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Friday, October 4, 2019

Reflections on 50 Years of OAU Refugee Pact

On 2 October 2019, Khoti Kamanga, co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Forced Migration at the University of Dar es Salaam, and Co-Applicant for LERRN, published an op-ed in The Citizen, one of Tanzania’s leading... More

Monday, September 30, 2019

Launch of the McGill Refugee Research Group

LERRN's Solutions Working Group launched the McGill Refugee Research Group in 2019. The MRRG brings together faculty, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students at McGill University working on refugee and forced migration... More

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Reflections from Tanzania on the OAU Convention at 50

On 18 September 2019, Janemary Ruhundwa, Executive Director of Dignity Kwanza and lead of LERRN's Tanzania Working Group, published an op-ed in The Citizen, one of Tanzania's leading... More

Friday, September 13, 2019

Refugee Participation in Kakuma Refugee Camp

By Mohamed Duale, PhD Student, York University This August 2019, I had the opportunity to research refugee participation in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in northwest Kenya as part of the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network... More

Thursday, September 5, 2019

IDRC-LERRN initiative to support refugee research

On Thursday, 5 September 2019, partners from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) held a series of meetings in Ottawa to begin a new initiative to... More

Friday, August 23, 2019

Launch of Innovative Training on Refugee Issues

The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) was excited to participate in an innovative training program on forced migration issues. The week-long program opened Monday, 26 August, in Nairobi, Kenya. Organized by... More

Monday, August 19, 2019

Localized Research: Studying Tanzania’s National Legal Framework

By Stéfanie Morris & Leonard Chimanda In the spirit of collaboration which is so central to LERRN, we’re writing this post together. We do this not only to highlight our... More

Monday, August 12, 2019

Youth in Amman: Transforming Education

Photo: Yasmeen Shahzadeh, 2019   August 12 is International Youth Day: a celebration and recognition of the agency and role youth have in the in the world today, and the opportunities they possess in driving change for the... More

Monday, July 8, 2019

“I’m so happy to be working with this project. It’s just like you’re doing something that is meaningful,” says Zahraa Al-Ahmad, who is heading to Lebanon.

Zahraa Al-Ahmad was born in Syria and moved to Canada when she was eight years old. She tells that she left... More

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

“Having attempts to collaborate on this kind of project will be so eye opening for me,” says Stéfanie Morris, who will be joining the Tanzania group.

Stéfanie Morris was born in a small town in Northern Quebec.  Her mother is French-Canadian and her father... More

Saturday, June 29, 2019

“I think it’s really important for me as a Jordanian living abroad to be serving my community,” says Yasmeen Shahzadeh, who will be working in Jordan through LERRN.

Yasmeen Shahzadeh was born and raised in Jordan. Both maternal grandparents of hers were refugees from... More

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

“They [refugees] know best what is happening with their lives, they know best what the solutions to their problems are,” says Mohamed Duale who will be working with refugees in Kenya.

Mohamed Duale’s family fled Somalia in the early 90s. He was born in Somalia but grew up in Toronto.... More

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

“I absolutely love what LERRN stands for,” says Akalya Atputharajah, who is heading to Kenya this Summer.

Akalya Atputharajah’s parents came to Canada as refugees from Sri Lanka just before she was born. Other family members also followed the... More

Thursday, June 6, 2019

“This project is really important because it provides an opportunity to see how we can collaborate better, how we can learn from each other,” says Merve Erdilmen, who was born in Turkey and is heading to Tanzania to work on refugee issues.

Merve Erdilmen came to Canada from Turkey in 2014 as a research assistant to work in an international... More

Friday, May 24, 2019

“LERRN is seeking to localize that knowledge production by the people who are most affected in the global south,” says Christina Klassen, who is heading to Lebanon.

Christina Klassen spent one Summer in Jordan and when she left the Middle East, she knew she wanted to come... More

Friday, May 24, 2019

Nimo Bokore brings her knowledge and lived experience to LERRN

Nimo Bokore left Ethiopia in her early 20s during Ethiopia’s Civil War. Before leaving, Nimo worked as a journalist, covering the 1977- 78 Ethiopian-Somali war from the field.... More

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Protecting the Internally Displaced: From Rhetoric to Reality

In partnership with LERRN, professor Phil Orchard, from the University of Wollongong, in Australia, spoke about how the international response to the problem of internally... More

Monday, March 18, 2019

Women and Girls’ Rights in Headlines in Conflict Zones

On the International Women’s Day, Journalists for Human Rights and LERRN (The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network) invited experts and practitioners for the launching of... More

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Research Highlight: Empowering Local Refugee Relief

The Lebanese American University released a research highlight on the work that will be done through LERRN. For full story, click... More

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

James Milner: Understanding the everyday politics of the global refugee regime: Collective action in a time of populism?

Professor James Milner hosted a seminar on the global refugee regime on Jan. 31 at Carleton University. For... More

Saturday, October 27, 2018

LERRN featured in the Toronto Star

James Milner, Project Director, Professor Maha Shuayb of the Lebanese American University and Professor Dulo Nyaoro, Moi University in Nairobi, were featured in the Toronto Star discussing the goals of the project and how it aims to... More

Monday, October 1, 2018

First All-Partners Meeting at Carleton

On September 24 and 25 2018, LERRN hosted its' first all-partners meeting at Carleton University in the Discovery Centre. Organized by James Milner, partners met to prepare for the launch of the project. For the full story,click... More

Sunday, September 23, 2018

Global Team on Refugees

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

York Researchers Partner in $3.5-million Refugee Study

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Thursday, June 28, 2018

uOttawa’s Refugee Hub Plays a Key Role in New SSHRC Partnership Grant on Civil Society and the Global Refugee Regime

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Wednesday, June 13, 2018

SSHRC Funding Given To LERRN To Study Global Refugee Policy

James Milner and his partners will receive funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) as well as other organizations to study global refugee policy. For full... More

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