12 August 2024

Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

DRC ceasefire for humanitarian aid is a small step forward – what must happen next for peace (The Conversation, July 2024) [text]

"The government view on ending Somalia’s humanitarian aid ‘trap’," The New Humanitarian, 6 Aug. 2024 [text]

Joint statement: World cannot continue to turn blind eye to Sudan as man-made famine is confirmed in Darfur camp (Norwegian Refugee Council, et al., Aug. 2024) [text]

Reports: 

Analysing the Impact of Prioritisation in Uganda: A Longitudinal Study of Refugees’ Food Security (World Food Programme, Aug. 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

Lessons and Recommendations for Implementing Kenya’s New Refugee Law (Refugees International, Aug. 2024) [text]

Pilot Study on the Southern Migration Route and Access to Protection Services (IOM, June 2024) [text]
- "This report maps the migration dynamics and access to protection services of migrants along the Southern Route, from the Horn of Africa, through Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe, highlighting the protection risks migrants face and their limited access to services during transit."

A Roadmap for Energy Access in Displacement Settings: Uganda (Mercy Corps, July 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Hunger in the shadow of conflict: analyzing malnutrition and humanitarian challenges in Sudan," Conflict and Health, 18:50 (Aug. 2024) [open access]

"Mining-induced Displacement: Experiences of Internally Displaced Persons in Arda Transau, Zimbabwe," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 14, no. 2 (2024) [open access]

"Shock-Responsive Social Protection for Displaced Persons in the IGAD Region: Lessons from COVID-19 Compounding Risks," Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, vol. 4, no. 1 (2024) [open access]

"Surviving food deserts: migrants, refugees and urban food systems in Bloemfontein, South Africa," Migration Policy Practice, vol. XIII, no. 2 (July 2024) [open access]
- Scroll to p. 48.

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