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8 May 2020, 3:11 pm
Drawing on examples from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and South Sudan, it explains why the International Criminal Court’s jurisdictional framework generates confusion and uncertainty over who enjoys priority and who has decision-making power. [read post]
28 Apr 2020, 9:30 am
From IDMC's press release:"The Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) estimates that 45.7 million people are living in internal displacement as a result of conflict and violence in 61 countries, the majority in Syria, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Yemen and Afghanistan. [read post]
14 Apr 2020, 4:00 am
During the Commemoration of the 10-Year Anniversary of the Mandate on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Tatiana Mukanire, survivor from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and leader of the survivors SEMA Network, explained that raping a person amounts to killing her or him while letting him or her breathe. [read post]
13 Apr 2020, 1:37 pm
In early March, the World Health Organization announced that the last Ebola patient in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was discharged—a major milestone in the fight against one of the world’s deadliest viruses. [read post]
13 Apr 2020, 4:00 am
The raped woman is considered as impure: for example, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a raped woman is often considered as unworthy of respect in her community. [read post]
9 Apr 2020, 8:21 am
-initiated wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; ongoing conflicts in Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and eastern Ukraine—proxies have featured prominently. [read post]
6 Apr 2020, 4:00 am
She is currently finishing her master’s thesis about the work of this Office’s international civil servants in the fight against conflict-related sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [read post]
4 Apr 2020, 5:49 pm
(Pix Credit: Nina Callaghan and Mark Swilling, "Covid-19: Economic impact on East and southern Africa," MSN News (2020-03-27))We have been reporting on the effects of COVID-19 in Africa (Jonathan Kiwana and David F.K. [read post]
1 Apr 2020, 4:45 pm
On April 1, 2020, the Convention of 29 May 1993 on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the “Adoption Convention”) entered into force for the Republic of the Congo, following the deposit of its instrument... [read post]
27 Mar 2020, 2:49 am
The report, entitled Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility: struggling to deliver on its innovative promise and published on 9 October 2019 in the British Medical Journal, highlights how the UN’s Central Emergency Relief Fund (“CERF”) and the WHO’s Contingency Fund for Emergencies (“CFE”) both released funds to mitigate Ebola outbreaks since 2016 in the Democratic Republic of Congo but the criteria for PEF to make an insurance payout, at the same… [read post]
26 Mar 2020, 9:30 am
"Humanitarian Exchange Magazine, no. 77 (March 2020) [full-text]- Theme issue on "Responding to Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [read post]
18 Mar 2020, 8:30 am
Blog posts & press:The Ecological Footprint of Refugees (COMPAS Blog, March 2020) [text]"New Pact Paves Way for Innovative Solutions to Disaster and Climate Change Displacement in Africa," Thomson Reuters Foundation News, 28 Feb. 2020 [text]"Briefing: South Africa's 'Afrophobia' Problem," The New Humanitarian, 11 March 2020 [text]Reports:Burkina Faso: Rapport sur la Mobilité Suivi des Flux de Populations (IOM, March 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]- See also… [read post]
12 Mar 2020, 7:30 am
Contents of vol. 39, no. 1, March 2020 include:Guilt by Association: Ezokola’s Unfinished Business in Canadian Refugee Law [abstract]Behind the Scenes of South Africa’s Asylum Procedure: A Qualitative Study on Long-term Asylum-Seekers from the Democratic Republic of Congo [open access]Examining Procedural Unfairness and Credibility Findings in the UK Asylum System [abstract]Refugee Protection Standards in Transition: Studying German NGOs and Public Administrations… [read post]
1 Mar 2020, 10:00 am
"Hybrid Open Access [info]"Behind the Scenes of South Africa’s Asylum Procedure: A Qualitative Study on Long-term Asylum-Seekers from the Democratic Republic of Congo," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 20 Feb. 2020- Six authors, based in Luxembourg/South Africa (2), South Africa (3) and South Africa/UK (1). [read post]
28 Feb 2020, 12:45 pm
Journal articles:"Behind the Scenes of South Africa’s Asylum Procedure: A Qualitative Study on Long-term Asylum-Seekers from the Democratic Republic of Congo," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 20 Feb. 2020 [open access]"Causes and Impacts of Internal Displacement in Ethiopia," African Journal of Social Work, vol. 9, no. 2 (2019) [open access]"Has South Africa Committed in Good Faith to Article 34 of the UN Refugee Convention,… [read post]
19 Feb 2020, 10:46 am
It heralds a future of clean energy, free from pollution but – though there can be no doubting the good intentions behind Environment Secretary Michael Gove’s announcement last month – such ideals mean nothing for the children condemned to a life of hellish misery in the race to achieve his target.Dorsen, just eight, is one of 40,000 children working daily in the mines of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). [read post]
14 Feb 2020, 6:23 am
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Wednesday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is still a global public health concern. [read post]
12 Feb 2020, 4:03 pm
In today’s New England Journal of Medicine – https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1907462? [read post]
12 Feb 2020, 9:26 am
When family game night kept devolving into fights and hard feelings, the hobbyist game designer Matt Leacock set out to create a board game with a frightening antagonist that would unite even the most fiercely competitive players. [read post]
10 Feb 2020, 9:05 pm
The world’s second largest Ebola outbreak is currently affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [read post]
