世界節(jié)假日博覽 第117期:世界難民日

June 20 is World Refugee Day. The United Nations General Assembly decided to create this day in 2000. It marks the 50th anniversary of the international convention relating to the status of refugees. The day is also Africa Refugee Day. A different theme is chosen each year to raise awareness of the difficulties refugees face. The United Nations refugee agency is the UNHCR – the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. It coordinates events worldwide to protect refugees and improve their lives in their countries of refuge. The UNHCR also provides legal assistance to refugees to try and give them legal status in other countries. Another function of the UNHCR is to help refugees return to their home countries.

6月20日為世界難民日。2000年，聯(lián)合國大會決定設(shè)立該節(jié)日。旨在紀(jì)念難民相關(guān)公約簽署50周年。這一天也是非洲難民日。每年舉辦不同主題活動，旨在提高人們對難民窘境認識。聯(lián)合國難民署是為UNHCR，意為聯(lián)合國難民事務(wù)高級專員辦事處。難民日當(dāng)天，難民署協(xié)調(diào)全球紀(jì)念活動，旨在保護難民，提高難民生存質(zhì)量。該組織還為難民提供法律援助，幫助他們在他國獲得合法地位。難民署的另一職責(zé)是幫助難民回到故土。


A refugee is a person who flees from their home country to escape danger. Some refugees are escaping disasters like war and famine. Others are political refugees, who are in danger of being attacked or killed by their own government. Once a person becomes a refugee, he or she seeks asylum in their country of refuge. The largest group of refugees are the 4.5 million Palestinians, who live in refugee camps in Gaza, the West Bank and surrounding areas. Most of the world’s newer refugees come from Afghanistan, Iraq, Myanmar and Sudan. The issue of refugee status has become very complex in recent years. Globalization has made it easier for people to cross borders. It is often unclear whether someone is a refugee or an economic migrant.

難民為逃避危險遠離祖國。許多為躲避戰(zhàn)爭，還有一些是為躲避饑荒等災(zāi)害。還有就是政治難民，他們?yōu)槎惚鼙緡u擊或追殺。一旦成為難民，他或她就將在避難國尋求庇護。最大規(guī)模難民為巴勒斯坦難民，4500萬難民生活在加沙、約旦河西岸以及周邊地區(qū)。全球多數(shù)新難民來自阿富汗、伊拉克、緬甸以及蘇丹。近幾年以來，難民地位問題變得極為復(fù)雜。全球化使得人們很容易越過邊境。我們通常會把難民和經(jīng)濟難民相混淆。