In June 2022, the Research and Evidence Facility (REF) of the EU Trust Fund for Africa in the Horn of Africa convened its second international conference around the theme ‘Migrants and Forcibly Displaced Persons: Towards Greater Inclusion and Protection’.
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Disability inclusion for refugees in Ethiopia: an urgent need
The Research and Evidence Facility commissioned a rapid review of existing evidence on disability inclusion for refugees in Ethiopia, focusing on the experiences, protection needs, barriers and opportunities to providing protection.
A state-incorporated business: the migration economy along the Ethiopia–Sudan border town of Metema
Kiya Gezahegne, Department of Social Anthropology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Abstract The pattern of migration from Ethiopia to Sudan, through the Metema border town, has proved complex and is expanding,
Mobility and COVID-19: A case study of Uganda
By Kalyango Ronald Sebba. Uganda registered its first case of COVID 19 on 22 March 2020. With events evolving fast, the socio-economic impacts were not immediately clear, and the government
Understanding the views of migration and the aims of migration management
By Oliver Bakewell What is migration management? Migration undoubtedly creates many challenges, as well as opportunities
Forced departures from Saudi Arabia: new displacement dynamics and challenges of protection
By Georgia Cole A new displacement dynamic in the Horn of Africa is emerging from the implications of forced departures from Saudi Arabia.
Literature review: Migration and Conflict in the Horn of Africa
New research conducted by the REF has reviewed recent literature on the links between migration, development and conflict in the Horn of Africa.
Changing Places: Migration and displacement in the Horn of Africa discussed at REF research forum in Nairobi
In January 2019 the REF convened the Changing Places forum in Nairobi to discuss themes related to migration, displacement and development across the Horn of Africa.
Somalia Return and Displacement Series: Politics and Policies
In our final post on this series, we highlight some of the complexities related to displacement and return that our study, Return and (Re)Integration after Displacement, has demonstrated.
Interview with UNHCR Special Envoy on the Somali Refugee Situation Ambassador Mohamed Abdi Affey
The recently concluded London-Somalia conference held on 11 May 2017 brought together heads of states and governments from across the Horn and East Africa and other key partners as well