Seeking ‘Home’

Abstract

The Syrian Arab Republic has moved from being the world’s second largest refugee-hosting country to being its second largest refugee-producing country – within a span of five years. In the first half of 2014, Canada registered 5,800 new asylum applications, a 29% increase compared to the same period in 2013. Germany is the largest single recipient of new asylum claims among industrialized countries – with 65,700 applications in the first half of 2014.