Why Is The United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees (UNHCR?
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has impacted the lives of millions of people, including children, that once lived in their developing home country to be forced out to be able to escape natural disasters, prosecution, to escape from war, etc. The UNHCR has participated actively during the aftermath of the Second World War, during the Hungarian Revolution and so on. The UNHCR was created to protect these innocent lives and with the contribution from Angelina Jolie holding the title as the Goodwill Ambassador representing UNHCR, UNHCR would receive more attention due to Jolie’s fame and support.
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie was born on June 4th, 1975 in Los Angeles, California. At a very young age, she studied at the …show more content…
This program was created to have two principal functions. The first function is to provide worldwide and international protection to refugees within its competence or a large number of supplies or money to live off of. Second, to seek durable and possibly permanent solutions for the refugees in cooperation with other governments (www.refworld.org/pdfid/4950f39f2.pdf)
UNHCR was created specifically during the aftermath of the Second World War to help millions of Europeans who lost their homes or fled. This organization was intentionally only meant to be for three years, then they would disband or stop functioning as an organization. (History of UNHCR). Over the years, UNHCR has won the Nobel Peace Prize for its groundbreaking work in Europe after the World War.
It was not too long before the next major crisis. Directly after the aftermath of the Second World War, the decolonization of Africa and Asia created the first of the continents refugee crises. Between 1945 and 1960, 36 new states in Asia and Africa achieved the right or condition to self-govern themselves and/or outright independence from their European colonial rulers. There was no one process of decolonization (U.S. Department of …show more content…
http://www.unhcr.org/en-us/asylum-seekers.html Returnees, people who were forced to flee but are now returning home after a traumatic event in their home country. http://www.unhcr.org/en-us/returnees.html Stateless people, people that have been denied nationality, resulting them not being able to go to school to receive an education, receive a doctor, get a job or open a bank
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie was born on June 4th, 1975 in Los Angeles, California. At a very young age, she studied at the …show more content…
This program was created to have two principal functions. The first function is to provide worldwide and international protection to refugees within its competence or a large number of supplies or money to live off of. Second, to seek durable and possibly permanent solutions for the refugees in cooperation with other governments (www.refworld.org/pdfid/4950f39f2.pdf)
UNHCR was created specifically during the aftermath of the Second World War to help millions of Europeans who lost their homes or fled. This organization was intentionally only meant to be for three years, then they would disband or stop functioning as an organization. (History of UNHCR). Over the years, UNHCR has won the Nobel Peace Prize for its groundbreaking work in Europe after the World War.
It was not too long before the next major crisis. Directly after the aftermath of the Second World War, the decolonization of Africa and Asia created the first of the continents refugee crises. Between 1945 and 1960, 36 new states in Asia and Africa achieved the right or condition to self-govern themselves and/or outright independence from their European colonial rulers. There was no one process of decolonization (U.S. Department of …show more content…
http://www.unhcr.org/en-us/asylum-seekers.html Returnees, people who were forced to flee but are now returning home after a traumatic event in their home country. http://www.unhcr.org/en-us/returnees.html Stateless people, people that have been denied nationality, resulting them not being able to go to school to receive an education, receive a doctor, get a job or open a bank