TOPIC 3-1．The world's refugees

There are 15millions refugees in many parts of the world. I thought that there must be a reason in each instance. so I researched the background.

The main causes of refugees are.....

1. Persecution by another nation or religious group

2. Persecution by politics

3. Environmental disasters such as floods, droughts, earthquakes

4. Persecution by development or expansion of an economy

Yes, there are various reasons why people have been forced to become refugees. But there's one thing we can clearly see. The victims are always the weak in a paticular era, religious, political or economic situation. And lately, the numbers of refugees seems to be increasing. Over the past 30 years, an average of 700 people per day were forced to leave their hometowns. Adding the number of people escaping inside their country to the number of refugees, the total numbers must increase. Especially, in developing countries, where there are overpopulation, bad economies, the destruction of nature, and widespread poverty. In addition, militaristic policies and feelings of xenophobia are growing. All of those conditions lend to create a large number of refugees.