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Provash Budden
Other prolonged refugee crises, such as in Syria, show that short-term aid is only one piece of the puzzle, writes Mercy Corps’ Provash Budden. Now is the time to ensure Venezuela turns out differently.
Jordan’s ‘jobs-for-refugees’ compact, rolled out in 2016, saw mixed results. Five researchers from the Overseas Development Institute draw on lessons learned to recommend five ways to ensure the Ethiopia compact succeeds.
Researchers weigh in on the complex relationship between forest and water management in a region increasingly threatened by both wildfires and drought.
Members of Malnutrition Deeply’s expert community share their key takeaways from the recently concluded Social and Behavior Change Communication Summit in Bali.
As the Syrian government presses on with reconstruction plans for the northern city of Aleppo, Syria Deeply’s expert community warns against excluding residents from the rehabilitation process.
On the second anniversary of the E.U.-Turkey deal that curbed refugee boats to Greece, experts from Turkey, Greece and Germany weigh in on the agreement’s impact on refugees and on Europe.
Members of Malnutrition Deeply’s expert community weigh in on how they can leverage local and regional networks to advance the nutrition agenda.
Experts weigh in on the “zero draft” of the Global Compact on Migration, an international agreement to improve cooperation over migration which countries will negotiate this year.
Leaders from the private sector, human rights and refugee protection discuss big ideas for improving the global response to refugees on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos.
As international powers push for a settlement for the Syrian conflict, Syria Deeply talks with AUB Senior Fellow Rami Khoury and Al-Monitor Russia Coverage editor Max Suchkov about the prospects and challenges of a peace deal.
As part of our ongoing Expert Views feature, we asked four women at the forefront of the economic empowerment movement what financial inclusion for women really looks like. The verdict was unanimous.
As Pakistan, Iran and Europe continue to send Afghans back to Afghanistan despite intensifying conflict in several provinces, Refugees Deeply talked to experts in Kabul about what returning refugees face amid soaring displacement inside the country.
The European Union and United Nations have launched a spotlight initiative to eliminate violence against women, toward which the E.U. has pledged 500 million euros. Women & Girls asked three gender-based violence experts what they would like to see happen with this money.
Syria Deeply’s expert community weighs in on a possible rapprochement between Amman and Damascus and the drive in some quarters for improved relations between the two states.
A year after the New York declaration, Refugees Deeply asked a delegation of refugees what impact it has had so far and where it has fallen short.
As Australia tries to close its offshore detention centers, Refugees Deeply asked several experts to chart a way forward for its policy on refugee boats that would be both effective and humane.
What role should the E.U. play in asylum systems in Greece and Italy? Refugees Deeply examined proposals for an E.U.-supported fast track asylum system with Maria Stavropoulou, director of the Greek Asylum Service, and Gerald Knaus of the European Stability Initiative.
Following the Women & Girls expert forum on teen pregnancy in the Philippines, we round up the expert views on what’s driving the phenomenon, and how to lower the country’s sky-high rates of teenage mothers.
Syria Deeply’s expert community weighed in on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s recent remarks about working with Russia to create a “unified Syria,” and whether or not this contradicts Moscow’s de-escalation zone proposal.
Refugees Deeply asked a selection of experts whether charities undertaking search and rescue in the Central Mediterranean should sign Italy’s new code of conduct.
California’s prolonged drought has been an opportunity for the state to address critical water issues, but there is still more than can be done. Water Deeply asked four water experts about what the state should tackle next.
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