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The number of Syrian refugees who have applied for asylum in South Korea number 918 in total since 1994, expected to grow to over 1,000 by the end of 2015. There were only 3 applicants before 2011, but the number greatly increased due to the Syrian Civil War in 2011.[1] At the end of September 2015, the Ministry of Justice in South Korea said there are 848 Syrian asylum seekers in South Korea. Of those, 3 asylum seekers were accepted as refugees, which is an acceptance rate of less than 0.3%.[2] 631 people were permitted their residence on humanitarian grounds, 9 people decided not to accept refugee status and 75 withdrew their application; in total, 718 people had their status determined. The remaining 130 Syrians are still having their status determined.[3]

Syrian Refugees

The standards for acceptance as a refugee in South Korea are very complex. South Korea accepts people as refugees when they have well-founded grounds for fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion.[4]

Aid

South Korea has been giving aid for Syrian Refugees for a few years. Korea government and NGOs, supported to set up about 2,000 refugee tents in Zaatari, Jordan. There are small parts called 'Korean villages' in the camp. Refugees can learn 'Taekwondo', Korean martial arts and can enrol in some education programs. The Korean government said that "Korea has spent $27 million in aiding refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and South Sudan etc. in 2015".[5][6]

See also

  • UNHCR
  • NANCEN, Human Right for Refugees center in South Korea

References

  1. ^ "한국은 난민신청 시리아인 713명 중 3명을 받아들였다(South Korea accepted 3 Syrian Refugees of 713)". Huffingtonpost Korea. 2015-09-07.
  2. ^ "시리아 난민 10월에만 70명 국내 입국… IS대원 잠입 우려에도 심사-관리 허술 (70 Syrian Refugees entering South Korea in October)". 동아뉴스(dongA News). 2015-11-21.
  3. ^ "저희도 성경책 있고 BB탄 총 있는데요". 미디어오늘(Mediatoday). 2015-11-20.
  4. ^ Convention and Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees (PDF), Geneva, Switzerland: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Communications and Public Information Service, 1967
  5. ^ "개발 지원에서 난민 구호까지…세계 속 한국(Korea for helping refugees)". SBS NEWS. 2015-09-28.
  6. ^ "시리아 난민 손 잡는 한국, '난민 건강 증진' 지원 확대 (Korea government expand their aid for Syrian Refugees)". MBC NEWS. 2015-09-29.
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