- Antonio Guterres, United

Nations High Commissioner

For Refugees

Prepared by : Natasha Camelia

No. Matrics: 2016485068
Group: AS1204B
• WHAT is a Refugee? WHO is a Refugee?
• Refugees : Causes & Consequences
• Refugees Statistics
• UNHCR
• What does UNHCR do?
 WHAT IS A REFUGEE? WHO IS A REFUGEE?
Any person forced to flee from A refugee is someone who has
their country by violence or been forced to flee his or her
persecution. country because of persecution,
war, or violence. A refugee has a
well-founded fear of persecution
for reasons of race, nationality,
political opinion or membership in
a particular social group. Most
likely, they cannot return home or
are afraid to do so.
 They move to a nearby
People’s lives are in
People need to travel to country or further afield.
danger and/or they lack
safety, they become They remain vulnerable
basic human rights. For
refugees. to not having their
example, due to war.
human right met.
 By the end of 2016, 65.6 million individuals have been
forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution,
conflict, violence, or human rights violations. That was an
increase of 300,000 people over the previous year, and the
world’s forcibly displaced population remained at a record
high.
• Ensures the basic human rights of people in their countries or asylum.
• Ensures refugees will not be returned involuntarily to a country where they
could face persecution.
• Aims to provide at least a minimum or shelter, food, water and medical
care.
• Helps with refugee registration, assistance and advice on asylum
applications, education and counselling.
• Support returnees with transport home and assistance packages.
• Works with governments to find practical and humanitarian responses
• In countries that haven’t signed the Refugee Convention, UNHCR, is
generally responsible for protecting refugees.