Refugees
There are thousands of refugees in the world today that are fleeing war and disasters. In order to better understand the lives of refugees people need to know what the definition is. People who are fleeing war and disasters can become refugees in order to save their lives. “The United Nations expanded the definition of refugees to include all victims” who are fleeing from war and disaster (“Refugee Definition”). People will flee to other parts of the world if they feel they are in danger of facing war or disaster. Although refugees are trying to flee the horrors of war and disasters, people seek to positively impact this by finding them new places to live. In the world today there are refugees fleeing war. Thousands of people flee a country when a war starts or when “there is a terrible promise of one” occurring (“Threats of”). Children are deprived of their childhood due to war. “Member states of the
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The international community is faced with the growing challenge of preventing, mitigating the effects, and providing humanitarian assistance in crises that require rapid and effective response. There has been an increase in human vulnerability in crisis situations which are natural disasters and complex emergencies.” (Social and Humanitarian Assistance). Response to these emergencies will take some time. Assistance won’t come until after a disaster comes to an end. A natural disaster causes damage to infrastructure and the environment and destroy the homes of many people including families. A man-made disaster can also cause damage to infrastructure and the environment. However, leadership and guidance is provided in humanitarian assistance for disaster relief. There are times when providing humanitarian assistance becomes increasingly difficult. Until help arrives the refugees will have to survive on their