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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Authors: Marta Castro Padrón and Luisa Feline Freier The Latin America region is facing several complex emergencies, including the internal and regional impacts of the crisis in Venezuela, the humanitarian consequences of the resurgent armed conflict in Colombia, persistent high levels of generalised violence across Central America and Mexico,... More
To strengthen knowledge, evidence-based application and leadership in the Global South on the forced displacement issue, Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Gender and Development Studies (GDS) program at the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand have teamed up to launch a new Research Chair and Center on Gender... More
Author: Roula El-Rifai, Senior program specialist, IDRC IDRC recently launched a network of research chairs based in 12 universities across three continents. The IDRC Research Chairs on Forced Displacement will strengthen the institutional base of knowledge production locally by developing context-relevant knowledge that enables more effective,... More
We are thrilled to announce that IDRC Chair on Forced Displacement in Southeast Asia, Dr. Nyi Nyi Kyaw has achieved another remarkable milestone by being elected as a distinguished member of the International Advisory Board of the Academy in Exile in Germany! We look forward to witnessing the positive impact of Dr. Nyi Nyi... More
Author: Nyi Nyi Kyaw Tougher times await Myanmar migrant workers in Southeast Asia. Two recent orders issued by Myanmar’s junta State Administration Council (SAC) in September will result in higher costs of moving, living and working abroad for migrant workers and a fall in their disposable income and savings. The first is the order... More
Author: Paula Banerjee Human trafficking is a deeply troubling phenomenon that continues to plague societies worldwide, particularly impacting vulnerable populations, especially women and girls. This article critically examines the gendered nature of human trafficking, contrasting it with human smuggling, and explores the complexities surrounding... More
Authors: Houwayda Matta, Rita Chouchani, and Maguy Salameh FR: Travailleurs sociaux libanais à l’épreuve de l’histoire et de l’altérité La pratique professionnelle des travailleurs sociaux auprès des populations migrantes expose ces professionnels à des dilemmes majeurs relevant de différents registres. Au Liban, la question des liens... More
Authors: Tadessa Megersa and Abebaw Minaye Abstract: Online hate speech is ripping Ethiopian society apart and threatening the values of democracy, human dignity, and peaceful coexistence. The current study argues that understanding people's responses to hateful posts helps combat hate speech online. Therefore, this study aims to comprehend the... More
Authors: Kumneger Fikre and Abebaw Minaye This study aimed at developing a model that describes and explains blended family formation in Ethiopia. It is part of an ongoing dissertation entitled “Family functioning experiences of blended families in Ethiopia.” We employed constructivist grounded theory both as a method and result of inquiry.... More
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Date: 04 January 2024 Time: Time: 9:000AM—11:00AM Location: AAU Registrar RN 304 The Research Chair for Forced Displacement and Migration Studies at AAU, Abebaw Minaye, hosted at the College of Education and behavioral Studies, invites all interested to attend its second Monthly public lecture series for the year. The lecture will be held on... More
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Roula El-Rifai with IDRC Chairs, Fouad Fouad and Paula Banerjee at FILGuadalajara speaking as part of a panel on forced displacement in the South, organized by Mexico Chair Hiram Angel.... More
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Last week, it was my privilege to accompany the twelve IDRC Research Chairs on Forced Displacement to the 2023 Global Refugee Forum (GRF) in Geneva. Organized by UNHCR, the goal of the GRF is to get member states to make pledges to help refugees, both within their countries and abroad. In the past,... More
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