Endless Humanitarian Crisis Essay

The Endless Humanitarian Crisis The humanitarian crisis of this world is at a level never seen in the history of man. Not since World War II have there been so many refugees or IDPs. In 2014, there were almost 60 million refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) around the globe right now. Put another way, that’s one in every 122 people worldwide. An immediate and perhaps unprecedented action has to occur to react to the unprecedented amount of people in dire need of necessities. As our world becomes one global community, we have to find solutions to face the needs of the people suffering today, develop sustainable solutions for the needs of the people who will suffer tomorrow and hopefully, through the collective efforts of people and government, leave our children’s children a better world. Millions of people all over our world are suffering today. Many will die before we go to bed tonight. The European …show more content…
As refugee camps populations grow to unsustainable numbers, hopelessness, hunger, despair, disease and crime will spread rampantly. The longer it is allowed to go on, the more acceptable it will become. Most of those not directly affected will merely “turn a blind eye”. I propose a solution of instead of temporary, emergency housing, refugee camps should be planned out as sustainable communities to begin with. America sends its military troops all over the world to teach other armies how to fight, defend themselves with weapons and kill. Perhaps, it is time to send troops to set up infrastructured refugee camps where the inhabitant’s skills can be put to use and a sense of purpose and dignity can be restored to these human beings who have lost everything. They should be taught farming skills, educated and given jobs in the camps. They cannot be forced to live in an indefinite limbo or imprisoned by fear and