A Refugee can be defined as owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his/her nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail herself/himself of the protection of that country. Refugees carry few belongings and these people aren't always poor. .
There are three stages in the movement of refugees. Stage 1 is leaving their home. There are 22 million refugees throughout the world who are forced to flee their home country. 75% of these refugees are women and children. There are two categories for refugees. One type is people who flee their home country and cross into a neighbouring country. Another type is people who move into another part of their own country and these people are called internal refugees or displaced people. The majority of refugees come from developing countries like Afghanistan and Iraq.
Stage 2 in the movement of refugees is living in a refugee camp. There may be thousands of refugees living in one camp. An example of a refugee camp is Jazolai, a sprawling squalid refugee settlement near the mouth of Khyber Pass in Pakistan. These people are forced to live in poor conditions. The refugee camps are crowded and dirty; there is no shelter, little food and fresh water and disease. Some of these refugees will live in these conditions for their whole life and others may have a short stay after moving to another country. .
Stage 3 is either returning to home or being placed in another country. The Third State. Many wealthy countries accept many refugees such as the United States and Australia. Australia accepts 30,000 to 99,999 refugees per year, which is a poor amount compared to other small Middle Eastern countries such as Iran and Pakistan, which accept 500,000 to 999,999 refugees a year. Australia is a popular country for refugees because it is safe and we are a multicultural country.
