Ofelia Romero
In the background pages of Refugees Deeply page, there were several things discussed. One the timeline page, there was a timeline that had short description of major events involving refugees beginning at World War I and ending at the 65th Anniversary of the UN Refugee Convention. In the International Legal Framework page, in a nutshell discussed the process in which refugees gained some kind of legal protection. It went over the definition of a refugee, how to be recognzed as one, how you can be excluded, loss of status, non refoulment, and other in's and outs on the new mulitlateral legal system they have tried to put in place. In the Who is and who isnt a refugee page, it talked about all the technicalities in identifying who constitutes as an assylum seeker or a refugee and beyond just the definition's surface. It went over status determination, what happens after a person is either accepted or denied. In the last page, it was discussed asylum seekers and how they differ from refugees. How one can label themself an assylum seeker but the government or UN can label them a refugee and how labeling anyone who flees their country a refugee is incorrect.
REFUGEES DEEPLY
Beyond some basic numbers and other information the quick facts page discussed the events that have caused for the Syrian refugee crisis to be as horrendous as it has come to be. It also informed us what happens to these Syrians once they have become displaced by war, if they are not staying in Syria. Some flee to Jordan and Lebannon while others to Northern Iraq and Turkey. An increasing amount even taking the treterous journey to Greece. Once these refugees flee not all of them end up at refugee camps. Conditions are not the best in these camps but it is certainly better than the conditions they face outside. The page mentioned that many refugees that don't live in these camps have to work in the poorest of conditions for pay that doesn't cover any of their needs.
QUICK FACTS
In the video, Syria: Heading Home to Ruined Homs, it detailed the impact of what two years of intensive fighting has done to the nearly half a million residents of Homas and some of the surrounding areas. Thousands of years of history has been destroyed and the once busteling city of Homas is silent. But now, some residents are starting to surface and attempting to take back their homes. Two stories of residents from the city documented their stories and their hopes for their future there in Homas. Robbie and 85 year old resident of the city returned back to Homas to inspect what was left of his house. He spoke of how a tragedy it was to lose what he had worked for for 40 years. Rabbie owns a three storie block and a shop that was once the his families life line. Another resident, Haddie, once an English teacher wants to come back to not only reclaim his home but return to his roots, to his nationality, his life, Like Rabvie, and Habbie, many others who have slowly started returning to the city and wants to return perminantly as soon as the water and electricity are back.
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SYRIA: HEADING HOME TO A RUINED HOMS
In Paris, there is a location (the walls along the Seine) that is being tranformed with a photo exhibition. The exhibition, "titled "Dreams of Humanity", organized in a collaborative with famous photojournalist Reza in partnership with the UNHCR consists of portraits of refugees and photographs taken by Syrian refugee children living in Iraq. All of this being done in hopes that "the photos will provide a way for refugee children to tell their own stories. With the number of refugees in the world hitting 6 million, there is an increase in need for additional initiatives and, "programs that enable refugees to... foster new channels for their voices. There are 7 projects that are doing just that. In a synopsis, project 1 or The Za'atari Project focuses on not only art but educatonal topics. Project 2 or Exile Voices is a photography workshop for children and young people in refugee camps. Project 3 or Castle Art is a project that provides a new creative outlet for children. Project 4 or Skoun is a project that, "aims to help refugee youth through art therapy within schools. Project 5 or UNHCR allowed hundrends of refugees paint of of there shelter tents. Project 6 or Paint Outside the Lines allows refugees to have exhibitions of their original works. Project 7 or Artists for Refugees funded by UNHCR and, "implemented by Film Aid to focus on the training of artists both in Kakauma and Dadaab refugee camps".