, enfermedades y otros problemas. Lea y discuta la historia usted mismo.
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El Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados dice que: «Un refugiado es alguien que se ha visto obligado a huir de su país debido a la persecución, la guerra o la violencia. Un refugiado tiene un temor fundado de persecución por motivos de raza, religión, nacionalidad, opinión política o membresía en un grupo social en particular. Lo más probable es que no puedan regresar a sus hogares o tengan miedo de hacerlo. La guerra y la violencia étnica, tribal y religiosa son las causas principales de refugiados que huyen de sus países».
También considere que el Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados también dice que «una persona desplazada internamente es una persona que se ha visto obligada a huir de su hogar por el mismo motivo que un refugiado, pero permanece en su propio país y no ha cruzado una frontera internacional. A diferencia de los refugiados, los desplazados internos no están protegidos por el derecho internacional ni tienen derecho a recibir muchos tipos de ayuda. Dado que la naturaleza de la guerra ha cambiado en las últimas décadas, cada vez más conflictos internos reemplazan las guerras entre países, el número de los desplazados internos han aumentado significativamente.»
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Needs: shelter will be the first, then water, clothing, food, and possibly medical attention.
It can be overwhelming to come to a place where language and culture vary so much from your own. During an already stressful period of having to abandon all that you know, entering a strange land may cause some individuals under such stress to need a great deal of social assistance to gain control over their emotions.
Environmental changes can be anything from a strange place to sleep to a geographically dynamic change. As above, stress can be emotionally overwhelming and those socio-cultural differences must be attended to. Among these can be the change of "home environment," having lost your home and now having to dwell in some form of shelter or housing not known to you before. Geographic changes can be a harsh physical barrier: those from areas normally wet have trouble adjusting to dry seasons. Consistently different temperatures can cause illness as well. For such matters medical professionals are needed to help gain control over physical illnesses that arise.
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In New Zealand, visit the RMS Refugee Resettlement web site.
In the United Kingdom, try the Information Center about Asylum and Refugees (ICAR).
For Australia, visit The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA).
Vist Citizenship and Immigration Canada for information in Canada.
In the United States, you can visit the Office of Refugee Resettlement's web site to find a list of State, Federal, and volunteer organizations who assist refugees.
If you know of an organization for a country not listed here, please add it. You can find them by using an Internet search engine with the terms "Refugee resettlement" and your country of interest.
There are also usually local organizations that assist refugees and immigrants. Seek them out.
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Note that there is no requirement for the person you interview to be a refugee. You can meet this requirement by interviewing any person who has moved to your country.
Most people are proud of their heritage, and even though an immigrant has left his or her homeland, they are likely to still be very fond of their place of birth. Because of this, it is very important that you check your attitude. Do not go in thinking that your interviewee is glad to be away from some dismal wasteland and isn't he glad to be in your obviously superior country. While he may have left a dismal situation, he will likely still long to return there - that's home to him. Be mindful of this possibility.
Check out the UN Refugees website for videos you can watch that can help you fulfill this requirement: http://www.unrefugees.org/
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A one page report should not be hard after studying Refuge Assistance for this honor. A review of United Nations Refugee Agency website http://www.unrefugees.org/ (maybe signup for their email stories) will help you understand ways that refugees can be assisted and how you can get involved.
