Refugee and Migration Vocab

What does UNHCR stand for?

• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

• United Nations Help for Centralized Refugees

• United Nations Hosting of Concerned Refugees

• United Nations Housing of Centralized Refugees

Who does the UNHCR help?

• Immigrants

• Children

• People forced to flee violence

• People whowant to move

Repatriation means

• Moving to a new country

• Moving on to a third country

• Moving back to your home country

• Going on an extended holiday

Which of these is NOT a reason a person can become a refugee?

• War

• Better job opportunities

• Environmental Degradation

• Economic collapse

Which of these is NOT a push factor?

• War

• Poor medical care

• Economic Crisis

• Higher living standards

What is an economic migrant?

• Someone who travels to another country to improve their standard of living.

• Someone who is fleeing their country because of persecution

• Someone who is leaving their country for an education

• An asylum seeker.

Which of these is NOT an example of a forced migration?

• Fleeing a country due to war.

• Human smuggling and trafficking

• Deportation of asylum seekers

• Leaving your country for a better education

Most refugees move into developed countries.

• True - most developed countries take in refugees and help them.

• False - 9 out of 10 refugees are in developing countries.

Which of these is NOT a solution for the refugee population?

• Repatriation

• Local Integration

• Permanent Migration

• Resettlement

A person who has been forced to flee their home due to armed conflict, human rights violation or an environmental disaster but stay within the borders of their own country are known as what?

• Asylum seekers

• Internally displaced people

• Economic Migrants

• Trafficked people