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Education express ' .’• /. , ■ . ■.■■.'■ - • ”'■ • ~ . . . ■ ' ' ,' , , -. ■ .' J ■ ■■ z>mm ' < -x xxiX:,x^x^X'■ • ■.■—>?• • ' • : j - i \< 4 m D £ * *'* * ’ ’ — Kia ora, Teacher ~,.r KOIUQOeS * A ' J This page has been designed to illustrate some of There are more than 12M refugees in the world today. f t B Tm- .,<T ,\J the concerns outlined in *he Form IV Social Studies They have fled from famines, droughts, wars and cruel I AS ÜB. < Social Change and Cultural Response theme, Aspec Aw governments to find safety and better lives. J . Ar ■ V l (1989). ft® Many refugees live in camps, where they are cared for •' < K •’ ■ 1 r - ™ reflects the following mam ideas: and given basic food and shelter. This is usually provided by , 1 K X — Change may occur when people become dissatis- fc| gSg relief organisations such as those run by the United Nations. ' / B ■ ■ Kip / - fied with their economic, social and political HK The camps are only intended as temporary homes to be used B B IB ftA f ' conditions. £.; until the refugees can return to their own countries or be ggjM j » ■ B B M B• W K . Jv, ?Z ; ; People come together in institutions and organisa- BB accepted for settlement somewhere else 4f( IB 'B ■ *l W ■'iZ u B- I tions to pursue common goals, security, justice and » Few countries are willing to accept large numbers of ' -Hsla H\B H B B L B ' > human riphtq Wf# Od refugees and yet the numbers of people looking for a new . ' ■vß B * ftd homeland keep growing. Many refugees are now facing years H W ’ V ‘ Change may lead to an improvement or g |||S and years in the camps. < J UlT^^n welfare and human rights. < i . X f e/xe V-Orx. 1 / f -v.'ABBBBBBBBI iga IMAGINE < • Imagine that a harsh and cruel govern- 7) . h-? 7 ment has seized power and that anyone who ■ ( ) ■^.; l . ' x ' . ’’ ” ' " *- x < ‘ ‘ , 1 ****<■-«. ‘ ' ' '' i| “ : “T speaks up against it is imprisoned, tortured or f 1 I ■~~'‘^ X>A ‘' fo '<- x ‘ l® The Camps r ; \: killed. You and your family are very fright- I/\ ~~ •*>£=* ■ ‘ You are allowed to stay and are placed in a rfj{ ened as you have beard that all lhe people of \ \\ camp. The camps are overcrowded. Food Is ■ S aX r sted You? ami| e v“SSlg!TEe £ ''« provided, bul It Is quite different from whaf ■ ; country and does ... ~«v ct I < ***x. *». ’ Years pass; you are depressed when you Bh r j YOU ARE NOW A REFUGEEI Z JP** < \ realise some people have been in the camps- / ’ * 1 *5l// X. A for five or 10 years. IgP |, waraggZ' rSTr x*** < CJ (J X, The New Life ‘■<2'‘ , 7’‘ i ‘■“:' , F'---v »-t ■'<»''■-.■// fl . ‘ •*' 2 Your family is lucky. You have all been /\ xn — /fl * t 4 accepted for resettlement in a foreign coun- ' I // / Al\ >**♦•* \ f tr X- You can now start another life, but there | g 1 1 // (<-_< ul •*' \ 1 will be a new language to learn, strange ?’ -c7 V \$ • •• • \ X customs and a different climate. RM® /7/ivi m \6> \ • v a / ••"'■•••A) \ x A Refugees in the World Today B / l :•■?. • \ f **yOso \L Most of today’s refugees are in Central \». u . ' , • ’ z ' ’ B ' <7 \ \ 1 fcrvO . , America, the Middle East, eastern, central • » /f x •7< : -s’?i.7-.:xo/ VL {a Wr • • and southern Africa, Afghanistan and South- V, V ;i v ? J ’" , OBv’?’',/ J 9 la /\. East A B ’ 3 ( shown in grey on the map). \ )»■?•.. \ v’ ■ ' ’Avßr , r''‘ '. -y / . The countries with the most refugees are j 1 I \\ \ / A 4 Pakistan (with 3M), Iran, Mexico, Honduras, f I '. ; ;,- I .-: y \\. \ /cj Israel, Thailand, Hong Kong, Sudan, Somalia, ? S’. ?" ? t..