Refugee participation & localisation of assistance:
Seminar series:
#ByRefugees: Strengthening Refugee-led Humanitarian Response during the COVID-19 Pandemic, May-June 2020 [info]
- Seminars will take place via Zoom. The first is scheduled for 6 May 2020 on the topic of "Global Agenda Setting, from the Bottom up: The Global Refugee-Led Network (GRN)."
Blog posts & press:
By Refugees, for Refugees: Refugee Leadership during COVID-19, and Beyond (Kaldor Centre, April 2020) [text]
Greece: Refugees Working to Protect Moria Camp from Covid-19 (Human Rights Watch, April 2020) [access]
The Localisation of Humanitarian Assistance as a Response to COVID-19 (Kaldor Centre, April 2020) [text]
"Refugee groups fill gaps in COVID-19 response, and they need support," The New Humanitarian, 29 April 2020 [text]
- See also related post on The Conversation.
Refugees are on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic. Let's give them the rights they deserve (World Economic Forum Blog, April 2020) [text]
Refugees start blog to share information on coronavirus (UNHCR, April 2020) [text]
Refugees tell stories of problems – and unity – in facing the coronavirus (The Conversation, April 2020) [text]
Reports & guidance:
"Biomass use and COVID-19: A novel concern," Environmental Research, vol. 186 (July 2020) [open access]
COVID 19 preliminary scenarios for the humanitarian ecosystem: Opportunities to translate challenges into transformation (IARAN & Oxfam, April 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]
The Humanitarian Impact of Covid-19 on Displaced Communities (NRC, April 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]
Impact of COVID-19 on Refugees and Migrants, COVID-19 Global Update #1 (Mixed Migration Centre, April 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]
- "This is the first update on the situation for refugees and migrants on mixed migration routes around the world in light of the COVID-19 pandemic."
Migrants and the COVID-19 pandemic: An initial analysis, Migration Research Series (IOM, April 2020) [text]
One Size Does Not Fit All: Mitigating COVID-19 in Humanitarian Settings (International Rescue Committee, April 2020) [text]
Reducing Vulnerability of Migrants and Displaced Populations (ICVA, IOM & UNDRR, April 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Focuses on Asia/Pacific.
Responding to COVID-19: Guidance for humanitarian agencies (ALNAP, April 2020) [text]
- See also related brief. A webinar will be held on 12 May 2020 to discuss "14 actions for humanitarians responding to COVID-19."
UNHCR Cash Assistance and COVID-19: Emerging Field Practices (UNHCR, April 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]
Related post:
- Round-up: COVID-19 - Pt. 1 (30 April 2020)
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