World Refugee Day: June 20, 2019 This day should be of concern to all of us, as it is a reminder that the issue of refugees, stateless people, asylum seekers and those who remain internally displaced within their countries continue to pose survival challenges for almost 70 million people of our world. Regardless of the …
Tag: Refugees
Mar 04
Syrian Refugees in Turkey- Exploratory post
Exploring policy framework for the Syrian refugees in Turkey. What has the Turkish government done, so far to respond to the refugee crisis, which policies are in the making? How are the policies different than policies for other refugees in Turkey? What are the social dynamics between Syrian refugees and Turkish local communities<? Please feel …
Oct 14
Khartoum, Sudan – Conducting Conflict Research Workshops Aug 2014
Conflict Analysis Tools and Methods Capacity Building Workshop – Khartoum, Sudan August 16–21, 2014 Two S-CAR faculty members, Daniel Rothbart and Sudha Rajput, traveled to Khartoum, Sudan to facilitate a one-day symposium and five-day workshop entitled “Conflict Analysis Tools and Methods Capacity Building.” Supported by USAID and the international organization, AECOM, the symposium and workshop …
Feb 06
Conf. 795 Blog Post #2: IDPs in Sri Lanka
IDPs of Sri Lanka Per Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC) up to 90,000 of the 800,000 people forced to flee during Sri Lanka’s civil war between 1983 and 2009 remain internally displaced, with tens of thousands more having returned, but unable to find long term solutions. One third of the IDPs cannot return because their …
Feb 06
CONF.795 – Blog Post #1 – Syrian Crisis
SYRIA: With no end in sight for the resolution of the Syrian crisis and increasing likelihood for spin-off conflicts spreading across the region, UNHCR is reporting that the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) may double by the end of the 2014. UNHCR is predicting the IDP numbers to reach 6.5 million by the end …
Dec 27
South Sudan – continuing displacement
December 27, 2013 Per the UN now more than 120,000 people have been displaced, due to the fighting that began on December 15, 2013 in Juba (capital of this new country), violence has now spread across other parts of this oil-producing East African country.
Dec 12
Kachin IDPs of Burma – Update
Updated Dec 12 2013 Kachinnews.com reports that Burmese army troops have shot at “Kachin refugees” and have stolen part of their food supplies, such as rice. Allegedly these were Burmese Army soldiers who entered ‘Nam Lim Pa’ IDP camp, forcing more than 50 resident villagers to flee to Man Gau village. Free Burma Rangers (FBR) …
Dec 02
Syria’s refugee children
Syrian refugee children work, provide for families By BARBARA SURKNovember 29, 2013 12:42 PM ZAHLEH, Lebanon (AP) — Every morning in northeastern Lebanon, hundreds of Syrian children are picked up from refugee settlements, loaded onto trucks and taken to the fields or shops for a day’s work that earns $4 or less. Throughout the day, …
Oct 31
Update on Syria’s IDPs
Syria’s IDP update: Oct 31, 2013 Specifically referring to “dire” conditions in Homs, UNHCR reports that conditions of the IDP camps, generally within Syria are devastating. Per the agency it is providing for about 75,000 people with their daily subsistence. However, as my research shows in the context of IDP camps for the Kashmiri Pandits …
May 29
Displacement in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Move in the right direction on issue of rights for those internally displaced. “The House of Assembly has ratified the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons. The African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons was signed in Kampala in 2009 and the …
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