Kenya’s new refugee policy seeks to shift away from a camp-based system to one centred on inclusion into the local economy.
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As Lake Chad dries up, livelihoods erode and Boko Haram profits, taxing fish and cattle.
Terror groups use food as a tool to fight, govern and survive.
A selection of analysis from our coverage of the war in Gaza over the past fortnight.
States sometimes choose to pay for the release of their citizens held hostage abroad – but there could be profound, long-term costs involved.
African must make its collective voice heard on Russian mercenaries in African conflicts.
The insecurity in the area has serious implications for development and the well-being of people, especially young people.
The window of survival after an earthquake is narrow and there are three top priorities for aid workers.
Most refugees rarely gain citizenship in host countries and the work that is available to them is informal, irregular and precarious.
A scholar who spent time in refugee camps argues that Bangladesh’s culture as well as a painful history of a war in which 10 million sought refuge played a role in the country’s opening up of its borders.
The survival resource of the world’s most vulnerable people – their social networks – may become compromised
Using the military continuously in internal roles for which it is not structured, funded or trained simply speeds up its decline.
Displaced by the terrorist insurgency in Northeast Nigeria, refugees aren’t wallowing in self-pity. They’re mobilising whatever resources they can to rebuild livelihoods.
Around this time of the year, the Salvation Army’s red kettles become visible as part of holiday giving. How this British evangelical organization came to the US is interesting history.
The UN’s Responsibility to Protect framework for safeguarding civilians against atrocities could help resolve the Gaza crisis.
Virtual reality, augmented reality and serious games can help train people to respond to terrorism and kidnappings.
If states are permitted to determine when force is warranted, outside the existing legal framework, the legitimacy of that framework may be fatally undermined.
A scholar suggests a few approaches that have withstood the test of time.
Turkey’s humanitarian response to Rohingya’s crisis highlights President Erdoğan ambition to appear as a world champion for Muslim rights.
The humanitarian crisis in the Middle East is getting worse by the day. A survey of aid workers provides a glimpse into life on the ground, and clues to why the humanitarian sector is ailing.
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Professor of International Relations, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong
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Associate Clinical Professor, University of Illinois Chicago
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Professor of Economics, University of Essex
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Migration and Refugee Studies and Co-Director of the Migration Research Unit, UCL
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Economics, University of California, San Diego
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Senior Lecturer in Czech Studies, University of Glasgow
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Associate Professor in International Relations, University of Canterbury
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Assistant Professor in Shipping and International Logistics, Heriot-Watt University
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William Griffin Professor of Philosophy, Wesleyan University
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Professor and Knight Center Chair in Media & Religion, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Professor of History, Swinburne Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology
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Research Fellow (Lead Games Developer), Sheffield Hallam University