Refugees
Who helps Refugees in N. Nevada?
Who helps Refugees in N. Nevada?
Who helps Refugees in N. Nevada?
People from all over the world have found a new home in northern Nevada through legal means of immigration. Everyone's story is unique... moms and dads, some are PhDs, and some are merchants. All are human and beautiful.
Refugees join communities seeking peace and opportunities for themselves and better futures for their children. You can
People from all over the world have found a new home in northern Nevada through legal means of immigration. Everyone's story is unique... moms and dads, some are PhDs, and some are merchants. All are human and beautiful.
Refugees join communities seeking peace and opportunities for themselves and better futures for their children. You can help NNIC in resettling refugees in the Northern Nevada community by donating funds or household items for newly arrived families, becoming a refugee youth mentor and volunteering with the resettlement program.
What is the Refugee Crisis?
Who helps Refugees in N. Nevada?
Who helps Refugees in N. Nevada?
The global refugee crisis is greater now than at any point since World War II. 117.3M people worldwide were displaced in 2023. This is over a 155% increase since 2012. 37.9M are considered refugees as they have crossed an international border.
Syrian refugees have the highest global resettlement needs, followed by refugees from Venezuela,
The global refugee crisis is greater now than at any point since World War II. 117.3M people worldwide were displaced in 2023. This is over a 155% increase since 2012. 37.9M are considered refugees as they have crossed an international border.
Syrian refugees have the highest global resettlement needs, followed by refugees from Venezuela, Ukraine, Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Myanmar. (Source)
The 1951 Refugee Convention defines a refugee as a person who has fled their country because of a well-founded fear of persecution on one of five grounds: race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion.
How does resettlement work?
Who helps Refugees in N. Nevada?
How does resettlement work?
Countries, such as EU member states, Canada, the UK, or the USA, voluntarily agree to welcome recognized refugees who have already fled their countries of origin, are particularly vulnerable, and cannot receive the support they need in their host countries (less than 5% of the global need combined).
76% of refugees worldwide are hosted by
Countries, such as EU member states, Canada, the UK, or the USA, voluntarily agree to welcome recognized refugees who have already fled their countries of origin, are particularly vulnerable, and cannot receive the support they need in their host countries (less than 5% of the global need combined).
76% of refugees worldwide are hosted by low-income and middle-income nations, who often face domestic hardships that make it harder to offer protection. Refugee resettlement is a tried and tested way to support displaced people and the countries that welcome them.