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03466aam a2200457 i 4500 001 E8090950A20E11E9A917B02197128E48 003 SILO 005 20190709010043 008 180413s2019 mnua j b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018016059 020 $a 1541528115 020 $a 9781541528116 035 $a (OCoLC)1043863536 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OQX $d DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a HV640 $b .M42185 2019 082 00 $a 362.87 $2 23 100 1 $a McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino, $e author. 245 14 $a The global refugee crisis : $b fleeing conflict and violence / $c Stephanie Sammartino McPherson. 264 1 $a Minneapolis : $b Twenty-First Century Books, $c [2019] 300 $a 127 pages ; $b color illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-123) and index. 505 0 $a A growing crisis -- Displaced by world wars -- "Protecting the world's most vulnerable people" -- Root causes of the current crisis -- Crowded camps and dangerous journeys -- Welcome to the United States -- Asylum seekers in the US -- Refugees making a difference -- Handling the crisis. 520 $a In 2018 the number of people displaced worldwide by violence, persecution, or natural disaster had reached 68.5 million. The United Nations Refugee Agency estimates that one person is displaced every two seconds. The world faces an unprecedented crisis as people flee their homes, seeking safety, peace, and a better future for themselves and their families. Refugees set off, often on foot or by boat, on dangerous journeys to cross international borders where they can apply for asylum, or protection, in a new country. Once there, they may spend years in crowded refugee camps or other inadequate housing while they wait for their claims to be processed. While many countries welcome refugees and other asylum seekers, others do not. They worry that high numbers of refugees are an economic burden. They have concerns about security and fear the changes that new populations bring to a culture. Yet refugees also boost economies and save dying towns. They introduce valuable new skills and meaningful perspectives. What are the solutions to the crisis? Do we have the resources--and the will--to provide hope and a future for all the world's citizens? Meet refugees from around the world and hear what experts have to say. Make an informed judgment and find ways to be part of a solution. 650 0 $a Refugees $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Refugees $x Social conditions $y 21st century $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Emigration and immigration $x Government policy $v Juvenile literature. 650 7 $a Emigration and immigration $x Government policy. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00908700 650 7 $a Refugees. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01092797 650 7 $a Refugees $x Social conditions. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01092844 648 7 $a 2000-2099 $2 fast 655 7 $a Juvenile works. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411637 776 08 $i Online version: $a McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino, author. $t Global refugee crisis $d Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2019] $z 9781541543942 $w (DLC) 2018022221 941 $a 5 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240710044712.0 952 $l PZPA094 $d 20230620012237.0 952 $l CDPC522 $d 20230506010408.0 952 $l AKPC906 $d 20200312011209.0 952 $l ZBPE245 $d 20191123011506.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E8090950A20E11E9A917B02197128E48 994 $a C0 $b JIMInitiate Another SILO Locator Search