Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network

Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network

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About the Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network

Implementing the Global Compact on Refugees through research, teaching and solidarity with displaced scholars and students.

Empowering emerging scholars in forced migration: A UNHCR and UNSW signing ceremony and discussion - 10 Nov 2020
Protection on the Move: Policy Workshop on Protection Challenges on the Central & Western Mediterranean Route - 15-17 February 2021
2nd Research Conference on Forced Displacement - 28-29 May 2021

Stories shared by Academics and Researchers

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ACADEMICS & RESEARCHERS | AMERICAS | AMERICAS

Network of Academic institutions ramp up support for refugees in Latin America

Update by the Latin American Academic Network on the Law and Integration of Refugees on pledges made at the Global Refugee Forum
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CITIES & URBAN AREAS | KENYA

City residents and urban refugees: from shared living to shared futures

The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is a member of the Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network, launched as an initiative of the Global Compact on Refugees at the Global Refugee Forum in 2019. COVID-19’s relentless progression has exacerbated the challenges faced by...
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LOCAL INTEGRATION | BRAZIL | AMERICAS

Education for/with refugees in Paraná

UFPR offers Portuguese and computer classes, psychological assistance, law clinics, intercultural events, health orientation, special access to the courses of the faculty, and a special process of diploma recognition to the community of refugees.
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70 Years Protecting People Forced to Flee

Virtual Conference on the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

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