Design and Illustration Ioanna Aravani
Many of the countries in the European Region receiving refugees from Ukraine are already offering vaccination services to children and adults. This is important to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 transmission among people travelling or living in close quarters, to protect the refugees from diseases th...at may be circulating in the host country, and prevent any outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and polio.
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With a goal of establishing enduring leadership and commitment for the health of refugees and migrants, WHO, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Morocco co-organized the Third Global Consultation on the Health of Refugees ...and Migrants in Rabat, Morocco, on 13–15 June 2023, and led to the adoption of the Rabat Declaration.
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This Joint Evaluation of the Protection of the Fundamental Rights of Refugees during the COVID-19 Pandemic was commissioned under the auspices of the COVID-19 Global Evaluation Coalition. The evaluation examines the effectiveness of international cooperation and the combined response of host states,... United Nations (UN) system agencies, and non-governmental and civil society organisations including refugee-led organisations in ensuring the protection of the rights of refugees during the global pandemic.
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A discussion tool on improving access & inclusion for displaced persons with disabilities
The study on refugee economies shows that refugees and former refugees are contributing positively to Zambia’s economy in various ways and have the potential to contribute even further if legal and other obstacles are removed.
The study targeted mainly Congolese, Burundian, Somali, and Rwandan re...fugees as well as former refugees from Rwanda and Angola in urban areas and the two rural refugee settlements, Mayukwayukwa (Kaoma District/Western Province) and Meheba (Kaulumbila District/North-Western Province).
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One of every five Venezuelans who have left their country are now living in Peru. Of these over 616,279 have applied for refugee status, making it the primary host country for Venezuelan asylum-seekers in the world.
Over 495,000 have applied for the Temporary Stay Permit (Permiso Especial de Perman...encia -PTP) that allows them to access work and some basic services.
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This publication includes quotes from various respondents interviewed in Tripoli, Akkar and Beirut. We focused on three main questions: How are the relations between refugees and Lebanese? How are refugees faring in the job market? Which concrete initiatives have already demonstrated positive impact... in terms of increasing their financial and/or social well-being? The combination of those factors are key to understanding refugees’ livelihoods and coping strategies and reflect on what more can be done by local and international actors to increase social stability in Lebanon on a temporary basis, pending durable solutions.
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This publications outlines the specific reproductive health needs of this cadre of adolescents and the programmatic responses that can be used to reach them.
The right to adequate housing, despite having been recognized by multiple international instruments, continues to be a human right that is consistently violated. Around 2O% of the world's population do not have adequate housing . In Latin America, informal settlements generally lack the conditions r...equired to live a decent life, and local and national public policies fail to radically transform this situation.
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Chapter 29: Refugees and Displaced Women:
Flight and Arrival,
Basic Needs,
Reproductive Health,
Mental Health,
Women as Leaders
Die „CUCULA – Refugees Company for Crafts and Design“ versteht sich als Modellbetrieb in Berlin, der Flüchtlinge dabei unterstützt, sich selber eine berufliche Zukunft zu baün. Als Design-Manufaktur möchte CUCULA hochwertige Designobjekte fertigen und verkaufen. Dabei werden handwerkliche ...Basisqualifikationen mit Schwerpunkt Möbelbau gelehrt. In der eigenen Werkstatt entsteht in Kooperation von Flüchtlingen, Designern und Pädagogen ein lebendiger Produktionsraum, in dem Wissen über Holzverarbeitung, Konstruktion und Planung vermittelt wird und eigene, kreative Ideen entwickelt werden
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