Global Migration

A migrant is a…

• a person who seeks safety from serious harm in a foreign country and awaits a decision on the application for refugee status under relevant international laws.

• a person who has resided in a foreign country for more than one year irrespective of the causes, voluntary or involuntary, and the means, regular or irregular, used to migrate.

• a person who owing to fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality or political opinion is outside his/her country because s/he is unable to be granted protection in his/her country.

An asylum seeker is…

• a person who seeks safety from serious harm in a foreign country and awaits a decision on the application for refugee status under relevant international laws.

• a person who has resided in a foreign country for more than one year irrespective of the causes, voluntary or involuntary, and the means, regular or irregular, used to migrate.

• a person who owing to fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality or political opinion is outside his/her country because s/he is unable to be granted protection in his/her country.

A refugee is a…

• a person who seeks safety from serious harm in a foreign country and awaits a decision on the application for refugee status under relevant international laws.

• a person who has resided in a foreign country for more than one year irrespective of the causes, voluntary or involuntary, and the means, regular or irregular, used to migrate.

• a person who owing to fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality or political opinion is outside his/her country because s/he is unable to be granted protection in his/her country.

A displaced person is someone…

• who has been forced to flee or leave their homes as a result of armed conflict, internal strife, and habitual violations of human rights, as well as natural or man-made disasters and has not crossed an internationally recognised state border

• who has been forced to flee or leave their homes as a result of armed conflict, internal strife, and habitual violations of human rights, as well as natural or man-made disasters and who has crossed an internationally recognised state border

• a person who has resided in a foreign country for more than one year irrespective of the causes, voluntary or involuntary, and the means, regular or irregular, used to migrate.

From which countries do migrants and/or refugees arrive in Europe in higher numbers (data from January 2018, European Parliament website)

• Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea

• Syria, Iraq and Tunisia

• Syria, Afghanistan and Algeria

Which European countries have received most asylum applications in the year 2017?

• Germany, Italy and France

• Germany, Italy and Greece

• Germany, Italy and Sweden

Which country in the world has the highest number Syrian asylum seekers (more than 3 million people)?

• Germany

• Turkey

• Lebanon

According to UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees), the main reason for migration is:

• fleeing war and persecution

• seeking better quality of life

• seeking religious practice freedom

The most populated route of migrant entrance to Europe through The Mediterranean Sea is…

• From north Africa into Italy

• From north Africa into Spain

• From Turkey to Greece

What does emigration mean?

• to move into a country

• to move out of a country

• to vote

• only refers to refugees