世界节假日博览 第117期:世界难民日

June 20 is World Refugee Day. The United Nations General Assembly decided to create this day in 2000. It marks the 50th anniversary of the international convention relating to the status of refugees. The day is also Africa Refugee Day. A different theme is chosen each year to raise awareness of the difficulties refugees face. The United Nations refugee agency is the UNHCR – the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. It coordinates events worldwide to protect refugees and improve their lives in their countries of refuge. The UNHCR also provides legal assistance to refugees to try and give them legal status in other countries. Another function of the UNHCR is to help refugees return to their home countries.

6月20日为世界难民日。2000年，联合国大会决定设立该节日。旨在纪念难民相关公约签署50周年。这一天也是非洲难民日。每年举办不同主题活动，旨在提高人们对难民窘境认识。联合国难民署是为UNHCR，意为联合国难民事务高级专员办事处。难民日当天，难民署协调全球纪念活动，旨在保护难民，提高难民生存质量。该组织还为难民提供法律援助，帮助他们在他国获得合法地位。难民署的另一职责是帮助难民回到故土。


A refugee is a person who flees from their home country to escape danger. Some refugees are escaping disasters like war and famine. Others are political refugees, who are in danger of being attacked or killed by their own government. Once a person becomes a refugee, he or she seeks asylum in their country of refuge. The largest group of refugees are the 4.5 million Palestinians, who live in refugee camps in Gaza, the West Bank and surrounding areas. Most of the world’s newer refugees come from Afghanistan, Iraq, Myanmar and Sudan. The issue of refugee status has become very complex in recent years. Globalization has made it easier for people to cross borders. It is often unclear whether someone is a refugee or an economic migrant.

难民为逃避危险远离祖国。许多为躲避战争，还有一些是为躲避饥荒等灾害。还有就是政治难民，他们为躲避本国政府袭击或追杀。一旦成为难民，他或她就将在避难国寻求庇护。最大规模难民为巴勒斯坦难民，4500万难民生活在加沙、约旦河西岸以及周边地区。全球多数新难民来自阿富汗、伊拉克、缅甸以及苏丹。近几年以来，难民地位问题变得极为复杂。全球化使得人们很容易越过边境。我们通常会把难民和经济难民相混淆。