Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM)’s Post

🌍 Today, three-fourths of the world's poorest people live in fragile areas of low- and middle-income countries, where they disproportionately experience displacement. Leaders must urgently make evidence-based decisions to improve the lives of displaced people. Unfortunately, little causal evidence exists on what works best in conflict and crisis settings. To fill these critical knowledge gaps, CEGA is working to expand the evidence base by scaling ongoing research and expanding a coordinated portfolio of research through its existing Forced Displacement Initiative. At last December’s Global Refugee Forum, CEGA outlined our four-step approach: 1️⃣ Build research capacity by launching a fellowship program that supports scholars affected by displacement or who study displacement in their home countries. 2️⃣ Collect new data through two longitudinal panel studies that report on economic inclusion, social protection, and other policy-relevant outcomes. 3️⃣ Invest in partnerships that facilitate collaboration between research, policy, and practitioner communities concerned with forced displacement. 4️⃣ Develop and promote a set of ethical guidelines for researchers who work with displaced populations. Learn more in this new #CEGABlog by Forced Displacement Research Associate Mansi Kalra: https://buff.ly/3Q6vLqY

"Our Weekly Focus": Policies ineffective in the face of migratory flows. This week, GatHope takes a look at the complex nature of migration. The movement of people both within and across national borders, which increasingly restrictive policies are unable to control. Like water rushing into a makeshift boat with holes in it and battered by the sea's inclemency, migrants end up crossing borders through the small gaps they can find. As in the boat, the pressure of the water means that as soon as you plug one hole, the water finds another. Worldwide, more than 108 million people have been forced to leave their homes, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Around 35 million of these displaced people are refugees. This leaves us with 73 million non-refugees, migrants in search of a better life far from their home countries. International migration is a major humanitarian challenge. Migrants, often driven by poverty and the search for better living conditions, face dangerous journeys, exploited by unscrupulous traffickers. Europe is the leading destination for migrants, with 87 million people, followed by Asia (86 million) and North America (59 million). Latin America and Africa are home to 15 and 25 million migrants respectively, while Oceania is home to around nine million. (...) Mariela Cao /Editor-in-Chief Hyacinthe Boni /Data Scientist We invite you to browse the FREE version of #GatHope magazine now, directly online. Take a few minutes to flip our pages, we have provided a simplified version for free, wanting to get closer to our audience. Come and discover it! Link in bio and first comment👇 🖋 GatHope is available in : French, English, Spanish (soon in German and Arabic). 🎯 GatHope, Giving Authority To Human Opinion Expression. 🎯 GatHope is listening to and echoing the world public opinion. 🎯 GatHope is the first international weekly magazine centered on social listening. #focus #magazine #weekly #hebdomadaire #hebdo #revistasemana #revista #Opinion #opiniones #population #people #Data #datacenter #statistics #dataprotection #DataAnalytics #DataAnalyst #DataPrivacy #statistiques #statistik #preocupaciones #NewsUpdate #newsfeed #social #politics #migrants #migrantcrisis #MigrantsLivesMatter

💡 Do you work on irregular migration? Then you might be able to help us! We're currently running a survey to better understand the different stakeholders working on irregular migration in Europe. If you're involved in an organisation (for example, an NGO, a social enterprise, association, etc.) or a more informal initiative or grouping working with / on irregular migrants... ...please take a moment to complete this 10-minute survey on https://lnkd.in/dSZMM3Hg What we'll ask you about: 🔍 your organisation’s focus areas 🎯 target groups 📢 public engagement your organisation is involved in 📈 use of data and research in your work ❤️ A huge thank you from the MIrreM team! #migration #research

Evidence-informed humanitarian policy and practice: 5 ideas... I learned a lot at our panel last week, hearing from experts on how to support and improve the impact of academic research on humanitarian policy and practice. I tried to summarise the five most important priorities emerging from the panel. What do you think? Do you agree? Is there anything missing? https://lnkd.in/e7n-eUbu

Limited opportunity, conflict, repressive government, and growing youth populations remain some of the primary drivers behind migration within and from Africa. According to recent data from the United Nations DESA, there were approximately 1 million new migrations over the past year. And if current trends persist, we could see African cross-border migration reach 11 to 12 million people by 2050 If you’re currently based on the continent, where are you heading in 2024? I’m always curious about the patterns and trends we’ll see each year. #Africa #migration #data #CBI #secondcitizenship #secondresidency #HolbornAssets

