UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SHARING AND HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS BY September 27‚ 2012 Introduction In today’s information sharing data has been a critical piece of the puzzle for the success of businesses‚ governments and non-government organizations. The purpose behind information sharing is to provide information to others‚ proactively or upon request which can aid in effective decision making. The article chosen discusses information sharing problems within Humanitarian organizations.
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Afghanistan Refugees 1970’s Afghanistan’s Refugee Crisis by Hiram Ruiz ‚ Margaret Emery | published September 24‚ 2001 Over the last two weeks‚ an estimated 15‚000 Afghan refugees have fled to Pakistan‚ and hundreds of thousands more are reportedly on the move within Afghanistan. This latest flight of Afghans from their homes deepens a humanitarian crisis that has troubled the region for more than 20 years. Already‚ some 2 million Afghan refugees are living in Pakistan and more than 1.4 million
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destination; rather‚ they want to be resettled permanently in another European country via the measures of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Egypt. However‚ a great number of those refugees fail to gain a refugee status and a resettlement in another country. Consequently‚ those refugees are stuck between the inefficiency of the UNHCR and the ill-treatment of the Egyptian government. Therefore‚ most of the personal‚ economic‚ and social sufferings of the Sudanese
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Feldman claim that for refugees to feel part of the society‚ it is crucial for them to become integrated into host communities‚ since they have been warehoused in refugee camps for long periods of time and may feel estranged. Feldman mentions that one of the biggest issues is the misconception that refugee camps are temporary‚ since “most refugee situations last much longer than this‚ and 7.13 million [refugees] have been [in camps] for 10 or more years” (Feldman‚ 2010). Those camps may also lead refugees
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Introduction: The terms refugee and asylum seeker are different; according to the UNHCR “ an asylum-seeker is someone who says he or she is a refugee‚ but whose claim has not yet been definitively evaluated.”1 The definition of a Refugee is different it reads: “Someone who is unable or unwilling to return to their country of origin owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted due to race‚ religion‚ nationality‚ membership of a social group or political opinion.” 1 This report gives
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TO THE AFGHAN REFUGEES IN PAKISTAN Contents WHAT IS A REFUGEE? 2 THE AFGHAN REFUGEES IN PAKISTAN. 2 IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY. 3 SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS 4 POLITICAL IMPLICATION 4 ENVIORMENTAL IMPLICATIONS 5 SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES 5 CONFLICT PERSPECTIVE 5 FUNCTIONALIST PERPECTIVE 6 CONCLUSION 6 BIBILOGRAPHY 7 WHAT IS A REFUGEE? According to the 1951 Refugee Convention the United Nations defines a refugee as “someone who has fled his country of origin due to well founded
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ambassador in 2001‚ then a special envoy in 2012. She spends her time touring refugee camps‚ talking to survivors‚ and fighting for their rights‚ such as a stable home or
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to date. Firstly it is important to understand what both the terms mean. The term ‘asylum seeker’ is referred to someone who applies for asylum in another country for refugee status on the basis of protection. The term ‘refugee’ is usually adopted for those who‚ having applied for asylum and have been given recognised refugee status. It usually encompasses those who have received status either exceptional leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain in the country. Refugees and asylum seekers
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If the refugees are not on welfare‚ their inability to speak English and smoothly integrate into society could not only prevent them from getting jobs‚ but also land them on the streets. Consequently‚ taking refugees from one bad situation and placing them in another would be like making these people choose between the lesser of two evils. Yes‚ most of the refugees will be on welfare‚ and yes‚ the number of homeless refugees will not be many‚ but the ones that do end up adding to the homeless population
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The governors denied cooperation with the U.S. State Department’s Refugee Admission Program after hearing evidence that leaders of the Paris attacks snuck into Europe as refugees under false identities. Many governors‚ such as Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley‚ have stated their views are for protection of the country and “will
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