Simone Haysom

Research Officer 2, Humanitarian Policy Group

Simone Haysom works on issues to do with displacement and humanitarian action in urban areas, and on HPG's Civil-Military Coordination project. Simone has an MPhil in Geography from the University of Cambridge. Prior to joining HPG, Simone researched the role of local institutions in facilitating urban service delivery in South Africa.

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August podcast: rice prices, refugees, G20

Opinion - Podcasts and audio - 28 August 2013

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In this month’s podcast we take a look at the price of rice, discuss why so many refugees are choosing to seek sanctuary in the city and look ahead to the G20.

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Humanitarian response in urban conflict and post-conflict settings: are we prepared?

Event - Public event - 1 August 2013

This was a side event to the high level ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment. Long running crises in Lebanon, Afghanistan, Palestine, Somalia, Iraq and the curent emergency response in Syria all require the need to rethink urban response strategies and apply lessons learnt. This side-event sought to draw lessons from current and recent urban conflict contexts. Simone Haysom spoke at this event.

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Taking the debate to the city: Sustainable urbanisation and displacement in Peshawar

Event - Round-table - 26 June 2013 09:00 - 13:45 (GMT+05)

This round-table organised by the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) brought together those with an interest in addressing the challenges of sustainable urbanisation and protracted urban displacement in Peshawar, Pakistan.

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Sanctuary in the city? Urban displacement and vulnerability - Final report

Publication - Research reports and studies - 25 June 2013

HPG Reports 33

Simone Haysom

This report examines urban displacement and vulnerability, presenting a rich but troubling picture of how the displaced navigate the urban environment and the policy and operational challenges that urban displacement poses.

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Living in the shadows: who is the guardian of urban refugee rights?

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 20 June 2013

This World Refugee Day the global commitment to addressing the rights of urban refugees is in serious doubt.

Following a spate of grenade attacks late last year in Nairobi, and Somali militant attacks in the north of the country, the Kenyan Government retaliated with attempts to enforce the encampment of urban refugees. Collectively branded as a threat to national security, the 55,000 refugees living in Nairobi have had their lives and livelihoods made illegal.

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