Migrants, Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons

On the day of 'World Refugee Day,' people across Europe commemorate the 44,000+ victims who died on European borders in the past years. On the beach of Scheveningen, in The Hague, a pop-up memorial monument was placed close to the sea to pay the last respect to the victims. The memorial monument consisted of 44,000 memorial signs out of wood sticking out of the sand on the beach with the names of the victims written on them. (Photo by /Sipa USA)

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This camp is managed by both the state and humanitarian organizations, and the displaced people have found a more normal life here than elsewhere / The UNHCR official makes the children repeat certain phrases.The region of Cabo Delgado, in the northeast of Mozambique, has been experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian drama for the past 4 years. Al-Shabab jihadists affiliated with the Islamic State since 2019 are wreaking havoc there. This armed group terrorizes the different ethnic groups while carrying out coordinated and simultaneous attacks against public institutions. To date, more than 2,800 people have been killed.In Pemba, the capital of the region and a former tourist town, the humanitarian situation has continued to deteriorate. The town's population has doubled. The displaced are piling up on the beaches or waiting in buildings requisitioned by the state before being rehoused.Camps are multiplying throughout the region. The inhabitants are totally dependent on humanitarian aid. The conditions are precarious, between insecurity, extreme poverty and the beginning of famine.Where: Montepuez, Cabo Delgado, MozambiqueWhen: 28 Apr 2021Credit: Chris Huby/Le Pictorium/Cover Images

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Migrants, Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons

The 1951 Refugee Convention is falling short of its mission. Could the Global Compact on Refugees help?

Events of last six months show fragile countries must remain priority for the US and its allies

How Western policymakers can engage the new Arab diasporas

Remittances: One more thing that economists failed at predicting during COVID-19

Reports

Unleashing international entrepreneurs to help the U.S. economy recover from the pandemic

Revisiting and going beyond the EU-Turkey migration agreement of 2016

Venezuelan migration, crime, and misperceptions: A review of data from Colombia, Peru, and Chile

Immigration and entrepreneurship in the United States

Refugees as assets not burdens: The role of policy

Blog Posts

The coming crisis in Idlib

Why Syrian refugees in Lebanon are a crisis within a crisis

4 things the Biden administration should pay attention to with the border crisis

Events

Maras, migrants, and Mexico: Policy issues for the next US administration

The Global Compact on Refugees and Opportunities for Syrian refugee self-reliance

What’s next for Libya?

Related Books

The Consequences of Chaos

Forced Migration, Reconciliation, and Justice

Rethinking National Identity in the Age of Migration

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Kemal Kirişci

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe, The Turkey Project

Dany Bahar

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

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