September 28, 2004

I wonder what the NYT is talking about?

Warehouses for Refugees

The starvation and disease stalking the refugee camps near the Darfur region of Sudan are a reminder that for many refugees, conditions where they land are not much better than the conditions they flee. The world has 12 million refugees, and 7.4 million of them have been living in camps or settlements for more than 10 years. Many are prohibited from traveling or working, confined to crowded, squalid tents, at the mercy of marauding gangs, and utterly dependent on handouts of food insufficient to ward off hunger and on health care that does not prevent cholera and dysentery. Some people have lived in such camps for generations.

I'm certain they're talking about how Arab countries refuse to let Palestinians settle within their borders.

Half a million refugees from Myanmar, for example, have lived in camps in neighboring countries for 20 years, with no right to work or travel. The same is true of about 140,000 Somalis, who have lived since 1991 in closed camps in northern Kenya.

Yep. Myanmar's got a lot of refugee camps, and so do the countries that border Somalia. And Lebanon has a bunch, and Syria, and Jordan. I'm certain Gail Collins meant to include that here. It's just an oversight. Later in the article she'll call the Arab countries to task, I'm sure.

The camps are often established quickly to deal with refugee emergencies and never get dismantled. The original goal - allowing refugees to return home when conditions improve - has had the perverse effect of preventing them from establishing new lives in a new country. Countries like Pakistan, Zambia and Chad, which end up accepting the vast majority of refugees from troubled countries on their borders, would rather quarantine them than integrate them into their societies.

See? they mentioned Zambia, and Chad, and Pakistan. I'm certain the NYT will get to the responsibility of Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan eventually.

It is time to rethink warehousing, and refugee groups and the United Nations high commissioner for refugees have recently begun to explore how to help refugees become more self-reliant. Refugees who learn skills or earn money can be an asset to their war-torn homelands when they return. Moreover, there are ways to open up refugee camps without angering host populations. Zambia, for example, has given Angolan refugees land to farm. The food they grow has turned sleepy villages into trading centers, fueling local commerce.

Of course they're talking about the Arafat here, right? He's done a marvelous job of giving Palestinian refugees ways to earn money. Such a kind man, that Arafat. Someone should give him the Nobel Peace Prize.

Wealthy countries need to absorb more people for permanent resettlement. Europe, shamefully, accepts only a handful. The United States has become far less welcoming over the last 10 years, and particularly since the terrorist acts of Sept. 11, 2001. In 1992, the United States accepted 132,531 refugees; last year it was 28,422, although this year that number will almost double.

Ah, now they'll get to the part where the Arabs refuse to let 2nd and 3rd generation palestinians integrate with their societies, right? Of course Gail and company will.

The security concerns about accepting refugees from the camps are unfounded. No terrorist would want to spend years in squalid camps and then undergo a long and uncertain vetting process simply to infiltrate the United States.

Nope, no terrorists in refugee camps at all. Absolutely safe.

Initially, reducing warehousing will require commitment from wealthy countries with the wherewithal to provide land, training and microcredit. That will cost more than doling out a weekly ration of rice and cooking oil. But it could reduce costs later, and it is a way to create a more promising future for millions.

Hmm. I'm certain they mentioned how the Arabs warehoused the Palestinian refugees somewhere. They must have. They've only had refugee camps for 56 years. Maybe I missed it. I know, its in the emanations and penumbras. That's it. Gee, that New York Times, always using those hi-falutin' metaphors.

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