Global refugee problem

Every year, millions of people have to escape from their home country. The number of refugees is the highest since the mid-1990's. About 43 million people are either leaving their country by choice, or forced to leave their country because of natural disasters, political tensions and etc. The numbers are very high, and this can lead to a lot of problems. Taking care of so many people is challenging, and it is definitely challenging to be a refugeee yourself.

Leaving your home country can not be easy. Most people have a strong relationship to their country, but sometimes you have no other choice. Every year terrible things happen in this world. And very often, the innocent people are affected. In a country affected by conflicts, or even worse war, a lot of people try to escape, and they seek for a better life somewhere else. The first step is very often a refugee camp.

Most refugees live in a refugee camp. They are built and run by a government, the United Nations, or an international organization or NGO. The life at camp is usually busy. There are a lot of things that need to be done, and most people have a sort of job or responsibility. Like cooking, taking care of children, teaching, selling necessary items and food and etc. Some of the biggest camps can in someways remind you of a city. They have markets, offices, cafés and etc. Of course it's not exactly how it is in a real city, but they have certainly made the best out of it. 

The organizations og governments who run refugee camps has to deal with a lot of challenges. They need money, safety and protection, qualified people and useful equiptment to run a camp. And probably a lot more.  They are depending on support, and if they don't get that, things will become very difficult. They have a lot of people to take care of, and many of them are depending 100% on the camp leaders. So it is a lot of responsebuility resting on their shoulders. 

When, or if, the campers get the chance to leave the camp, more challenges are waiting. If they get to go to another country, the refugees might experience a totally different culture, and it will be hard to adjust. If you as a immigrant arrive in USA, Australia or the UK (or anywhere else), it is very important to do everything you can to become a "good" citizen. Give back to the society, since they gave you a chance here. If everybody does that, the global refugee problems will decrease, and there will be a lot of benefits with immigration. 

Sources: 
http://www.un.org/en/globalissues/briefingpapers/refugees/ (14.01.15)
http://www.irinnews.org/report/93906/kenya-somalia-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-refugee  (14.01.15)
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2013/jan/04/refugees-camp-innovation-creativity (14.01.15)