Globalement, les Principes directeurs renforcent le droit général relatif aux droits de l’homme en servant, en quelque sorte, de déclaration des droits pour les personnes déplacées à l’intérieur de leur propre pays (PDI), et en soulignant les responsabilités des États…
Animals play an important role in human experiences of forced displacement and this is particularly visible in settings of encampment. Camps are often shaped by the need to accommodate animals as well as humans; ‘goat barns’ and animal markets are…
تمثل الحيوانات دوراً مهماً في الخبرات البشرية للتهجير القسري، يتجلى على وجه الخصوص عند إقامة المخيمات. فغالباً ما تبني المخيمات بما يراعي حاجة سكانها إلى الحيوانات، ناهيك عن إسكان البشر فيها، وهنا تظهر ’حظائر الماعز‘، وأسواق الحيوانات لتصبح أهم السمات…
Los animales desempeñan un papel importante en las experiencias humanas de desplazamiento forzado y esto es particularmente visible en el entorno de los campamentos. Estos espacios suelen adquirir su forma a partir de la necesidad de alojar a los animales…
In Denmark, asylum seekers are required to stay in asylum centres while their asylum applications are processed. During this time they are not allowed to work or pursue education but are provided with accommodation and a small stipend to buy…
To date, the Colombian government has registered over 7,300,000 victims of forced displacement as a result of the nation’s many years of conflict.[1] Given that forced displacement is known to result in high levels of extreme poverty (affecting 85% of…
When civil war erupted in 2011, Raqqa in northeastern Syria was not directly engaged in the conflict, and thus many Syrians from other provinces – such as Deir Az Zor, Homs and Hama – fled to Raqqa. They mainly settled…
Since the height of the so-called refugee crisis in 2015, Germany has accepted around 830,000 asylum applications.[1] Given the country’s ageing population, falling birth rate and decreasing availability of skilled workers, fully utilising refugees’ capacities in the labour market has…
The digital divide broadly speaking refers to gaps created in society based on access to and use of technology.[1] It is typically described as a twofold concept: a divide based on access to technology and a divide based on skills…
The protracted nature of forced displacement worldwide has brought to the fore not only refugees’ humanitarian needs but also the development challenges they face. These daunting challenges emerge in four critical and interlinked areas.[1] Refugees – in particular, refugee children…