Ny artikelserie om migration

Fåglar som migrerar

Av: Kansliet

Just nu är det svårt att resa – och ännu svårare att fly och migrera. Men trots att gränser är stängda på grund av coronapandemin finns desperationen, risktagandet och förlusterna kring migration kvar. FUF:s lokalgrupp i Lund har gjort en hel artikelserie om migration.

1 juni, 2020, Nyhet

Beyond the border

Migrating birds fly across a blue sky tinged red by looming clouds. The migration journey is often one filled with hope, tinged with looming danger and despair. Photo: rihaij/Pixabay

Av: Lauren Tropeano

It feels strange to release an issue about migration in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic. The irony of writing about the movement of people at a time when movement has been so severely restricted is not lost on us.  Yet the reminders of desperation, risk and loss that often accompany migration are present even […]

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1 juni, 2020, Article, English, Magazine

(How) can migration contribute to development?

people migrating

Individuals and families migrate in hope of a better future and freedom. Photo: jaci XIII/Flickr

Av: Alice Hertzberg

My interest in the relationship between migration and development grew when anti-immigration discourses started to gain a stronger foothold in Europe and the US. In the meantime, the largest refugee crisis since the second world war took place in parts of the Middle East and Africa. The year was 2015, the same year the UN […]

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1 juni, 2020, English, Guest piece, Magazine

The corona crisis requires global unity

In times of a global crisis, solidarity, humanity and cooperation over borders are more important than ever, writes Josefine Nilsson. Photo: Gerd Altmann/Pixabay

Av: Josefine Nilsson

During these turbulent times, ongoing humanitarian disasters are often overshadowed by the coronavirus. There seems to be a tendency to overlook commitments to international cooperation and assistance. We currently experience this both within the European Union and the United Nations.  The EU failed to answer Italy’s request for assistance at the beginning of the outbreak, […]

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1 juni, 2020, Chronicle, English, Magazine

UNHCR and digital identities: Targeted aid or enhanced surveillance?

Eye

The use of iris scans is now becoming a regular practice in UNHCR’s registration activities. Photo: Gerd Altmann/Pixabay

Av: Donya Zikry

In 2015, UNHCR began rolling out the Biometric Identity Management System (BIMS), which collects photos, iris scans and fingerprints of refugees. They are stored in the organisation’s digital Population Registration and Identity Management Ecosystem (PRIMES), which not only includes BIMS, but also comprises all of UNHCR’s digital registration, identity management and case management tools. The […]

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1 juni, 2020, Chronicle, English, Magazine

COVID-19: Thousands of Nepali migrant workers remain in limbo

Jeevan Baniya

Dr. Jeevan Baniya from the Social Science Baha Research Institute in Kathmandu describes the situation of Nepali migrant workers abroad as one of the main concerns of the country during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Jeevan Baniya/onlinekhabar.com

Av: Hanna Geschewski

Hundreds of thousands of Nepali migrant workers are directly affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. To learn more about their precarious situation, FUF Magazine spoke with Dr. Jeevan Baniya, a labour and migration expert from Kathmandu.

1 juni, 2020, Article, English, Magazine

A day for volunteering

Refugee crises around the world have made several children vulnerable as they have been forced to move from the country where they were born. Photo: Trocaire/ Wikimedia Commons

Av: Carlos Ranero

Currently, there are almost 50 million children that have been forced to leave their country of origin. This has prompted different organisations such as Save the Children to establish various programs to help them during their migration. Some of these programmes focus on helping the children to have a better time while they wait for […]

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1 juni, 2020, Chronicle, English, Magazine

UN case warrants protection for future climate change displaced persons

With the increase in sea levels, the protection walls in the Kiribati islands can no longer handle the tides Photo: Break Free/Flickr

Av: Alexandru Mocanu

A Kiribati national, after unsuccessful attempts to get asylum in New Zealand, brought his case to the UN Human Rights Committee. In spite of its negative ruling, the Committee seems to have opened the doors for granting protection for people at risk of displacement from climate change in the future.

1 juni, 2020, English, Magazine, News article

Det globala arbetet för ökad jämställdhet – Från teori till praktik

Datum och tid: 16 okt, 16:00 - 17:00

Ökad jämställdhet är ett av de 17 globala målen inom FN:s Agenda 2030. Vad innebär detta egentligen och varför är det viktigt? Hur ser en jämställd värld ut och hur kan vi nå dit? Hur påverkas jämställdhetsarbetet i tider där en global pandemi dominerar? Hur kan vi gå från teori till praktik? FUF bjuder in dig till onlinesamtal […]

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1 juni, 2020, Event, Kalendarium, Webbsändning

Fredsindex 2020: Hur utvecklas freden i världen under corona?

Datum och tid: 11 jun, 18:30 - 19:30

Arbetet med att diskutera olika komponenter som skapar hållbar fred och säkerhet i vår värld får inte sluta! Därför vill FUF:s nätverk för Global hållbar fred och säkerhet bjuda in till ett öppet kvällssamtal om hur den fredliga utvecklingen i världen ser ut och hur Covid-19 påverkar denna utveckling. Organisationen Institute for economics and peace släpper varje år […]

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29 maj, 2020, Event, Kalendarium, Webbsändning