A major social justice concern is in regard to refugees. There are so many people displaced from their homes due to conflicts and issues within a country or between countries. The most recent refugee crisis is a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, this conflict has displaced over 3.7 million Ukrainians. Another sad example of the refugee crisis is in Syria after the civil war in 2011. This is by far one of the largest refugee situations in the world with 6.8 million people being displaced. This number continues to rise today. This chart from the UN shows the number of refugees in 2021 in six categories: refugees under the UN mandate, asylum seekers, internationally displaced persons, displaced Venezuelans, stateless people, and other situations of concern.
https://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/download/?url=3HMho5
the refugee crisis is incredibly sad. Especially because so many people don’t survive the journey, particularly the Syrian refugees. It is so sad that people are in a lose-lose situation facing death if they stay or if they leave.
Yes, the refugee crisis is a very unfortunate issue. It is also quite sad because many right-wing populists in Europe have used the refugee crisis as a talking point to increase xenophobia and spread anti-immigrant rhetoric.
^^^ I really agree with Ben and think that his comment and your blog post together really cut to the key of this issue. The way that refugee crises and climate change impact each other is also something that could really be looked into.