FORMAL SETTLEMENT VS EMERGENCY CAMP - Different refugee residence approaches in Uganda and South Sudan
This short report attempts to reflect on the lives of those refugees living in Uganda’s refugee settlements. This serves as a case study to illustrate the differences between camps and settlement as an approach to refugee crises. Taking a closer look at the experiences of three people – a refugee representative living in the Palabek settlement in Uganda, a delegate of the Ugandan Ministry of the Office of the Prime Minister, and a Salesian priest working in a IDP camp...
Labour-related experiences of Migrants and Refugees in South Africa
This report on Labour-related experiences of migrants and refugees in South Africa is part of the project “The Future of Work, Labour After Laudato Sì", a global initiative the connects Catholic-inspired and other faith-based organizations in order to help promote and implement Pope Francis’ encyclical in areas related to work. The initiative brings together international, regional, state and local actors to improve global governance and lift up best practices on these issues. The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) has led...
SIHMA annual report 2018
SIHMA presents his organisation and the main activities of the year 2018-2019
Perspectives on the Content and Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration
The 2018 International Migration Policy Report: Perspectives on the Content and Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration features several articles focusing upon issues discussed and negotiated by United Nations (UN) member states in producing the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration (“the Compact”). The final draft of the Global Compact was agreed to in New York by 191 member states on July 13, 2018, with final adoption of the document set for December...
Manufacturing Illegality: The Impact of Curtailing Asylum Seekers’ Right to Work in South Africa
This report explores the development of new asylum seeker policy aimed at curtailing asylum seekers’ right to work in South Africa whilst they await the finalisation of the claims, and what the country can learn from similar policy developments in the European Union (EU)
