Deck 25: Refugees and Forced Migration

Question 1

The Rohingyas are a Buddhist group that is persecuted in majority-Muslim Myanmar.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), refugee status is declaratory, meaning that any person who qualifies as a refugee is by that very fact a refugee, regardless of the formal recognition of the host country.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

When were the temporal limitations originally included as part of the definition of a 'refugee' in the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees removed?

A) 1955
B) 1967
C) 1995
D) 2002

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was established in…

A) 1928
B) 1948
C) 1950
D) 1951

Question 5

The 'fractioning' of the refugee label within forced migration studies refers to the multiplication of related labels used to manage intense migration flows and increasingly exclude more people from the legal protection of refugee status.

Question 6

Even though states have no obligation to grant asylum or admit refugees, they do have the obligation not to forcibly return asylum seekers to the countries where they are facing persecution; this is known as the right to non-refoulement.

Question 7

According to the UN's 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, refugees are people who are outside their countries of origin and cannot return 'owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted' for which reason?

A) Race
B) Religion
C) Nationality
D) All of the options given are correct.

Question 8

According to B. S. Chimni, in what period was the refugee regime led by practical interests, such as attracting professional refugees, including medical doctors and scientists?

A) 1914-45
B) 1945-82
C) 1980-2000
D) 2001-present

Question 9

Which of the following is not a category of forced migration as classified by the causes of displacement?

A) Conflict-induced
B) Groups or people of concern
C) Human trafficking
D) Development-induced

Question 10

Voluntary migration is usually based on economic calculations, although some argue that the line between voluntary and forced migration is blurring.

Question 11

Reports that focus on gang- and drug-related violence as major motivations for forced migration in Central America overlook two factors: the region is very rich in biodiversity, minerals, and other valuable natural resources; and the region is plagued by other types of violence, such as femicide, killings of environmental activists, and political murders.

Question 12

People in refugee-like situations are…

A) A category that includes refugees, internally displaced persons, and those denied asylum who have returned to their home countries.
B) Asylum seekers who have proved before a judge or immigration officer a well-founded fear of persecution.
C) People who are outside their country of origin and face risks similar to those of refugees, but who have not yet been granted refugee status.
D) Individuals who cross international borders seeking protection, but whose claim for refugee status is still pending.

Question 13

The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees (2018)…

A) Are non-binding instruments.
B) Are intended to prevent asylum seekers and migrants from reaching the West.
C) Transfer the responsibility for refugee crises to Third World countries.
D) All of the options given are correct.

Question 14

As of 2017, there were approximately how many forced migrants worldwide?

A) 25.4 million
B) 40 million
C) 68.5 million
D) None of the options given are correct.

Question 15

Gender considerations have been a formal part of the UN's refugee regime since the 1951 Convention.