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Wednesday, 25 May 2022

Pets and Humanitarian Borders

As a humanitarian crisis, Ukraine may be a game changer for pets and animal protection rules – and for how we understand pets as a humanitarian protection problem. A striking imagery coming out of Ukraine is that of a mass flow of displaced pets, accompanied by continuous updates about abandoned ...

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Friday, 13 May 2022

UN Resident Coordinator for Syria Visits PRIO

On 12 May, researchers and practitioners held interesting discussions on Syria at a roundtable at PRIO.

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Thursday, 28 Apr 2022

Digital Humanitarianism in a Kinetic War: Taking Stock of Ukraine

The war in Ukraine – which can be described as an info-kinetic conflict – is the first war in a society with a relatively mature digital economy, a substantial tech sector (including a diaspora tech sector) and a high adoption rate of technology and digital platforms. From a peace and conflict studies perspective, ...

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Wednesday, 25 May 2022

Pets and Humanitarian Borders

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Thursday, 28 Apr 2022

Digital Humanitarianism in a Kinetic War: Taking Stock of Ukraine

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Tuesday, 08 Mar 2022 10:30-12:00

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How Do We Best Respond to Global Displacement? - A Panel Exchange with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi

2021 marked the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the 1951 Refugee Convention. Considered as the cornerstone of international responses to global displacement, the Convention is an enduring instrument of protection that has assisted millions of refugees over many decades.

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Monday, 14 Feb 2022

What Happens to Childhood Vaccine Rates in Conflict Zones? This Analysis Found Some Surprises.

We examined more than 200,000 records in 15 African countries. As more coronavirus vaccines begin to reach the developing world, global health authorities are pointing out the need for other vaccines as well. UNICEF recently launched a record $9.4 billion emergency appeal to help more than 327 million people — including 177 million children — affected ...

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Friday, 13 May 2022

UN Resident Coordinator for Syria Visits PRIO

On 12 May, researchers and practitioners held interesting discussions on Syria at a roundtable at PRIO.

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Monday, 21 Mar 2022

The Taliban, International Law and the Rest of the World

The population of Afghanistan is facing a humanitarian catastrophe. Twenty-three million Afghans, more than half of the population, are starving. The UN warns of a risk that a million Afghan children will die. In this situation, there is no way of avoiding cooperation with those in control of the country, namely ...

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Saturday, 5 Mar 2022

Forced Displacement from Ukraine: Notes on Humanitarian Protection and Durable Solutions

The Russian invasion of Ukraine February 24 2022 marks the start of a new displacement crisis. In a statement on February 24, Filippo Grandi, the High Commissioner for Refugees, emphasized that ‘The humanitarian consequences on civilian populations will be devastating. There are no winners in war, but countless lives will ...

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Thursday, 12 May 2022 14:00-15:30

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Helping Refugees from Ukraine and Preventing Exploitation

Kindly be invited to this panel discussing measures to prevent human trafficking in the context of the war in Ukraine, between volunteers’ crucial assistance and governments’ measures to control and gain oversight, hosted by PRIO and co-organized with the Polish Embassy in Norway.

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Friday, 11 Mar 2022

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Visits PRIO

On Tuesday, 8 March, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visited PRIO to participate in a panel discussion. The topic of discussion was how we best respond to global displacement.

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Tuesday, 1 Mar 2022

People on the Move in the Face of War in Ukraine

More than half a million people have fled the Russian invasion of Ukraine through the country’s borders to neighbours in Central and Eastern Europe as of 1 March. In a context of war in Europe, and the human suffering it brings, this blog post offers some rough reflections on mobility ...