This document summarizes four major refugee crises around the world:
Rohingya refugees in India, where thousands have arrived amid rising nationalism creating humanitarian fatigue. India hosts the largest refugee population in South Asia after Bangladesh.
The refugee crisis in Syria, exemplified by the tragic death of three-year-old Alan Kurdi whose body washed up on a Turkish beach in 2015, prompting international attention to the crisis.
The refugee crisis in Afghanistan starting with the 1979 Soviet invasion, which caused the first wave of Afghans fleeing as refugees to Pakistan and Iran.
The refugee crisis in South Sudan, where conflict and environmental problems have led to violence, famine and large numbers of South Sudanese
4. Rohingya Refugees
In India, during 2014-2019, there
has been an emergence of the
most conspicuous far-right brand
of nationalism that has created
humanitarian fatigue, particularly
following the arrival of thousands
of Rohingya refugees. ... Further,
India continues to host the largest
refugee population in South Asia
after Bangladesh.
6. A Boy on Beach
Alan Kurdi, initially reported as Aylan Kurdi,
was a three-year-old Syrian boy of Kurdish
ethnic background whose image made
global headlines after he drowned on 2
September 2015 in the Mediterranean Sea.
He and his family were Syrian refugees
trying to reach Europe amid the European
refugee crisis (see timeline). Photographs
of his body were taken by Turkish journalist
Nilüfer Demir and quickly spread around
the world, prompting international
responses. Because Kurdi's family had
reportedly been trying to reach Canada, his
death and the wider refugee crisis
immediately became an issue in the 2015
Canadian federal election.
8. Afgani Crisis
Afghanistan refugees are nationals
of Afghanistan who left their
country as a result of major wars
or persecution. The 1979 Soviet
invasion of Afghanistan marks the
first wave of internal displacement
and refugee flow from Afghanistan
to neighboring Pakistan and Iran
that began providing shelter to
Afghan refugees.
10. Sudanese Crisis
South Sudanese refugees are persons
originating from the African country of
South Sudan, but seeking refuge outside
the borders of their native country. The
world's youngest independent country
has a recent and troubled history of
prolonged conflicts and ecosystem
mismanagement such as overlogging,
which has led to desertification. These
forces have resulted not only in violence
and famine, but also the forced
migration of large numbers of the
population, both inside and outside the
country's borders.
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