Refugee Crisis Essay

Refugee crisis in Europe is now a hotcake & the most burning question in the whole world.People all over the world are concerned about this problem.This is the largest refugee crisis after the World War 2.Many people are wounding & dying everyday specially women & children.People are being detached from their families and lose everything.

According to UNICEF,” The rising number of people entering Europe in search of safety and in search of a better life has captured the world’s attention with scenes of heartbreaking tragedy. Travelling hundreds and thousands of miles over land and over water, from Africa, the Middle East and Asia, people are risking everything in the hope of reaching their goal, and the danger does not end at a border crossing.

Many are travelling with their families, while many others are on their own. Every one of them is in need of protection and entitled to the rights guaranteed under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Migrant children and women, especially those migrating without documentation, are vulnerable to trafficking, abuse and exploitation. In countries of transit and destination, migrants and their families often find themselves victims of discrimination, poverty and social marginalization.”

We can get a idea of their sufferings from this statement.They are living their life so miserably.

# Difference between ‘Migrants” & “Refugees” :

Migrants and refugees are not same.

Refugees are those who have been forced to leave their country in order to escape war,persecution or natural disaster.

On the other hand migrants are those who leave home voluntarily to try to make their lives better with a new job or education. # When the refugee crisis began:

The refugee crisis basically began in 2014 and the number of refugee had increased geometrically in 2015.It’s still a ongoing process.

# How the crisis started:

Many reasons worked behind the crisis but the main reasons

# Where are the refugees going :

Refugees are mainly going to Germany,Hungary,Sweden,Italy,Austria,France and other countries of EU.Turkey gave Shelter to a huge number of refugees and helped the refugees a lot by financially.

Most of the refugees are landing to islands of Greece and Turkey like kos,Lesvos,Chios,Samos etc.

# How many refugees get to Europe:

We can know from the report of The International Organization for Migration (IOM) that more than 1,011,700 refugees arrived by sea in 2015, and almost 34,900 by land. This compares with 280,000 arrivals by land and sea for the whole of 2014. The figures do not include those who got in undetected.

# How the refugees are going to Europe:

Most of them are going through Mediterranean on overcrowded fishing boats or inflatable dinghies.Some are going through buses & trains.

# How dangerous the journeys are:

More than 3,770 migrants were reported to have died trying to cross the Mediterranean in 2015 estimated by IOM.Many are dying everyday.

April 2015 was the deadliest month for migrants when a boat carrying about 900 people capsize in the sea off Libya. Overcrowding is one of the reasons for the