--,’’ . J< '» / \ 7. ; -; : -7 xj x ’"“* ‘ * Zaire, Uganda, Tanzania, and Zambia. Mark I X ■ ,’>'•’ H ; •-> \ : ’ *•;•■••■•••• ’I •-* * **>/XL »•. * ’ these countries on the map. Many other V j ,ci’’- '' f X .. V w£l ■* ♦/* S> countries, such as Canada, the United States X 1 >’> I . . X <4 IX and Australia, have accepted large numbers \ f /p-■ *Bk7'< i r l A « , of refugees as migrants. In these places \ y i' ""Fjl V"t V" ' : '' ’■■■■:::■’■ "J fl y \ ’ • * refugees can settle and start a new life. X f \ W W \ \ * Refugee Children I y / B • ; \ I kl X \ Children make up a large proportion of j / U • ‘ ' * ’ 1 A \ •’■ ( X I refugees. They are often orphans because J J , ’ t * * • ’■A \ W-W I > -Z****X* / parents have died or been killed. They f / ?‘ X,' k , \ X ‘V / YU / need special care if they are going to survive. / S / X ’ ■ X \ »y Next Wednesday, October 25, is Universal / / , , 'df ~ WgWWW ' ‘ \ Jty Children’s Day, The United Nations children’s / / ; P ’ 'X ’ * /jf organisation, U.N.1.C.E.F., marks this occasion / J / ~ ' 7 ’ vVk jj' each y ear and encourages people all over the f / Pf ■ - * X P world to think about the plight of children on / aZ >/ x x this da y- z* r i -v*,, ' S fX\ Compiled by Artwork by F IS S SB S I ‘I ‘ 1 Ol Defyd Williams Al Nisbet )O Coral Broadbent ; 1 -' - ' ■ : ■ The Journey \ ...;,-. ... lElBTr*-7...--'- ,< M g&g The journey is long and difficult. Sick people iIBT — - “ 'v t ... <- Sr 3 have to be left behind along the way and' 7 ? 1 \ k ITO 1i»>,14 » there is often little to eat or drink. At the |U mC Jz* * » z ’7m X 1 -.X ‘ \ MgSr : —— : H border, guards often stop or even shoot E|/ V M 1 *LVrkJ-d& -‘ . L * .TESMI I i.-7 > : [4« refugees trying to leave. Great care is needed 7. i ULr v * -7 s ’fe ’/ S a V f r 7/V 11 106 *'* ew 5 -' ourur y 7-7 to cross the border in secret. Some journeys ji 7 h Your troubles are not over. The new 77 have to be made by sea. It is expensive to get KW country does not really want you, as it has HI on board a boat. Many boats are unsafe and i r k , s ; A ' .. , . , jA | ... ;> 7 H a t rea dy accepted thousands of other refugees. '. ‘ 177 overcrowded. Pirates often attack and rob the ' 4 A i . 7 A '//'A 1 Perhaps the new country will send you back. 1 ' " passengers. WM •••..• ' v - • -■. .•--... ■ . ..... v /. ' • ...... -• ■ ■ ■ '■ ■ ■■- ■/■-■■■>--•— ■ •' - /- -Z . . 7,:.7z' m. 777 .. ■ ' • ■ . The United Nations Children’s Rights Logos and symbols Two new New Zealanders lire viiireM « BB ~B «X22!»SfiK Organisation nS inorder !J lead a reasonable hav! <( Each of these symbols (below) relates to one of the p:'# i have already been full of drama, danger and fear. WVI ■ rights, too, even though at present millions of young- rights of the child (left). Cut them out and paste Suong Nguyen ■ F sters are denied them - .. k • othef S wMch C tou n ffik shoufd lave’ Suon 8 Nguyen was three years old when she left Vietnam VAtl AAC This y ear governments all over the world are being onJ";n,a SSBB‘' < in 1981. Suong and her mother, Hau, spoke to ‘‘Education £|f ■ asked to sign an important document. It is called Describe it in a sentence and invent and draw a symbol exPress” about their experiences. Suong’s father Binh Van TT •* J XT ♦ intorvoimnoi hndv nf /v nl , n triac wnrVino Convention on the Rights of the Child, and lists the t 0 go aion o side it. Nguyen was a fisherman in Vietnam. The Communist The United Nations IS an international body ot countries worKing responsibilities governments have towards their young- Government’s control, including conscripting Mr Nguyen together for world peace. It was founded after World War II in an effort est citizens. The governments that sign will then be into the army, made life difficult for the family, to Stop future wars. expected to work to improve conditions and report W$X Because of his work Mr Nguyen was able to get papers The United Nations has many agencies which work to help people in regularly about the well-being of children in their ((( \\f--m\x\ allowing him to build a 9.75 m fishing boat. The family later 11IC uuittu Y uuu T> Q F,.