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Cory Rodgers DPhil Student in Anthropology, University of Oxford
In response to a recent study on the positive economic impact of Kenya’s Kakuma camp, Cory Rodgers argues that the term ‘host population’ obscures divergent and conflicting economic interests among locals and may mask trends of marginalization and growing inequality.
Stefan Wallaschek PhD Fellow, Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences
The groundbreaking document that helped Europe overcome past refugee crises could help once more, argues Stefan Wallaschek of the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences.
Bushra escaped from Iraq, but she and her family remain stuck in a makeshift shelter at Berlin’s former Tempelhof airport. Now the mother of five is expecting again and fears she’ll have to raise her newborn in the shelter’s dire conditions.
High-profile former British headteacher Rory Fox swapped British academies for muddy refugee camps in France to teach the children. He discusses how shocked he was at how little was being done to help them.
Evan Easton-Calabria and Naohiko Omata Researcher, Refugee Studies Centre in Oxford
Urban refugees often fall between the cracks of aid organizations, but are ideal candidates for microfinance. But their circumstances need to be carefully vetted, say Evan Easton-Calabria and Naohiko Omata, authors of a global survey on microcredit.
Jeff Crisp Formerly Head of Policy Development and Evaluation, UNHCR
In the lead-up to September’s U.N. summit on refugees and migrants, Jeff Crisp, associate fellow at Chatham House, warns that growing isolationism will prevent a successful initiative and further weaken refugee protection.
Tom Fletcher Global Strategy Director, Global Business Coalition for Education
In an exclusive open letter addressed to the children of Syria, the former U.K. ambassador to Lebanon, and advisor to NGO Theirworld, Tom Fletcher, points to failures of the international community in keeping its promises to fund the education of Syrian refugees.
Eyad Houssami Founder and Director, Masrah Ensemble in Lebanon
Theater director Eyad Houssami works with an ensemble of teenage refugees in Lebanon using theater to help them build a vision of a better life. But their efforts have been partly overshadowed by the mounting loss of life among young refugees in Lebanon.
Bruna Kadletz Works with Displaced Communities
In this first part of a commentary series titled “Displaced and Disposable,” humanitarian worker Bruna Kadletz argues that current laws and social attitudes disenfranchise refugee populations to the point of dehumanizing them as expendable commodities.
Daniel Masterson PhD Candidate in Political Science, Yale University
In the second part of our series with the Issam Fares Institute on sustainable futures for Syrian refugees in Lebanon, researcher Daniel Masterson argues that cash aid frees refugees from dependence and enables them to become active contributors to local economies.
Attila Kulcsar Humanitarian Media Officer, Oxfam International
As civil society organizations gather at the U.N. today to prepare for September’s summit on refugees and migrants, Oxfam launches the ‘Stand as One’ campaign, urging world leaders to guarantee displaced people safety, protection and sustainable futures.
Marking the start of Eid-Al-Fitr celebrations that will continue into the weekend, young and old residents of the Sahrawi refugee settlement in Algeria draw parallels between breaking their month-long fast and their quest for self-determination.
The U.N. deadline to close the controversial Yida refugee camp near the border between the Sudans has passed – but its 70,000 residents are refusing to leave.
In the hot Greek summer, members of Athens’ newest refugee communities have been fasting for Ramadan while acclimating to a new cultural landscape. Writer and photographer Iason Athanasiadis visited these communities as part of his Reviving Cities series.
We gather the highlights of our World Refugee Week coverage, including commentary advocating for long-term rights of refugees and reporting on refugee theater troupes and resettled asylum seekers.
Jessica Hansen Global Engagement Manager, Kiva Microfunds
Many refugees are displaced due to conflicts over land and resources. Jessica Hansen, global engagement manager at Kiva – a microfinance NGO – explains how pooling resources for members of disadvantaged groups prevents their becoming future refugees.
Kenya’s November deadline to shut down camps and repatriate Somali refugees leaves a community living in dangerous limbo, with some contemplating escape to Europe.
In this fourth part of our World Refugee Day special series on the experiences of men and women from around the world who resettle in America, we speak with Khamisa, who fled violence in southern Sudan – now the world’s newest state, South Sudan.
Christine Mahoney Director, Social Entrepreneurship Department of the University of Virginia
In this fourth installment of her series on refugee advocacy, University of Virginia professor Christine Mahoney draws from her observations in Nepal, Thailand and Colombia, where corruption and lack of capacity prevent effective advocacy.
In the lead up to World Refugee Day on June 20, we are featuring the stories of five men and women from around the world who are rebuilding their lives and identities in a quintessentially American setting.
Christine Mahoney Director, Social Entrepreneurship Department of the University of Virginia
In this third installment of her series on refugee advocacy, University of Virginia professor Christine Mahoney explores some of the hurdles in advocating for the displaced in their first countries of reception.
Giorgos Kosmopoulos Researcher on Refugee and Migrant Rights, Amnesty International
Amnesty International’s Giorgos Kosmopoulos highlights the risks that lone refugee women in transit camps on Greek islands face in the absence of protection – a basic tenet of international humanitarian law.
Following the influx of refugees from Sudan’s Blue Nile into Maban, South Sudan, the new arrivals and their host communities are struggling to live together amid strained political relations and an extreme dearth of resources.
Caitlin L Chandler Humanitarian Affairs Officer, Doctors Without Borders
Stationed at a field hospital in Jordan run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Caitlin Chandler is bearing witness to the seemingly endless war across the border, one patient at a time, and refusing to look away.
During his final stop of our series “Route Mediterranean,” journalist Eric Reidy visits support groups struggling to provide regular services in the refugee camps of Idomeni, northern Greece, where people are living in complete limbo.
Emily A. Lynch Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Department of Social and Cultural Sciences at Marquette University
While mainstream media shapes our perceptions of the current refugee flows as a “crisis,” anthropologist Emily Lynch urges more nuance, thought and imagination when discussing forced migration.
Paul Currion Consultant
In this second part of our ‘This Age of Migration’ series, commentator Paul Currion argues that European governments, private enterprises and civic groups creating new ‘innovations’ to aid refugees should get the consent and participation of refugees themselves.
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