Refugees+In+Afghanistan+(Period+2)

=REFUGEES=


 * Group**: Roberto, Roman, Randeva, Andres, Sinead.

What are some of the causes of someone becoming a refugee? Main topics: War is something that has been of existence for many years. What is hardly known is that war causes for people to become refugees. If a war erupts in one's country they have no other choice but to move away from danger. Especially if it is a family, the parents think of their children and want the best for them. This leads for them to become refugees. Most of the time these refugees are cut up on danger from wars. Refugees lifes are at stake in this moment. That is why there is so many deaths to refugees and do not have the opportunity to leave their home country. There are many experiences of people who have gone through this chaotic problem. There is a lot of pressure that they have to bear and especially if they have children. Their desperation of finding hope is dim. Sometimes giving up is not an option. When a war outbreaks many children are left alone to live. This is something sad that they have to live with their entire life. The child has to be sharp and aware of everything if they want to remain alive.
 * The reason for why people become refugees is because of their surroundings.
 * War is the major cause of why people leave their country looking for somewhere better to live in.
 * Another cause would be political instability.
 * Economic tensions is also another factor.
 * Ethnic conflict also plays a role on refugees.
 * Religion persecution.
 * Human rights violations.
 * Environmental disasters.
 * WAR:**

An example of economic tension is when people have to starve to death because they lack food. Lack of food is something commonly seen in today's world. There are a lot of people suffering because of the lack of food. There is also a lack of money in the country making people live in poverty. When this happens there are a lot of people who become refugees so that they can live a better life. They do not want to live in poverty anymore and desperately start looking for something better. Economic tension also leads to other factors. An example of this is people start robbing others. There is an unbalance in the country and many people have to undergo this problem. Under here is a statistic taken from http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/afghanistan_statistics.html where it shows the nutrition of Afghanistan. There are numerous of Afghan people who live in poverty without the right nutrition to keep them alive.
 * ECONOMIC TENSION:**


 * Nutrition || [|to the top] ||
 * % of infants with low birthweight, 1999-2006* || - ||
 * % of children (2000-2006*) who are: exclusively breastfed (<6 months) || - ||
 * % of children (2000-2006*) who are: breastfed with complementary food (6-9 months) || 29 ||
 * % of children (2000-2006*) who are: still breastfeeding (20-23 months) || 54 ||
 * % of under-fives (2000-2006*) suffering from: underweight, moderate & severe || 39 ||
 * % of under-fives (2000-2006*) suffering from: underweight, severe || 12 ||
 * % of under-fives (2000-2006*) suffering from: wasting, moderate & severe || 7 ||
 * % of under-fives (2000-2006*) suffering from: stunting, moderate & severe || 54 ||
 * "Vitamin A supplement coverage rate (6-59 months) 2005 at least one dose‡ (%)" || 95 ||
 * "Vitamin A supplement coverage rate (6-59 months) 2005 full coverage? (%)" || 91 ||
 * % of households consuming iodized salt 2000-2006* || 28 ||

**ETHNIC** **CONFLICT:** There are different are different types of ethnic conflicts. An example of this is race and religion. In the past certain religious groups and different races were persecuted. In the example of Afghanistan there were always those superior people who treated others as animals. These people were called the Hazara and the Nuristani's. They were treated harshly and commanded to do everything the superiors asked them to do. The superiors were called Pashtun.

Environmental disaster may not seem as a big issue in the world as much as war. Environmental disasters can be so critical that one has no choice but to become a refugee. If it is a major flood, which is what is commonly seen, people have to move somewhere else and leave everything behind. All their belongings are lost during this chaos.One example could be when a volcano strikes. If a volcano strikes people have to immediately evacuate. Imagine if you have to leave everything behind instantaneously, how would you feel? Not very happy right? This is something that everyday life people have to undergo and it is inevitable. Agriculture can also be another environmental issue. The reason for this is because if there is not a good enough agriculture then harvesting will be a big issue bringing starvation to the people. Under is statistic showing how agriculture in Afghanistan is not doing so well in order to give food to the people in need.
 * ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS:**[[image:geolog1.jpg width="363" height="221" align="right"]]