Displacement and humanitarian protection

The social and political dynamics of displacement, and humanitarian protection.

Policy Document

South Sudan Spontaneous Refugee Returnees December 2021

This overview from UNHCR and the South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC) presents details about the state of South Sudanese refugees in the region, and specifically, about their patterns of returnees in late 2021.
Central and East Africa Hub
UNHCR and the South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC)
2021
Journal Article

Motherhood and Social Repair after War and Displacement in Northern Uganda

This article considers the relationship between processes of return after mass displacement, and social repair. We look to the everyday as a space of negotiation and renegotiation of social relationships that make life meaningful. The article considers these propositions in…
Central and East Africa Hub
Oxford University Press
2014
Journal Article

Mixed-methods findings from the Ngutulu Kagwero (agents of change) participatory comic pilot study on post-rape clinical care and sexual violence prevention with refugee youth in a humanitarian setting in Uganda

There is a dearth of evidence-based post-rape clinical care interventions tailored for refugee adolescents and youth in low-income humanitarian settings. Comics, a low-cost, low-literacy and youth-friendly method, integrate visual images with text to spark emotion and share health-promoting information.
Central and East Africa Hub
Taylor & Francis Online
2022
Journal Article

Engaging refugee women and girls as experts: co-creating evidence on sexual exploitation and abuse in humanitarian crises using creative, participatory methods

This paper explores how creative and participatory practices can address the barriers, such as illiteracy (including computer illiteracy) and lack of training, often cited as limiting researchers’ ability to share power with affected communities, and allow for greater co-production of…
Central and East Africa Hub
Bristol University Press
2022
Journal Article

Is translocality a hidden solution to overcome protracted displacement in the DR Congo?

Policy makers and practitioners usually focus on three durable solutions for IDPs to overcome protracted displacement; return, resettlement and local integration. Based on empirical realities, this paper asks to what extent translocality can be seen as another solution. Drawing on…
Central and East Africa Hub
Taylor & Francis Online
2022
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