The secret garden: greening refugee camps
By Myriam Fayad Food and nutrition security are about the right for everybody to access nutritious, affordable and sufficient food. Even though undernutrition globally...
Women in the time of a Refugee Crisis
By Myriam Fayad When I enter her tent, Najwa is bent over her old sewing machine, her feet dangle on the pedal, giving rhythm...
The Role of NGOs and their Effectiveness
By Sabina Gordon With 65.8 million of the world’s population now being classed as refugees, it is evident that we are living in an...
Back to school: new year, same problems – Challenges for Syrian refugee students in Lebanon
By Myriam Fayad As the situation in Syria has deteriorated, the number of Syrians seeking refuge in neighbouring countries, such as Jordan, Turkey and...
The Forgotten Victims of Gender-Based Violence
The Rohingya Crisis continues to make headlines, as more and more evidence of shocking human rights violations comes to light. Gender-based violence has been...
Global Migration and Economic Empowerment: The Wage Crisis Faced by Refugees
As crisis in the Middle East and North Africa spreads, thousands have sought safety abroad as refugees seeking political asylum. Here, Adam Grech examines...
Development aid and tackling austerity: exploring new COIN strategies for the future
In this article, Sam Griffith argues that exploring the potential of effective development aid overseas and tackling anger over austerity policies in the UK,...
The Refugee Crisis: What can we learn from World Bank programmes?
The refugee crisis has garnered a fair share of attention over the past few years. It has frequented headlines and influenced politics, with Western...
DiA Interview | Hilary Benn
Ex-Secretary of State for International Development and current Chair of the Exiting the European Union Select Committee Hilary Benn talks to Luke Humphrey
Myanmar: democracy delayed
Clashes between Muslims and government authorities and claims of human rights violations against the Rohingya people in Rakhine are an opportunity for Myanmar to...
I am not who you think I am
Rabia Nasimi explores the recent hardening of attitudes towards refugees and challenges preconceived ideas about why refugees come to the UK
Calais: aid in the digital age
With the closure of the Calais refugee camp imminent, Megan Kilmister writes about an innovative campaign helping bring aid into the digital age by...
The Great Wall of Catastrophe
In this article Meg discusses the build of the wall in Calais to keep migrants from crossing the border into the UK and the...
Refugees and the narrative of choice: why language matters.
Here, Sam Wigglesworth distinguishes the important differences between two terms which are often used synonymously, ‘migrant’ and ‘refugee’. What may seem like a somewhat...
Syria is a shining example of a greater cooperative need for a responsibility to protect
The civil war in Syria is a clear example of the world witnessing unprecedented displacement. It has produced over 6.6 million internally displaced persons...
Crisis in the Central African Republic – The regional impact
In this article Ben Jackson discusses the regional impact of the Central African Republic crisis. The Central African Republic (CAR), a landlocked state in...
The inefficient border industry
Recently, there has been a resurgence in the building of borders between countries. Carlos Arturo Aguilar questions the efficiency and effectiveness of this new industry....
The Modern Refugee System: where is it going wrong?
Over a million refugees have arrived in Europe this year in need of our help and our response has been shameful. Europe is already...
The Refugee Crisis: The Shame of Europe
In the days that followed the death of Aylan Kurdi, there was a global display of grief, horror and outrage at the human cost...
The role of the health community in the European refugee crisis
Adam Tiliouine is a volunteer for global health charity Medact, and involved in organising ‘Health Through Peace’, a two-day conference in November of this...