{"id":1214,"date":"2018-05-18T09:36:24","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T09:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2019-11-07T07:05:49","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T07:05:49","slug":"justice-for-refugees-and-migrants-jindal-global-university-voices-at-un-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/2018\/05\/18\/justice-for-refugees-and-migrants-jindal-global-university-voices-at-un-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice for Refugees and Migrants: Jindal Global University Voices at UN Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sonipat, 18 May<\/strong>: \nJindal Global University, Sonipat gets the unique honour to present a\npaper in the global symposium on Perspectives on Refugees and Migrants in the\nAge of Migration and Global Crime held in Vienna from 14th-18th May. It is\nnoteworthy to mention that JGU was the only Indian University to get this\ninvite to present at this global platform. The event was held under the aegis\nof United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. (Dr.) Sanjeev P. Sahni, Principal Director, Jindal Institute of Behavioural\nSciences of JGU\npresented his talk on Educating for Justice for Refugees and Migrants: A Global\nSouth Perspective in this forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Immigration is not country specific, it has become a\nglobal phenomenon, where human exodus is constantly happening; it is the\nreality of time we live in. This takes a load on livelihood, demographic and\ninfrastructure of a nation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are about 65.6 million people forcibly displaced\nworldwide out of which 16.1 million refugees are registered with UNHRC and 5.2\nmillion with UNRWA and many of them are under the age of 18 years. There are\nabout 10 million stateless people who are denied nationality and access to\nbasic rights such as education, healthcare, employment and freedom of movement\n(UNHRC, 19th June 2017).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his presentation, Prof. (Dr.) Sahni stressed about the\n\u201csocial acceptance\u201d which is a key stepping stone to integration of refugees\nand migrants, \u201cthe integration is a\nmulti-group responsibility involving the host government, non-governmental\norganizations, communities and local residents\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr.\nSahni spoke about building a conscious narrative where there is a cohesive\nsocial acceptability for immigrants that needs to be instilled among host\ncitizens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He mooted, \u201cAt the governmental level, a robust policy is\nrequired to be drafted that could take into account the immigration policies,\npromote integration policies that acknowledge diversity, provide national\nrealities, recognize local context, providing healthy physical conditions to\nreside, involve non-governmental organizations and delegation of authority\naptly; at community level the non-governmental organizations need to promote\nsocial acceptance, mobilize the immigrants to search jobs, educate the\nimmigrants regarding the countries cultural context and language, ensuring that\nchildren of immigrants are enrolled in school and at individual level, each\ncitizen of the host country needs to be sensitized of the immigrants\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world is witnessing a huge humanitarian crisis. Every\nminute, 24 people around the world are forced to flee their homes. That\u2019s\n34,000 people a day who leave everything behind in the hope of finding safety\nand a better tomorrow(www.care.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stressing\non the role of mental health which plays a crucial role in rehabilitation of\ndisplaced people, Dr. Sahni was of the opinion that we need an \u201cintegrative and\nholistic approach towards it. Mental health of refugees is dependent on a\ncomplex web that is governed by bio-psycho-social factors being mediated by\ngovernment and other agencies at large\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Migration\nis reported to affect mental health of refugees that is dependent on the\nbiological factors (physical health), psychological health and social\nacceptance by people of the host country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asylum\nis a human right and no human being is illegal; these are the pertinent narratives\nthat are needed to combat all kinds of xenophobia and racial discrimination<\/strong>\nin this unfolding humanitarian crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\n5-day event saw participation of leading global experts on refugee crisis,\nhuman right crusaders, health care professionals and legal luminaries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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