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Category: Internally displaced persons

SIHMA at the "Conflict and Human Displacement" Conference of the University of Oslo


Nov 05, 2024
Categories: Articles Discussion Event human rights Internally displaced persons Migrants Migration in Africa Refugees SIHMA Webinar

On Monday, October 28th, Fr. Filippo Ferraro, our director, presented a keynote address at the “Conflict and Human Displacement” conference organized by the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oslo. The event was part of the "Migration, Ethics, and Theology" webinar series, a collaboration between the Scalabrini International Migration Institute (SIMI) in Rome and scholars involved in the Nordhost project on migration and hospitality within a Nordic context. This webinar series builds on...

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Internally Displaced Women and Girls


Aug 06, 2024
Categories: Internally displaced persons Gender and migration

Gender and other intersectional factors including age, ethnicity, disability, socio-economic status and other characteristics shape the experiences and risks individuals and families face during displacement (International Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), 2023). Experiences, conditions necessary to maintain life, response and the ability to achieve long lasting solutions vary for women, men, girls, boys including people with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity/expression and sext characteristics. According to the IDMC...

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