Archives: Muzna Dureid

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Op-Ed: Muzna Dureid on Canada’s Response to Climate Refugees

Op-Ed: Here’s why Canada should modernize its immigration policy to respond to people displaced by climate change By Muzna Dureid In October 2021, leaders from all over the world gathered in Glasgow for COP26, the U.N. Climate Change Conference, to follow up on their commitments related to the Paris Agreement to mitigate global emissions.... More

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Muzna Dureid: La normalisation des relations avec Damas suscite l’inquiétude

Muzna Dureid, partenaire de LERRN, réfugiée syrienne et agente de liaison pour les Casques blancs, explique dans son entrevue avec La Presse les inquiétudes envers la normalization des relations avec Damas et le retour des réfugiés syriens.   Muzna Dureid, LERRN Partner, Syrian refugee and Liaison Officer with the White Helmets, explains... More

Sunday, July 11, 2021

LERRN-IDRC Webinar | Forced Displacement and Health in the Context of the Pandemic: Localized Responses to COVID- 19’s Impact on Refugees, IDPs, and Communities Living in Chronic Displacement

Event details and recordings available here. On 24 June 2021, LERRN and the International Development Research Center (IDRC) hosted their seventh and final webinar in the LERRN-IDRC webinar series on Forced Displacement. This webinar, drawing on lessons from Bangladesh, Syria, and the West Bank and Gaza, focused on health systems and the COVID-19... More

Friday, March 6, 2020

Muzna Dureid’s Journey to Advancing Women’s Rights

With International Women’s Day around the corner, it’s a good time to celebrate women who have played an extraordinary role in advancing women’s rights. LERRN is thrilled to highlight Muzna Dureid and the amazing work she has done - and continues to do - for women and girls. In 2011, Muzna and her family... More

Friday, February 7, 2020

LERRN’s Roundtable Discussion on Refugee Participation

LERRN is committed to the participation of refugees in all stages of research and policy, which aligns with the emphasis for increased refugee participation in the Global Compact on Refugees. On January 30th 2019, LERRN hosted a roundtable discussion on the next steps for refugee participation following the Global Refugee Forum (GRF) in December... More

Monday, January 27, 2020

After the Forum: New Directions in Global Refugee Policy

After more than 2,000 people met in Geneva for the first Global Refugee Forum, our partner and Co-applicant Dr. Jeff Crisp of the Refugee Studies Centre, shared his reflection on the international community’s future response to the refugee flow. Dr. Crisp predicts there will be a “continuation of the exclusionary refugee policies currently... More

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Refugee Participation: Where next after the GRF?

Date: Thursday, 30 January 2020 Time: 3:00 p.m – 4:30 p.m. Location: A 631 LOEB building Carleton University History was made by Canada at the UN’s Global Refugee Forum in Geneva in December 2019 when it included a refugee advisor, Mustafa Alio, as a formal member of the Canadian delegation. This event will share... More

Sunday, October 6, 2019

Highlights: Book Launch of Refugees’ Roles in Resolving Displacement and Building Peace

The book launch of Refugees’ Roles in Resolving Displacement and Building Peace was a huge success! The resolution of displacement and the conflicts that force refugees from their homes is often explained as a top-down process led and controlled by governments and international organizations. This book takes a different approach. Through... More

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