New research reveals how the visa someone arrives on shapes whether their first ten years are secure or spent in poverty.
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The legal and policy tools to fix this already exist.
10,000 children, from mostly Jewish families, were saved from the Nazis by the Kindertransport visa-waiver scheme, which started in 1938.
The things that people are able to bring with them often take on a heightened significance, reflective of both their old and new lives.
Citizens are helping refugees get settled in the US, but the lack of standard federal rules makes the process tricky for both refugees and citizens to navigate.
Music therapy offers a flexible and accessible way of supporting wellbeing and addressing traumatic experiences.
As conflicts last longer, the number of refugees and other displaced people is on the rise.
The insecurity in the area has serious implications for development and the well-being of people, especially young people.
Homes for Ukraine has been in operation for six months. Refugees in the UK and the people hosting them, however, will likely need support for years to come.
Putin has a history of forcing civilians to migrate during a conflict, part of a broader strategy to overwhelm other countries with new refugees and destabilize their economies.
Italian aid workers charged with helping migrants travel through the country were acquitted in May 2022. But migrants are often not well received in Europe, despite a welcome of Ukrainian refugees.
Refugee camps should only be a temporary solution. They’re no place for ongoing health care.
Poland has an opportunity to emerge from this refugee crisis a more united, more accepting and economically strong society, but first they need to have tough conversations about immigration.
Even once the war in Ukraine ends, the millions of people who fled from their homes might not be quick to return. The faster the war ends, the more likely it is they will go back.
In the middle of a brutal war, poetry asserts its value, challenging the darkness and inhumanity.
While most people offering support to Ukrainians are well-intentioned, it’s not always the case. There are a reports of women and girls fleeing Ukraine being raped in their new countries.
Tens of thousands of Ukrainians are using humanitarian corridors to leave the country. But these routes are often announced for political reasons and do not always offer safety
More than 2 million Ukrainians have fled the country since the Russian invasion. The EU has welcomed the refugees, but research shows that host communities may tire of the newcomers.
Canada and its universities have roles to play in providing safe spaces to scholars in regions where research is under threat due to conflict and repression.
Europe’s need to support Ukrainian refugees could inhibit its ability to respond in Ukraine, allowing Vladimir Putin to consolidate his control of the Russian-speaking territories of Ukraine.
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Lecturer in Emergency Management, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor and Head of Humanitarian Research Program, Australian National University
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Research Associate Professor, Old Dominion University
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Assistant Professor of Human Geography and Sustainability, Missouri State University
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Professor of Anthropology, University of Northern Iowa
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Associate Clinical Professor, Director, Humanitarian Assistance Program, & Director, Human Rights MA, University of Denver
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Assistant Professor of Italian, Migration, and Global Media Studies, University of Oregon
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Senior Lecturer in Music Therapy, University of South Wales
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Research Associate Professor at the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center, Old Dominion University
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