Child trafficking in Malawi
by Tiwonge Loga Introduction Child trafficking remains pervasive around the world, as children are continuously recruited and transported at alarming rates for exploitation. Efforts to prevent and combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) are being prioritized by national governments and regional bodies in line with the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime. However, such efforts require a detailed understanding of trafficking in different contexts, patterns and risk factors to the phenomenon, available...
Disability and Migration Intersectionality
Introduction As the number of migrants grows, there are certain groups with specific vulnerabilities that are proportionally increasing in number. Migrants are not a homogenous group, as each individual and family have their own backgrounds, unique struggles, and goals and dreams. In the last decade, proportions of migrants and refugees with disabilities have increased (IOM, 2016). Migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers with disabilities face unique challenges in their countries of origins, space of transition/migration journeys,...
Climate Change And Migration In Africa
Whereas migration is inherently defined by borders, climate change, and its impact materialize without respect for borders. Climate change is defined by the intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity. However, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) intricately links climate change to human activity. The UNFCCC defines climate change as the change of climate that is attributed directly...