The Current Situation of Colombian Refugees in the World - A Literature Review on Existing Research

Literature Review from the year 2016 in the subject Sociology - War and Peace, Military, grade: 7, UNITEC New Zealand, language: English, abstract: This literature review focuses on the current situation of Colombian refugees in the world. In summary, this literature review describes the current situation of Colombian refugee in the world by responding to the question: what is the current situation of the Colombian refugees in the world? Firstly, the review shows the dangerous situation of displaced people before escaping from Colombia. Secondly, the literature review describes the terrible situation faced by Colombian refugees after escaping from Colombia. Thirdly, the situation of Colombian refugees in developing countries is compared with the situation of Colombian refugees in industrialized countries. The civil war that Colombia has faced for more than 60 years has left terrible consequences in the country, part of which will be described in this literature review.

Alfredo José López Severiche is a Colombian citizen and New Zealander. He has undergraduate studies in Advanced Computer Science and a postgraduate in Information Technology. Alfredo achieved a Master's degree with honours in International Communication. Also, he has Master's studies in International Development. Alfredo is currently a PhD candidate at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT). Additionally, he has studied many courses such as •Anthropology of Current World Issues. •Global Sociology. •Global Social Change. •Human Rights. •Solving Public Policy Problems. •Social Work Practice: Advocating Social Justice and Change. •International Human Rights. •Understanding the Origins of Crime. •Foundations of Psychology. •Sociology. •Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. •Human Resources. •Cybersecurity Management. •The Challenge of Big Data, and others. His expertise is in Migration and Refugees Studies, Quality of Life, Human Rights and Biblical studies.