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DEFENDERS
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2015: Critical Global
Refugee Crisis
By: Haroot Azarian
ODVV Expert
Introduction
Fifteen years into the Second Millennia, and
there are still wars and conflicts around the world,
some old ones and some new ones. North Africa
and the Middle East regions are ablaze with wars.
From Nigeria to Libya, From Yemen to Iraq and
Syria, there are bloodshed and chaos. Countries
are turning into failed states. Newer and more
deadly terror groups, such as ISIS are getting
stronger and swallowing swathes of land in Iraq
and Syria and declaring to be Islamic State. Like,
Al-Qaeda, ISIS is spreading its tentacles around
the world. We see this through the acts of terror
committed from Australia, to the Middle East,
Europe and right across theAtlantic in Canada and
the United States.
All these wars, conflicts and atrocities have
created a huge displacement of people from their
homes, villages and towns in their countries.
Neighbouring countries such as Lebanon, Jordan