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Livelihoods and remittances in Darfur

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What is the impact on livelihoods and remittance for countries in conflict? This study looks at two case studies in Darfur and suggests that since the conflict people have been struggling to cope. IDPs livelihood approaches tend to be inadequate and insecure. On the positive side the ways money transfers are received have been adapted so remittance levels are recovering.

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How has conflict affected livelihoods and remittances in Darfur?: ( H. Young;K. Jacobsen;A. Osman / Feinstein International Center, USA , 2009); In conflict zones where displacement and insecurity undermine people’s ability to pursue livelihoods, links with Diaspora and the remittances they send are an important source of support. This b...
Exploitation of labour rights in Abu Dhabi: ( Human Rights Watch , 2009); Saadiyat Island, in the Arabian Gulf, is a 27 square kilometer island consisting primarily of sand and mangrove swamp. Within a decade, if a $22 to 27 billion development plan goes according to schedu...
How can livelihoods be supported in the midst of humanitarian crisis?: ( J.R. Austin (ed);T. Morris / Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children , 2009); Although necessary, emergency relief can only fulfil a limited role. For those that are forced to rely on humanitarian assistance for long periods aid must be provided for displaced persons to garn...
Global trends in internal displacement: ( Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre , 2009); With approximately 26 million people internally displaced worldwide, the issue of IDPs remain one of the most serious challenges for the international development community. This report from the Inter...
Financial crisis will impact trade, migration and remittance in Bangladesh: ( Bangladesh Online Research Network , 2009); Since the collapse of the United States sub prime mortgage market and the subsequent international global crisis, many developed and developing countries have been plunged into deep recession. Banglad...
Challenges and opportunities presented by new wave of migration to Israel: ( B. Oliveira Martins / EuroMesco , 2009); Over the last three years, Israel’s vast experience in absorbing immigrants has been challenged by a new migration phenomenon. Its growing dimension presents several problems to the State’...
Corporate responsibility towards migrant workers: ( The Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility , 2009); This report provides an overview of the vulnerable position of many migrant workers employed in Britain and Ireland and offers a comparative analysis of the extent to which nine food production, manuf...
Practical tools for field based humanitarian workers: ( L. Richardson;G. Price / AID All in Diary - a practical tool for field based humanitarian workers , 2009); The immediate pressures of working in a disasters environment mean that humanitarian workers can struggle to access the most relevant information needed for the situation in which they are working....
Are instruments of human rights law incompatible with Islam?: ( Forced Migration Review , 2009); The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and subsequent instruments of international human rights law and international humanitarian law play a vital role in providing protection for refugees ...
Child migration in Argentina, Chile, and South Africa: ( S. Yaqub / UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre , 2009); This paper analyses children’s internal and international migration, using individual-level census data, in the three middle-income countries of Argentina, Chile and South Africa. It defines chi...