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‘Identity unknown’: migrant deaths at sea

In the last decade, tens of thousands of migrants and asylum seekers have lost their lives on dangerous sea crossings – victims of weather, unseaworthy boats and unscrupulous smugglers. Where their bodies have been recovered, often washed onto European beaches, too often their names – and even their nationalities – are unknown, and so they add to the growing number of anonymous graves around the EU’s southern frontiers.

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Nearly a refugee: thoughts from Cairo

As I packed my bags, and threw in a few toys for my two young boys, I was struck by a pang of anxiety and fear. What if this move to seek safety during these turbulent days in Cairo ended up being longer than we expected it to be? What if we ended up being unable to go home? 

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A new strategy for meeting humanitarian challenges in urban areas

These challenges, as well as potential opportunities, were highlighted in a set of case studies prepared for the IASC as background to its  Strategy for urban areas [see box]. The case studies focused on Nairobi and Eldoret in Kenya (post-election violence), Manila (typhoons) and Port-au-Prince (earthquake). Drawing on this experience and lessons which emerged from it, this article considers four of the most pressing challenges and some of the potential opportunities.

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Preventing partner violence in refugee and immigrant communities

Although some research suggests that domestic or intimate partner violence (IPV) is no more or less prevalent among minority groups in the United States than in the general population, refugees and immigrants face special barriers to receiving appropriate services. The causes of violence are multiple and complex but the intense stress associated with adjustment to a new life can create tension and conflict that may make IPV more likely.

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Kenyan refugees included in transitional justice processes

After Kenya’s 2007 national presidential elections were marked by violence resulting in loss of lives and widespread displacement, a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) was established. Some of the reported 12,000 Kenyans who fled to Uganda had returned spontaneously shortly after arrival. Others, however, found themselves unable to return so long as the issues which contributed to their flight remained unresolved.

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الاتصال الهاتفي بالأهل في الوطن

يعد الهاتف أهم أداة تكنولوجية لتمكين الاتصال ما بين المشردين الذين أعيد توطينهم وأفراد أسرهم وأفراد عائلاتهم. ومع ذلك فإنَّه لا يخلو من التحديات تتضمن على سبيل المثال محدودية الخيارات المتاحة لإجراء الاتصال في "الوطن" والتكاليف المادية المترتبة على ذلك.…

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ماذا يمكن أن يفعله يوشاهيدي لتعقُّب النزوح؟

بدأ موقع يوشاهيدي، وهي كلمة سواحيلية تعني "شهادة"، كفكرة لمجموعة صحفيين كينيين متعاونين لرسم خرائط على الإنترنت عن أعمال العنف الواقعة في البلاد، وذلك بعد الانتخابات الكينية في بداية عام ٢٠٠٨، حيث استُخدمت هذه التكنولوجيا في رسم خرائط لأحداث العنف…

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