Research& Evidence Facility was created to conduct research to generate a better understanding of the drivers of instability, migration, and displacement in HoA
Horn of Africa
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Hope to see you today (30/1/24 at 5pm)! Register below. Come in person and get a free drink and a USB drive of all @REFHorn publications!
Join us for the SOAS Impact Acceleration Account for Migration, Marginalisation & Minorities launch. Developing greater impact in collaboration w/@SOAS researchers & int'l partners @SOASDevelopment @SOASanthro
30 January2024 @5pm
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It was great to be able to present our work on migration policy, borderlands, urbanisation, climate change, livelihoods and conflict (and more!) at #GFMD14 Here @kalyango_sebba is sharing research from Uganda
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We are so excited to have 2 of our key researchers, Fekadu Adugna Tufa and @kalyango_sebba with us this week, talking about their work on borderlands and urbanisation.
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We are at #GFMD14 today! Come and see our Marketplace stall all week and our panel discussion today at 12:45 in Room E!
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Check out our new website! Focused looks at our work on Conflict, Climate and Livelihoods (and their links to migration/displacement), and easier to navigate our publications! blogs.soas.ac.uk/ref-hornres…
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✅ Support for individuals that considers impacts on their communities, families and dependants.
Read our findings on livelihoods and mobility in full on our newly redeveloped website ⬇️
blogs.soas.ac.uk/ref-hornres…
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For policymakers + practitioners, we recommend:
✅ An approach that views mobility as adaptation to a problem, instead of a problem itself
✅ Policy and programming that considers cyclical processes of displacement, mobility and return
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🟢 Both livelihoods and economies have become increasingly relational and collective.
🟢 Mobility is an important livelihood option for the growing numbers of households affected by natural resource scarcity.
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🧵 Since 2016, we've been researching mobility, migration and displacement in the Horn of Africa.
But what are our key findings on livelihoods and mobility in the Horn of Africa?
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From Dadaab to KAKUMA to the 🌎
The message is let Refugees thrive.
#GRF2023 @nhialgdeng
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What a moment of pride and honor!
Abdulahi Mire, 2023 Global Nansen Laureate, receives the award from @Refugees chief .
Warm congratulations!
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✅ Develop policy and programming that considers cyclical processes of displacement, mobility and return
Read our findings on conflict and mobility in full on our newly redeveloped website ⬇️
blogs.soas.ac.uk/ref-hornres…
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For policymakers + practitioners, we recommend:
✅ Ensure that the conditions exist for voluntary, safe, dignified, informed return and sustainable re-integration.
✅ Support a pace of returns that returnees – and the communities they might return to – can both support.
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🟢 Conflicts in the Horn of Africa often last many years and interventions must grapple with the complexity this creates.
🟢 Forced immobility is an often-overlooked implication of conflict.
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🧵 The REF project has spent the last seven years exploring mobility, migration and displacement in the Horn of Africa.
But what are our key findings on conflict and mobility in the Horn of Africa? ⬇️
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So proud if the team we’ve developed over the past 7 years and the research we’ve been able to do. Check it out here! ⬇️⬇️
🧵 Over the past seven years, we've researched mobility, migration and displacement in the Horn of Africa.
But what are our key findings on climate and mobility in the Horn of Africa?
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Explore the latest climate and mobility research findings from @REFHorn spanning the last seven years in the Horn of Africa. Check out the comprehensive insights available on REFHorn's newly redeveloped website hosted by @SOAS: ow.ly/uplS50QfSPc
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Read our findings on climate and mobility in full on our newly redeveloped website
blogs.soas.ac.uk/ref-hornres…
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