World Refugee Day commemoration held in Beijing, Zhu Saipu representative: the global refugee reached an unprecedented scale

June 20 is the 14th "World Refugee Day." The theme of this year's World Refugee Day is that even if only one family is separated by the war, it is too much. "Refugees are often regarded as burdens and regarded as preempted by resources and job opportunities, but many times people forget that they too are human beings, and of course they prefer to stay in their own hometown for a peaceful life if they can. Other countries because they have no other choice. "On June 18, Mr. Giuseppe de Vincentiis, UNHCR's representative to China and Mongolia, said in an interview with China Youth Daily.

The UN refugee status convention passed in 1951 provided for a definition of "refugee". "The key difference between refugees and immigrants is that immigrants may be people seeking opportunities in other countries to escape the bad economic conditions and they are not fleeing to protect their own personal safety, It is people who are forced to flee to other countries only if their own personal security can not be guaranteed. "

"In recent years, some countries and regions continue to be unstable, with the number of refugees increasing year by year, and the number of refugees in the world has reached an unprecedented scale. The specific figures will be uniformly released by the headquarters of Geneva on June 20." The representative of Jusipu said: At present, the global refugee population mainly comes from Afghanistan, Syria and Somalia, accounting for more than half of the global refugees.

In addition to the refugees who have flown to other countries, the number of people in the world "Internally Displaced People" has hit a record high. This part of the population refers to people who are displaced and left homeless due to war and other reasons.

"The refugees are the primary targets of help for UNHCR and we also have a responsibility to help groups including internally displaced persons, voluntary returnees, stateless persons and asylum-seekers." UNCTAD's top priority, Is to guarantee the rights and life of refugees. At present, there are three ways to solve the refugee problem internationally: "The first and most ideal way is for refugees to choose to return voluntarily on the premise that the domestic environment has become good and stable. However, Regrettably, this is not the case, and the second is to integrate in situ, that is, to allow refugees to be properly placed in the country of asylum, and the third is to relocate to a third country. "

The UNHCR's functions also include working closely with governments, regional organizations, international and non-governmental organizations to properly resettle refugees and to find ways to solve the refugee problem. "In particular, some refugee receiving countries are not rich by themselves, so we need our assistance to fund refugees." In its 2010 refugee status report, the United Nations pointed out that developing countries have accepted three-quarters of the world's refugees.

Speaking about the problems and difficulties facing the refugees in the world, the representative of Jusipu said: "Resources have always been inadequate. UNHCR funds donations from various government agencies and enterprises and individuals, but as the number of refugees continues to increase, assistance Resources have been tighter all the time, but it is gratifying that the number of individuals and business donations has risen dramatically in recent years, and the security threats that members of humanitarian organizations face in helping refugees are also a problem. "

China is a party to the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its protocol, and a member of the UNHCR. Referring to China's role in the protection of refugees, the representative of Jusip praised: "In the late 1970s, a large number of Indo-China refugees flowed into China and UNHCR set up a representative office in China." In its work on refugee protection Has been doing well.Even if China does not currently have relevant legislation, but the Chinese government has been to provide protection for refugees seeking asylum in China until UNHCR find a permanent solution.Hundreds are currently working closely with the Chinese government, hoping China has been able to establish a system of asylum for refugees through legislation. This work has made considerable progress. "

Mr. Zhu Sepp emphasized that the most important thing is to arouse the community's concern and understanding of the refugee issue. Refugees should be respected, and many of them have the knowledge and skills to contribute to the countries they have sheltered. "You see too many examples of success, the most famous being Einstein."

Beijing this newspaper, June 19