^ Q woe cot nn communitv V\ /// \Nfpr- x \ escaped m this engine-driven craft, which was a lot more sturdy than many of the need. In 1947 the 1.R.0. (International Refugee Organisation) was S t P • unseaworthy craft which took refugees from Vietnam. When the Nguyens left, the boat to look after refugees. U.N.R.R.A. (United Nations Relief and Convention on the Rights of the Child was croW ded with 73 people. Rehabilitation Administration) was also established to help people who This says all children have the following rights: N Food for one month was taken on board, in five days the Nguyens arrived in Malaysia, had Inst their homes or country during the war years In 1946 • The right to affection, love and understanding. Unlike the Phungs, the Nguyens were able to stay at a refugee camp. Mrs Nguyen says TT MTr w n was cat nn tn care for children who are usuallv the worst • The ri B ht t 0 adequate nutrition and medical care. that many refugees who landed in Thailand were beaten and robbed. Those caught trying U.N.I.C.E.F. was set up to care tor cmioren, wno are usually me worst * The to protection against neglect and exploita- to leave Vietnam got long prison sentences and re-education. affected victims of any conflict. tion Q The Nguyens spent 13 months at Pulau Bidong, a Malaysian refugee camp. They were It was thought at the time that these organisations would only need to 9 The right to free education and opportunity for play. X. A then moved to an island off the coast of Malaysia. The United Nations and Red Cross ooerate for a few years and that once the World War II refugees had • The right to a name and nationality. CT n organisation provided food and aid to the refugees, been resettled there would be no further work for them to do This was j The right to specif w £ r cXTeY^KnT^ not the case and in the years since 1945 the numbers Of refugees has The right to learn to be a useful member of society. Malaysia. Relatives in New Zealand and the Roman Catholic Church sponsored the nS ßefUgees need a lot Of care. They must have food, shelter, medical • The rifht to Suon?would HkeTvisit Vietnam. Her mother says the Government is less care, tfe chance to work perhaps gain new skills and the opportunity ’ 1 SSSffiMjWE' for education for their children, as well as help in establishing a new ————————————————— Although some of their family have migrated to Australia, the Nguyens are proud to be life. This is very expensive and aid agencies seldom have enough money Activities I r\_ll New Zealanders and say they intend staying here. to meet the needs. Many refugees end up in camps in countries such as j n p a j re> invent a scenario describing:- John Phung Pakistan which are already poor and over-populated. This causes more (a) The sort of situation that might result in you and your John Phung, a former pupil of Cashmere High School and nrnhlpms family leaving New Zealand as refugees. Hagley High School, was born in South Vietnam. He prooieiiib. -.,-h _ c hntc pn wArir not nnlv for < b > The W V 0” would escape. remembers it as a violent society, which had known war and Nowadays organisations such as U.N.I.C.E.r. work not only tor (C) Your life in a refugee camp. turmoil for many decades. When the Communists took over '-mBT * • refugee children and those badly affected by war, but for disadvantaged (d> Resettlement in another county. after the Amer ican withdrawal, the middle classes (people *e < HsK«igr T . children everywhere. Each year 14M children die before their fifth (2) Make a list of the arguments for and against this , IWZttX/I who had accumulated some wealth) were persecuted. John MrtSSS. fl ™Thought that at least halt ot these deaths need not happen. -»««« ™ »«? *• — ft> BtfbW p °‘ l “ man "*”* ~ ‘ T -X&Z "-M lives of these children by international health programmes. A third of —«—■- TlBEy their budget comes from voluntary fund-raising. Many New Zealand people to leave their home to seek B safety elsewhere.) escaped from Vietnam. They joined thousands of people V school children are now following the North American custom of raising share your findings with the class. fle?! 1 ? 