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Forced migration and the war in Ukraine (February 24 — March 24, 2022)
CEDOS THINK TANK
RIT Researcher (Kyiv 2019) Yuliia Kabanets and her colleagues examine trends of Ukrainian refugees and IDPs and analyze their situation, challenges, and the perception of the displaced people by locals in resettlement areas.
RIT APRIL NEWSLETTER
an update from refugees in towns
The April newsletter introduces four new RIT research assistants who will be partnering with Hello Neighbor for summer research. It also revisits our 2022 Conference & Arts Festival and highlights Yuliia Kabanets’ blog on her experiences in Ukraine.
BLOG ON UKRAINE
RIT Researcher (Kyiv 2019) Yuliia Kabanets writes about her recent experience in Ukraine. This will be upgraded periodically as the conflict evolves.
RIT JANUARY NEWSLETTER
an update from refugees in towns
The January newsletter provides the registration link for the 2022 Integration Conference & Arts Festival and includes a full schedule of events as well as a spotlight on our keynote speaker, Martín Espada.
RIT december NEWSLETTER
an update from refugees in towns
The December newsletter gives a sneak peek into the March 2022 RIT Integration Conference and Arts Festival, including a look into a few of our panelists and panel moderators. It also contains a call for photographs in preparation for the conference, as well as recent news and reports by RIT writers and staff.
rit november newsletter
an update from refugees in towns
This month, RIT highlights exciting new partnerships with the Hello Neighbor Network and We Refugees Archive. The newsletter also provides information on the upcoming RIT Integration Conference and Arts Festival and spotlights one of our fantastic case writers.
Karen Jacobsen
Climate change may force 200 million people to migrate, study says
npr marketplace
RIT Founder and Director Karen Jacobsen contributes to a discussion around the growing challenge of climate change and its impact on future migration flows. She explains that many people who wish to migrate cannot afford to do so, despite predictions of large-scale climate change-induced migration.
Alice Ncube
REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS IN BLOEMFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
AN UPDATE FROM REFUGEES IN TOWNS
RIT author Alice Ncube describes her connection with several Zimbabwean migrant networks in Bloemfontein. They have responded to refugee and other migrants’ needs as the city has been locked down in response to COVID-19. She describes the limitations of support from the South African government and humanitarian organizations, and how grassroots social networks are working to fill services gaps.
Agyead Abo Zayed
THE REPERCUSSIONS OF COVID-19 MEASURES ON SYRIAN REFUGEES IN JORDAN
AN UPDATE FROM REFUGEES IN TOWNS
On March 17, 2020 Jordan implemented Defense Law No.13 to manage the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. In this report, RIT author and journalist Agyead Abo Zayed provides an update on how COVID-19 and the measures taken by UNHCR, the Jordanian government, local Jordanians, and Syrians have impacted the country’s urban refugees. He explores how jobs, social welfare programs, and education have been affected.
Karen Jacobsen, Charles Simpson, Abdullah Alsmaeel, Natasha Venables, Teodora Jovanovic, Noor Ogli, Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti, Michelle Vargas, Ruby Asad
REFUGEES TELL STORIES OF PROBLEMS — AND UNITY — IN FACING THE CORONAVIRUS
THE CONVERSATION ARTICLE
For The Conversation, “We asked members of our network to tell us how the COVID-19 pandemic was affecting their lives. Here are dispatches from South Africa, Serbia, Zimbabwe, Costa Rica, Denmark and Jordan, written by our refugee researchers and aid workers.”
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AN URBAN REFUGEE IN TURKEY DURING A PANDEMIC?
OPEN DEMOCRACY
RIT case study researcher Zeynep Balcioglu and her co-author Murat Erdogan share the situation for Turkey’s urban refugees. They find urban refugees facing a unique set of challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic including financial difficulties, challenges accessing work, unhygienic housing conditions, limited access to healthcare, widespread misinformation, and a growth in hostility towards refugees among Turkish hosts.
SYRIANS AMONG US
RADIO AL-BALAD
RIT case study researcher Agyead Abo Zayed provides regular updates on how the Coronavirus pandemic is impacting Syrian refugees in Jordan’s cities (Arabic only). He documents the myriad ways local Jordanians, Syrians, and the national government are responding to the crisis, including programs to continue refugee education online, food distribution networks for the elderly, and controls on price gauging in city markets.
Karen Jacobsen
ON COVID-19, REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS
FLETCHER FEATURES
Professor of Global Migration Karen Jacobsen and students of her Forced Migration course weigh government approaches to refugee and migrant worker populations in the time of the coronavirus pandemic.
They discuss COVID-19’s impact on refugees’ welfare, and rising government restrictions on international migration in the name of public health.
Bridget Conley
A DOMESTIC TURN
INTERVIEW
From the World Peace Foundation and featuring RIT Principal Investigator Karen Jacobsen, “this interview is part of a series, speaking with researchers whose previous work has been on international issues and who are now focusing on issues within the United States.”