· The interaction between displacement and vulnerability · Challenges faced by refugees and Internally Displaced People (IDP)· The need for improved context analysis and the development of appropriate assessment tools· The difficulties posed by international humanitarian architecture· The role of partnerships and urban networking
The workshop aims to provide a small forum for discussion on how policy makers’ (specifically regional government representatives, donors, UN and NGO) actions and advocacy can contribute to ‘unlocking’ recurrent and protracted Iraqi displacement. Sara Pantuliano will moderate the session titled "Way forward: New approaches to durable solutions"
Sarah Bailey gave a presentation on ‘Land in post-disaster contexts: the case of Haiti’ to a group of visiting students and professors from Oxford Brookes University.
HPG is currently undertaking a series of eight case studies in Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia focusing specifically on the vulnerabilities of displaced populations in urban areas and how national and international actors can best respond. Simone Haysom will present a selection of findings from the studies on urbanisation and humanitarian action.
South Sudanese citizens show support for their Government’s decision today to shut down all national oil production, effectively cutting off the flow of crude oil from South Sudan to the neighbouring Republic of Sudan.
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Following the decision in January to shut down its oil production, South Sudan's government has introduced austerity measures to compensate for the loss of revenue. Juba has announced that spending on everything except salaries will be halved.
This event, jointly organised by HPG and the Associate Parliamentary Group on Sudan and South Sudan (APG), brings together panels in London and Juba (via videoconference) to explore the urgent humanitarian challenges which lie ahead for the world's newest nation.
The workshop aimed to shed light on processes of state and nation building in South Sudan and how this is negotiated on the local and regional level. Ellen Martin spoke on the topic of: "Juba: a capital in the making" and took part in the panel discussion.
Internally Displaced Persons on the road fleeing large-scale fighting in Abyei, between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army. 20/05/2008
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This event will explore research on displacement in urban settings and will enable policy-makers, operational agencies and researchers to share their experiences and understanding of how to best engage in urban contexts and assist urban displaced population.