Monday, August 12, 2024Seminar: Strengthening Knowledge, Evidence Use and Leadership in the Global South on Forced Displacement with a Focus on East Africa... MoreMonday, May 13, 2024Politics of Citizenship as a Solution for Refugees in Tanzania: A Comparative Case Study of Naturalization of Rwandese (1980-1995) and Burundians (2008-2023)Lin to join virtual session... MoreSaturday, March 16, 2024Internal Displacement and Solutions ConferenceThe online "Internal Displacement and Solutions" conference took place from March 14-15, 2024 and marks the culmination of five years of increasing international engagement with the pressing challenge of ‘solutions’ to internal displacement. In 2024, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Solutions to Internal Displacement will wrap... MoreSaturday, February 17, 2024Roundtable Discussion and Workshop: Promotion of Solutions for Displaced People and Migrants"Towards a Network of Academic Researchers in East, Horn and Great Lakes Region of Africa for the Promotion of Solutions for Displaced People and Migrants" is a roundtable discussion and workshop hosted by Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia from February 15-16,... MoreThursday, July 20, 2023Abebaw Minaye: Advisory Committee MeetingThe Ethiopia Chair, Abebaw Minaye, assisted two PhD students to defend their dissertations on the behavior of left behind children as a result of parental migration and the psychosocial predictors of intention to migrate. The Chair also headed a qualitative research training in Gondar and was recognized as researcher of the year of 2022 by the... MoreMonday, June 26, 2023Amal El Ouassif: Understanding factors and Developing Opportunities in the Sahel Zone, West Africa and the MaghrebAuthors: Xavier Aragall, Amal El Ouassif, Anna Ferro, Matías Ibáñez In the last decade, it has become very clear that climate change is not a problem of the future. This threat multiplier is causing severe natural disasters, rising sea levels, desertification, and rising temperatures in every continent, reminding us that it is not only... MoreWednesday, June 21, 2023Tanzania: Policy Dialogue held in Dar es-SalaamThe University of Dar es Salaam has launched a Research Chair on Forced Displacement (UDSM-RCFD) and reiterated its commitment to ensuring inclusivity and scholarly contribution to addressing the global challenge of forced migration. Speaking during the launch on 29th May 2023, the Acting Vice Chancellor, who is also the Deputy Vice... MoreTuesday, June 20, 2023Tanzania: World Refugee DayThe Tanzanian Chair, Opportuna Kweka, participated in a World Refugee Day event with university and government colleagues, including... MoreTuesday, May 9, 2023Appointment of New IDRC Chairs in Ghana, Burkina Faso, and ThailandThe IDRC Research Chairs in Ghana and Burkina Faso have been officially selected. Mary Setrana Boatemaa, Director of the Centre for Migration Studies at the University of Ghana, Ghana, and Tiga Alain Ouedraogo of the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (CNRST) were appointed. The selection was celebrated at a launching... MoreSunday, March 12, 2023Ethiopia: Research Ethics and Role of Refugee Led OrganizationsAddas Ababa university has convined a twelve member advisory committee, including the UNHCR representative, IOM deputy chief, representatives of key government sectors, various college deans at AAU, independent scholars and refugee representatives. The university held a training on research ethics and attended a workshop on the role of Refugee Led... MoreMonday, November 21, 2022Abebaw Minaye: Launch Event Hosted by Addis Ababa UniversityAddis Ababa University held a launch event for IDRC Chair, Abebaw Minaye. The event featured experts and officers from UN agencies, government representatives, embassies, international NGOs, and the Addis Ababa University Community, as well as regional organizations and representatives of professional and research associations.... MoreLoad More → Share: Twitter, Facebook Short URL: https://carleton.ca/fd-chairs-net/?p=223
