DZIAŁALNOŚĆ UNHCR W AFRYCE I NA BLISKIM WSCHODZIE
ACTIVITIES OF UNHCR IN AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST

Summary/Abstract: One of the reasons destabilizing the international economic and social order isuncontrolled migration. Movement of people between countries, which is not regulatedlegally and organizationally, leads to situations threatening the security of the state andcitizens. National and armed conflicts in Africa and the Middle East have led to arecord number of people leaving their places of residence. As a result of persecution,conflicts, violence and violations of human rights, as many as 65.6 million people havebeen forced to resettle. In order to protect the population, UNHCR was established.United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which is mandated by the UnitedNations to direct and coordinate international efforts to protect refugees worldwide andsolve their problems. The primary goal of UNHCR is to protect rights and prosperity. Itis currently most active in Africa, where the problem of migration has existed since the1960s, when many countries gained their independence. Territorial disputes andtotalitarian forced people to move within the continent. Host countries such as Kenya,Ethiopia and Uganda were not able to provide sufficient conditions for refugees, whichis why special camps for arrivals were created in cooperation with UNHCR. Currently,changed into quasi cities that provide refuge to refugees through the support of theUnited Nations and the governments of the States. The number of places in the camps isnot unlimited, which causes an increasing number of migrations from Africa to Europe.

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