What is displacement?

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1 Humanitarian Masterclass: Study Guide 1 What is displacement? 1. What are some of the reasons, as discussed in this video, that people are forced to flee their homes? 2. Imagine you and your family are forced to leave your home against your will. Discuss what you might feel as you pack a bag to leave what would you take with you? 3. What does the biggest humanitarian crisis of our time mean to you? 4. Globally, 24 people are displaced every minute. Come up with your own visual image to show the impact of 24 people fleeing your home town or city, every minute. For example: My whole soccer team Our entire classroom A bus full of people

2 Humanitarian Masterclass: Study Guide 2 Who is affected by displacement? 1. Who is a refugee? Can you make up a profile of what any one refugee or displaced person would look like? Discuss how easy this may or may not be. 2. The number of people displaced globally is greater than the populations of Australia, New Zealand and Canada combined. Think of ways to comprehend such a large number in your everyday life. Eg. 723 x your local sports stadium at maximum capacity Australia + New Zealand + Canada = m people m people 4.596m people 35.85m people 3. We all plan to go on holidays or maybe you plan to go away to university after school? Can you imagine abruptly moving from your home with one bag of essentials, and not knowing if you will return? Discuss the emotions you may feel. What would you miss most? 4. Nobody chooses to be a refugee. Before leaving their homes, refugees and displaced people lived regular lives just like ours. Discuss why it is important for someone living in Australia to raise funds for someone living overseas.

3 Humanitarian Masterclass: Study Guide 3 Where is displacement occurring? 1. Under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) mandate, which records a total of 16.1 million registered refugees in the world, more than 50 percent come from three countries. Name these three countries. Discuss what might be taking place in these countries for so many people to have to flee their homes. 2. For refugees of Syria, the journey to seek refuge is treacherous. Study the map on the next page and explore what hardships Syrian refugees may encounter when escaping their country. 3. The video states that some of the poorest countries in the world are hosting the greatest number of refugees: The least Developed Countries of our World provide asylum to 4.2 million people, or 26 per cent of the global refugee population. What does this mean for the political, economic and social environment of those countries hosting refugees?

4 Humanitarian Masterclass: Study Guide 3 Where is displacement occurring? Study the map and explore what hardships Syrian refugees may encounter when escaping their country August

5 Humanitarian Masterclass: Study Guide 4 What is the global response to displacement? 1. What are the three main ways to address the causes of displacement and how are these actioned by aid agencies such as World Vision? 2. The average refugee will spend 17 years living in limbo, without the ability to rebuild and move forward with their lives. Discuss this with your friends what would be the main things you would miss out on? 3. The video states that Next year, Australia plans to take 16,250 refugees with 16 million refugees registered with UNHCR. Look at the graph below and consider the countries who host the majority of refugees. Discuss whether, and how Australia could do more. 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000, ,000 Refugee population Pakistan Iran Lebanon Jordan Turkey Kenya Chad Ethiopia China United States Australia Reference: asrc.org.au/resources/statistics/world-statistics 4. Think about a refugee your age who is newly arriving in Australia what could you do to help them learn and feel at home (as best they can) in this new country? Australian Human Rights Commission, Pathways to Protection: A human rights response to the flight of asylum seekers by sea, 2016, available at: humanrights.gov.au/our-work/asylum-seekers-and-refugees/publications/pathways-protection-human-rights-based-response UN Secretary-General s Report, In safety and dignity: Addressing large movements of refugees and migrants, 2016, available at: refugeesmigrants.un.org/sites/default/files/in_safety_and_dignity_-_addressing_large_movements_of_refugees_and_migrants.pdf

6 Humanitarian Masterclass: Study Guide 5 What is World Vision s response to displacement in the Middle East? 1. What five countries in the Middle East has World Vision been assisting in response to the refugee crisis? Discuss what has been occurring in these countries (Syria in particular) over the past decade to result in millions of refugees. 2. World Vision has provided several essential resources to people who have fled their homes due to conflict. For each one, discuss how this would improve their living situation, both physically and emotionally. Education Child protection Water and sanitation Winter and household supplies Health program 3. We have discussed the essentials and the basic needs which can be provided in a time of crisis. But not the emotional, sentimental or comfort items that can be given to someone in a time of need. What do you think you would miss most if you had to flee your home and could only carry a backpack full of items? 4. In Khanke, Iraq, World Vision partnered with a local mechanic to rehabilitate a water treatment facility to improve supply and sanitation of water sources for those living at the camp. Consider what other local people and resources World Vision could work with to improve the conditions and quality of life for refugees living in camps. World Vision, When will it stop? Six years of violence against Syria s children, 2017, available at: worldvision.com.au/docs/default-source/publications/government-submissions/syria-advocacy-fact-sheet.pdf?sfvrsn=2 Stand and Deliver, interagency report on Syrian conflict, 2017, available at: reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/stand-and-deliver-digital.pdf

7 Humanitarian Masterclass: Study Guide 6 What is World Vision s response to displacement in East Africa? 1. What are the four countries where World Vision is responding to the crisis in East Africa? What are some traits of two of these countries? 2. How many people, as an estimated total, were displaced in 2016 across the four countries? Discuss how millions of people fleeing at the same time would have an impact on the countries they re leaving and entering. 3. Six million people are facing possible starvation across Somalia due to drought and 7.5 million people have needed humanitarian assistance since the start of the South Sudan conflict in December World Vision has provided aid in the form of water, sanitation, food, health etc., but these are big numbers. What else can the world do to help? 4. Although we know this is the biggest humanitarian crisis of our time, why do we still need to raise awareness? What is the difficulty of such a long-term crisis? World Vision, South Sudan: Conflict, hunger and threats to children, 2017, available at: worldvision.org/disaster-response-news-stories/south-sudan-conflict-hunger-threats-children Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2016 Africa Report on Internal Displacement, 2016, available at: internal-displacement.org/publications/2016/africa-report-2016