The artifact that I chose was the one with the word courage on top. This was taken from the UN refuge agency website I believe. In this artifact we can see that the narrator is trying to bring awareness to what it takes and everything someone endures to later be call a refugee. The narrator later tells the history of a migrant in a sequence of events from beginning to end. Leaving the last sentence open to discussion and putting emphasis on the current situation of a lot of refugees who are now living in camps hoping they can reach the place they were dreaming about. In the picture we can see a woman provably in her late twenties, her face portraits fear, courage, hope, sadness and uncertainty. The face representing thousands of migrants stocked in refuges camps around the world. The illustration doesn’t advocate anything, but the courage it takes to be a refugee and the celebration of being a refugee. However there is not a single illustration or words that tells us what should be done in order to help all those migrants seeking asylum, peace and a new beginning.
What problem is the narrative identifying?
People currently living in camps waiting for an answer on their asylum status.
What is left out of the narrative?
What is being done and what should be done to help the refugees seek their asylum and new life.
Questions
Why doesn’t the UN advocate for a universal law to help refugees around the world?
Are refugees camps good or bad for refugees?
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Just popping in to respond to the question “Why doesn’t the UN advocate for a universal law to help refugees around the world?” — it’s a great question. Although the UN is great at making suggestions/plans for refugee aid, they can’t enforce any international laws. As a result, we have too few countries willing to take the steps that would be necessary to protect refugees’ human rights throughout their migration process and after. Thanks for these good questions.