On its
Way : Refugee-Migrant Tsunami
Hindustan
Times ( 20 Sept 2016 ) carries following news report :
: We
can change this : World leaders at UN approve plan for refugee crisis :
" With more people forced to flee their homes than at any
time since World War II, global leaders on Monday approved a declaration aimed
at providing a more coordinated and humane response to the refugee crisis that has strained resources and
stoked divisions from Africa to Europe.
The issue of what to do about the world’s
65.3 million displaced people took
centre stage at the UN General Assembly with leaders from the 193 member states
converging on New York for the first-ever summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants.
The declaration carries no
concrete commitments and is not legally binding but rather calls on countries to
protect refugees’ human rights, boost humanitarian aid and increase
resettlement of refugees.
A number of countries rejected an earlier
draft of the agreement that called on nations to resettle 10 percent of the refugee population each year, something that has led several
human rights groups to criticize the document as a missed opportunity.
According to the UN Refugee Agency,
refugees are people forced to flee due to armed
conflict or persecution, while migrants choose to move in search of a
better life. Around the world, there are currently about 21.3 million refugees, 3.2 million asylum seekers, and 40.8 million migrants.
More concrete progress is expected at a
follow-up summit on Tuesday called by President Barack Obama, where at least 45
countries are expected to make pledges
that are in line with US goals of increasing humanitarian aid by $3 billion,
doubling resettlement and increasing
access to education for 1 million youngsters and access
to employment for another million of the displaced.
Prior to the pledging summit with world leaders, Obama will host
a meeting with top executives from 50 companies to discuss what the private
sector can do to help address the problem, Power said. "
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Refugees are fleeing wars /
persecution by military dictators / oppression by radical and fanatic Terrorist
Groups
Migrants are fleeing
unemployment in their own poor ( and corrupt ) countries, which causes poverty
/ starvation
Hence , the permanent / ultimate solutions are :
# Stopping wars
everywhere / eliminating dictatorships - military rules - terrorists
# Eliminating corruption
and creation of jobs in poor countries to reduce inequity within societies
Despite the laudable efforts by the UN , all of this is unlikely
to happen any time soon . May take many years
Or , may never happen , given the collective human greed ( at
the level of rich Societies / Nations ) !
Or , may happen very soon , if the World-wide population of
Refugee / Migrant / Displaced Persons swells from
65 million to 650 million within next 10 years ! - a more likely / probable
scenario !
Considering that ,
# Economies are slowing
down World-wide , causing unemployment on unprecedented scale
# Countries unable to
provide jobs to their own citizens are unwilling
to accept more refugees / migrants
# Rich EU countries / USA / Australia etc are facing problems of integration of refugees within
their Societies ,
It is not too late for the World at large , - and especially ,
the Rich Nations - to consider my following suggestions :
* MUAMMAR
GADDAFI - A VISIONARY ? (
http://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2015/08/muammar-gaddafi-visionary.html
)
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20
Sept 2016
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