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Russia. Any other countries . Stephen . Eritrea, thats correct. Patrizio. [inaudible] prof. Garcia thats correct. Thank you. So they are traveling very long distances to find refuge in europe, and this map gives you an idea of the routes and distances they are traveling in order to reach safety. Some are traveling alone, others are traveling as part of family units. Some are traveling in search of economic opportunity. Others are literally fleeing for their lives to escape war, devastation, rape, and forced conscription into armies. The vast majority of the refugees are syrian. Can anyone tell me why the syrians are fleeing . Ok, thank you. Albert. Civil war. Prof. Garcia civil war, absolutely. Would anyone else like to venture talk . Meredith. The civil war is very violent. People are getting killed publicly and ritualistically. [inaudible] health care, the economy. [inaudible] prof. Garcia absolutely correct, all of you. Thank you. The country has been locked in a bloody civil war fo
Met to seek an end to a decade of cold war. Heading the soviet delegation khrushchev. Khrushchev called the gun and though he appeared very much the boss. President eisenhower accompanied by the secretary of state dulles offered to exchange military information with the dramatic personal appeal, but the plan was rejected. Britains and the french premier supported the american proposal. The president startled and delighted genevans by going windowshopping near the partys end. He proved a Popular American ambassador of goodwill. On the return to washington, a heavy rain drenched ms. Eisenhower, the president , and the welcoming party, including Vice President nixon, ms. Nixon, the president s motherinlaw , and his daughterinlaw. Also at the airport were cabinet members, congressmen, and diplomats. Reporting on the historic summit, the president said the result of this conference, no one knows, but the coming months will tell. In the meantime, we do know that new contacts have been establ
News in recent years, i imagine that you, like me, have found it difficult to ignore the topic of refugees. This is an image of a refugees experience fleeing communist vietnam in 1975. But in many ways, it reminds us of images that we might see on the news today. It is hard to ignore the human stories of families perishing it see. Refugees are suffocating in meat trucks. They are crowding onto leaky boats. They are drowning. The bodies of those who are unable to cross to safety are washing up on mediterranean beaches. And refugees have been in the news for the past few years. Particularly related to the crisis in syria. But refugees are being uprooted by conflict all around the world. Were not just talking about refugees coming from syria, but from other war torn regions. Especially in the past couple of years, it has also been very difficult to ignore the public response to refugees. And Refugee Resettlement, like so many other topics today, has become a polarizing topic. On one hand,
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