8 in J so3 * s - . . .. . . ... *\ . VKX - fnr TTXJTCFF nq nart of the Halloween “Trick or Treat” (4) Invite a refugee to come and tell your class about his or Although only eight at the tune, John has vivid memories |i money for U.N.I.C.E.F. as pan OI me naiioween mut ur ireai her experien ce. (Remember to make a list of questions to of leaving Vietnam in 1979. % M IfeSl campaign. ask before the visit.) ni ~~l> ft Tbe Phungs arrived in Malaysia, which is not a wealthy (5) Make a list of aid organisations which help refugees. In ri country, and were immediately sent back to sea, escorted by the Malaysian Navy. Ending pairs, select one organisation, find out what it does and (tf-J) up in a remote part of Indonesia, survival was difficult. There was hardly any food and o prepare a talk (or make a poster) describing its work. 1 1 Jnnqn the family suffered illnesses as a result of hunger. John remembers using dirt to purify — *B — ——————————————————————— salt water for drinking. After 10 months in Indonesia, Vietnamese businessmen in New I A?LI dMw Logos and symbols Zealand and the Roman Catholic Church sponsored the Phungs to migrate to this country. Name the organisation that has each of these logos. Explain , Joha beBaa his ear^„ r S^ h0 ° 11 j? g t;^ I J“ n ! d j" c t a ? d s®=?®” raCiSt name ' caninB in the , „ . .. . , <_ r the work of one of these organisations. playground. He now works part-time in a fast-food outlet. Of all the refugees in the world today the Palestinians have been refugees for ° » —- the longest time. » bbmi <7 Vietnamese ‘boat’ people t, In i to a large number The Vietnamese have suffered from the effects of war for nearly 50 years. They fought homeland of their own. However, the area was already ho g . Fy m m against Japanese invaders during World War 11. Following this, they were at war to of Arabs. . . , j • * B liberate their country from the French. (It had previously been part of the French A war broke out immediately between the Israelis and their Arab neighbours colonial empire.) After this the country was divided between the Communist north and and many Arabs in Israel fled. Some went as refugees to the Gaza Strip, others ■ ■■ ■ the non-Communist south. The two parts went to war with each other. The United States to the West Bank the Lebanon and Jordan. In 1967 another war broke out and Government gave support to the south and the war continued for many years. Israel took over the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Many refugees in these __— If VOU OF VOUF School WOllld like tO In 1973 the Americans left Vietnam and two years later the whole country was taken areas fled aeain TT MI rl7 T 7 finri over b y the Communist Government of Ho Chi Minh. People who had supported the South WnnHroHcAf thousands nf Palestinian Arabs now live in camos in the areas B raise money TOP U.lV.lX.rL.r. OF linfl Vietnamese Government were arrested. In 1977 the country experienced terrible food surrounding IsrS After more than flA’ears there are many who are the OLB|!B our more about the organisation COU- shortages. Many fled as refugees. Often the only means of escape was to pay huge sums of "* tar mo f® lnan . . y eal ? lnere _7 re , n ; d ;/ .--V TTVTrrr r-om—Cut™ money to local boat owners for a passage across the South China Sea. The boat journeys children and grandchildren of the original refugees. The future does not * a ®k ■ tact. U.N«LC»E.F« Committee, P«O» BOX were dangerous and many people died at sea. Hundreds of thousands of these boat people good for these homeless Palestinians. It seems as if a permanent solution to the t—.. 22*051 Christchurch. have been resettled throughout the world, but many thousands more are still living in problem of the Middle East is still a long way off. refugee camps. ' j. “Tlje Press” t Newspapers, in Education, 146 Gloucester St — Ph ? 790-940 * t