This article recounts the experiences of young women in Syria dealing with child marriage, oppression, and the fight for freedom and mobility. DAMASCUS, Syria – “Growing up, I felt as though my wings were slowly clipped against my will, and life became a cage from which there was no escape,” said...
This blog on the Women's Refugee Commission presents their findings on the Venezuelan women and girls fleeing Venezuela due to widespread insecurity and conflict and the sexual exploitation many of them encounter as they navigate displacement. This blog was cross-posted from Medium. “You never think...
More often than not there is a solution, but the fundamental problem lies in how that solution is delivered. If Carolyn Miles, president and CEO of Save the Children USA, had the absolute authority to design lifesaving development programming from the ground up, she wouldn’t focus on health...
Nearly 10 million people, or half the population of the conflict-hit Lake Chad Basin region need humanitarian assistance as the decade-long conflict drags on. Some 2.5 million people are now displaced. Hunger and malnutrition remain high. Abduction, killings and rights violations are also widespread...
Background Forced migration is an increasing global challenge and understanding how countries are dealing with people forced to flee their homes is both a humanitarian and an economic priority. During the past 20 years, the global population of forcibly displaced people nearly doubled – from 33.9...
The study assessed the determinants of refugee flows using a gravity model which accounts for endogenous selection in order to examine the causal link between climate, conflict and forced migration. The results indicate that climatic conditions, by affecting drought severity and the likelihood of...
A rapid evaluation of the existing WASH literature has found a selection of innovative options available for situations of severe population overcrowding and limited spaces. Case study information was collated from African, Middle Eastern, South Asian and Caribbean countries. As requested, a number...
When Angelica turned 30, she realized there was no future for her in Honduras. Although she had a college degree, she was still living paycheck to paycheck and was stuck in a neighborhood of the capital Tegucigalpa ruled by violent gangs. So, after years contemplating migration to the US where she...
In this episode, Elora Mukherjee, an immigration lawyer, speaks about the horrendous living situations for children currently in U.S. border facilities. Jennifer Silvers, a developmental psychologist, also talks about the long-term impacts that children who stay in these living situations will face...