Child Refugees

Guest: Elizabeth Jevtic-Somlai, Visiting Professor of Political Science at BYU  The UN says more than 43 million people worldwide are now forcibly displaced as a result of conflict and persecution—that’s the highest number since the mid-1990s. Of those 43 million, almost half are children, many will spend their entire childhoods far from home. The pictures of Syrian toddlers washed up on Turkish beaches caused hearts to break, and intensified calls for international aid. What awaits the young refugees who survive the treacherous journey?