Why Do People Migrate?

1. What Are Asylum Seekers?

• When a large group of people move from one country to another country, they try to settle in the new country, called the host country.
• Everyone seeks refugee status in the new host country; otherwise, they are marked as illegal immigrants.
• Such people are called asylum seekers until they are categorized as refugees.

2. Name a Few Countries That Have Taken the Maximum Number of Refugees.

    A few countries that have taken the maximum number of refugees are:

• Turkey: Hosting refugees from the Syrian Arab Republic.
• Germany: Hosting refugees from Afghanistan, Palestine, Libya, and Iraq.
• Colombia: Hosting refugees from Venezuela.
• Pakistan: Hosting refugees from Afghanistan.

3. Write Full Forms of the Followings:

     i) UNHCR
     ii) UNICEF

    The full forms are as follows:

    i) UNHCR : United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

    ii) UNICEF : United Nations Children’s Fund.

4. When Is World Refugee Day Celebrated?

    20th June is celebrated as World Refugee Day.

5. What Is the Primary Difference Between Resettlement and Rehabilitation?

    The primary difference between resettlement and rehabilitation is given below:

 

6. Name the Most Urbanized City in the World.

    Tokyo-Yokohama is the most urbanized city in the world

7. State the Difference Between Refugees and Asylum Seekers.

    An asylum seeker is any person who seeks international protection from the government and has not been provided with refugee status.
    On the other hand, refugees fall under the 1951 convention relating to the global status of refugees.

8. Which Countries in Europe Do Not Accept Refugees?

    The countries like Serbia, Croatia, and Hungary do not accept refugees.

9. Name the Country That Has the Biggest Refugee Crisis at This Moment.

    Syria is a country situated in the middle east that has the biggest refugee crisis at this moment.