29 Virtual Field Trip: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Refugees: Past and Present
Virtual Field Trip: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Refugees: Past and Present
We are now witnessing the highest levels of displacement on record.
An unprecedented 65.6 million people around the world have been forced from home. Among them are nearly 22.5 million refugees, over half of whom are under the age of 18.
There are also 10 million stateless people who have been denied a nationality and access to basic rights such as education, healthcare, employment and freedom of movement.
In a world where nearly 20 people are forcibly displaced every minute as a result of conflict or persecution, our work at UNHCR is more important than ever before.”
Your Field Guide
Start Here
Use the suggested websites below to get a broad view of your desitnation, or select another scholarly resource to get started:
- Video: The UN Refugee Agency: Our Story
- Video: The Island of Tears this video shows the experience of refugees and aid workers, cross cultural cooperation
- Simulation: Asylum, Exit Australia (requires Flash)
United Nations
- Website: United Nations
- Website: UNHCR: The UN Refugee Agency
United States
- Website: United States Refugee Information
Arizona
- Website: Arizona Refugee Resettlement Program Arizona Department of Economic Security
- Article: African refugee family makes the most of new life in Tucson Arizona Daily Star
- Article: Lost Boys of Sudan find home in Tucson, Arizona Daily Sun