Are you interested in forced #migration #data and the latest updates on what's going on in #Sudan? Check out IOM - UN Migration's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM)'s 3rd monthly overview of the #displacement context since 15 April 2023 – outlining population caseloads and movements, as well the present and evolving needs here: https://lnkd.in/gWDmvVPE #keepeyesonsudan #humanitarian

🎉🚲 I’m thrilled to share that my latest article, ‘Everything is different here…’: the effects of mismatched mobility cultures and differential capacities on the vélomobility practices of refugee and asylum seeking women in Germany, has been published in Travel Behaviour and Society! #MobilityJustice #DifferentialCapacities #MobilityCultures #ForcedMigrants #BikeBridge #Vélomobility

Reflecting on these findings and analysis, it's clear that now, more than ever, our world needs concerted efforts to heal and support those affected by displacement, or even so, solve the issue from the core reasons why we have displacements. The number of refugees is increasing exponentially, especially with the current crisis between Israel and Palestine. The major drivers of this crisis have always been wars and climate change. This requires urgent and collective action. Our analysis, while just a glimpse into this complex issue, highlights the necessity of ongoing research and collaboration to effect positive change.

Pleased and thankful to have my research covered in this fascinating feature on migration, from Myanmar to the crisis in the Middle East- By Jonathan Goodman at Cambridge Public Health. An excerpt: For her PhD, Bashmi is exploring how a mental health intervention checklist may be successfully implemented among refugees in Lebanon. “Many refugees lose their personal and national identities, as well as their community identities,” Bashmi said in an interview. “Someone escaping their country is leaving somewhere dangerous, looking towards a safer place. Yet people from Syria, for example, often don’t have the paperwork that allows them to leave and find opportunities.” Physical danger, cultural tensions between refugee and host populations, and lack of opportunity are three things that can — quite obviously — contribute to the development of mental health problems among displaced populations, with potential intergenerational effects. Parents forced to move to new places who cannot find work and feel isolated also feel less safe and secure and are less likely to be able to care adequately for their children, for example. Bashmi’s work in part focuses on engaging with Arabic-speaking refugee communities to assess their readiness, and what they think is needed, for a co-developed mental health intervention. When people arrive to host countries with ‘refugee status’, they often face discrimination and hostility, undermining a sense of belonging and reducing employment opportunities. In extreme scenarios, tensions may arise between refugees and host communities, where refugees are perceived as outsiders and posing a threat to locals’ safety and livelihoods, which leads to increased risk of conflict. Psychosocial interventions within a public mental health framework that aim at increasing tolerance and social understanding amongst refugee and host communities can not only help to improve social dynamics, but strengthen mental health, resilience and wellbeing across all communities. “My ultimate goal for this research is to develop a MHPSS framework to guide practitioners on the essential components needed when designing and implementing interventions targeting non-clinical populations in crisis or post-conflict settings,” Bashmi said. “While reviewing the literature, an overarching model I’m considering is called ‘IC-ADAPT’, which integrates two models, ‘integrative complexity’ (IC) — focusing on the interactions among people and their environments while working across difference and disagreement yet holding on to core values— and ADAPT – designed with and for those suffering from the effects of persecution and traumatic experiences as a consequence of societal disruptions.” #mentalhealth #migration #displacement #menahealthcare #middleeast #syria #lebanon #cambridge https://lnkd.in/e5WpMfWb

Our latest paper is out now in Wellbeing, Space & Society. We asked young people from refugee backgrounds how they use public spaces and how public spaces can provide therapeutic benefits. Social connection, feeling welcomed and safe, and having opportunities for relaxation and restoration in nature were all key to wellbeing. Policy decisions that underlie the planning, design and governance of public spaces have the potential to be health promoting for young people from refugee backgrounds. These include further supporting access to health promoting public spaces and addressing racism and discrimination and other barriers to the use and benefits of public spaces. Anna Ziersch, Elaheh Mahdavi, Iris Levin, Clemence Due, Erin green We are grateful to the Flinders Foundation for funding this research 🌻