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Children stand on the road outside the village of Tenke, in Congo's copper-producing south, near a smaller hamlet built by the Tenke Fungurume mining operation to rehouse local families displaced by the mine's expansion (REUTERS/Clara Ferreira-Marques).
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Transitions and Durable Solutions for Displaced Persons: 21 Reasons for Optimism
May 2, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris
Elizabeth Ferris examines why there is reason for optimism in achieving progress in building bridges between humanitarian and development actors to work on solutions for displaced populations.
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Expert Q & A | Elizabeth Ferris
May 1, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris
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When you talk to people [of the Pacific nations of Kiribati and Tuvalu] they may say 'this is a beach or this used to be a piece of land that I play on as a kid but now you can see at high tide the water is encroaching and it's effectively under water.' April 26, 2013, Jane McAdam, SBS (Special Broadcasting Service - Australia)
When you talk to people [of the Pacific nations of Kiribati and Tuvalu] they may say 'this is a beach or this used to be a piece of land that I play on as a kid but now you can see at high tide the water is encroaching and it's effectively under water.'
Expert Q & A | Elizabeth Ferris and Megan Bradley
April 25, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris, Megan Bradley and Shelly Pitterman
Perhaps three million people, 10 percent of Iraq's population, remain displaced - and forgotten. April 23, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris, IRIN
Perhaps three million people, 10 percent of Iraq's population, remain displaced - and forgotten.
February 6, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris
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January 25, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris
Interview | World Politics Review
December 14, 2012, Megan Bradley
Isaac’s arrival has a double irony for me, as I am currently in New Orleans to conduct interviews with local leaders on the long struggle to enable the return of residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina. August 30, 2012, Megan Bradley, Ottawa Citizen
Isaac’s arrival has a double irony for me, as I am currently in New Orleans to conduct interviews with local leaders on the long struggle to enable the return of residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
If and when governments are forced to relocate people from areas made uninhabitable by the effects of climate change, [proactive work must be done to ensure that they] do so in a way that protects affected communities and upholds their rights. August 20, 2012, Elizabeth Ferris, ClimateWire
If and when governments are forced to relocate people from areas made uninhabitable by the effects of climate change, [proactive work must be done to ensure that they] do so in a way that protects affected communities and upholds their rights.
In almost all refugee situations, there's a quid pro quo: 'We'll let them stay but you've got to promise to help us.' [...] It's the fear of the protracted nature of [the Syria situation]. It's not hard to be generous for a few months. August 2, 2012, Elizabeth Ferris, Canadian Broadcasting Corportation
In almost all refugee situations, there's a quid pro quo: 'We'll let them stay but you've got to promise to help us.' [...] It's the fear of the protracted nature of [the Syria situation]. It's not hard to be generous for a few months.
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