Obtenir à distance des preuves visuelles de déplacement
Les preuves visuelles fournies par les images satellite et les techniques de géovisualisation peuvent servir à corroborer et à renforcer des rapports obtenus localement faisant état de conflits, de destructions ou de déplacements.
Suivi par internet d’une zone à risque
L’un des principaux défis que rencontrent les organisations en opération dans de nombreuses zones de conflit ou post-conflit provient de l’impossibilité de pouvoir accéder régulièrement aux communautés déplacées et aux sites de projet en raison de l’insécurité.
Access to information – inclusive or exclusive?
Under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, access to information and freedom of expression are recognised human rights. Yet, in times of disaster, affected populations and displaced people in particular often have no formal avenues to seek or obtain information, to share their knowledge or to raise their concerns or complaints.
Using technology to help save mothers and babies
In 2010, the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) undertook research to learn why implementation of maternal health interventions in humanitarian settings remained below standard; to map the personalities, values and attitudes of maternal health workers and the specific challenges they face in providing maternal services in crises; and to develop strategies to facilitate behavioural change among practitioners in order to better provide high-quality maternal health services.
Luxembourg-UNHCR-Skype synergies
Some 44% of UNHCR staff work in the field, often in remote, ‘hardship’ duty stations. They may be separated from their families and friends for months at a time, sometimes at very short notice, and have limited or occasionally no…
Open access to scholarly research
Practitioners and policymakers have a wealth of research on forced migration at their disposal online: literature reviews, case studies, conference proceedings, working papers, government documents, policy briefs, unpublished reports, and much more. What they will not find in abundance – at least, not for free – are the final products of research, that is, articles published in scholarly journals. Price and permission barriers have effectively rendered research findings inaccessible to many of those who need them most.