Commentary: Global Compact on Refugees
Drawing on the experience and opinions of a number of experts in the field, we will be publishing a range of blog posts here building a commentary on the recent Global Compact on Refugees (GCR). The posts will address different aspects of the GCR and will analyse these in terms of the potential and shortcomings of the Compact in progressing refugee protection.
The Global Compact on Refugees: The bumpy road of a social norm in development
Blog post by Raphael Gorgeu, a senior aid policy expert currently serving as Deputy Director of Operations and Head of Operational Analysis, Positioning and Advocacy at Médecins Sans Frontières in Geneva. On 14 and 15 December 2021, the next High-Level...
The Global Refugees Forum should support Ethiopia to create more jobs to address its high unemployment rate
Blog post written by Tsion Tadesse Abebe, Senior Researcher, Migration Programme, Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and Selam Tadesse, Junior Researcher, Horn of Africa Programme, ISS. Ethiopia is heading to the Global Refugee Forum (GRF), taking place in Geneva...
Refugees’ Self-reliance: The dilemma of implementing the Global Compact on Refugees in Africa
Blog post written by Tsion Tadesse Abebe (Senior Researcher, Migration Program,...
The Global Compact for Refugees as a Soft Law Instrument: Lessons from the application of the Cartagena Declaration on Refugees in Mexico
Blog post written by Diego Acosta (University of Bristol) and Monica Oehler (Organization of American States), and forms part of a series of blog posts analysing the potential and shortcomings of the Global Compact on Refugees. Introduction The adoption of the Global...
High Hopes: The Global Compact for Refugees and Improving Responsibility Sharing
Blog post written by Dr Sarah Deardorff Miller, Adjunct Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs at Colombia University, Senior Fellow with Refugees International, and a Module Convenor on RLI's MA in Refugee...
The Global Compact on Refugees Misses the Mark on Refugee Return
Blog post written by Jocelyn Perry and Stephanie Schwartz[1], and forms part of a series of blog posts analysing the potential and shortcomings of the Global Compact on Refugees. The Global Compact on...
Global Compact on Refugees: A step closer to easing pressures on host countries?
Blog post written by Dr Yusuf Ciftci (University of Southampton) an RLI Research Affiliate, and forms part of a series of blog posts analysing the potential and shortcomings of the...
The Global Refugee Compact: Considering Urban Refugees
Blog post written by Dr Lucy Hovil (International Refugee Rights Initiative). Lucy is also the Managing Editor of the International Journal of Transitional Justice and RLI Senior Research Associate. This post forms part of a series of blog posts analysing the...
The GCR and Expanding Access to Third-Country Solutions
Blog post written by Dr Jinan Bastaki, Assistant Professor of International Law at the United Arab Emirates University and a RLI Research Affiliate. This post forms part of a series of blog posts analysing the potential and shortcomings of the Global Compact on...
The Global Compact on Refugees and International Law: A Missed Opportunity?
Blog post written by Annick Pijnenburg, a PhD researcher at Tilburg University and RLI Research Affiliate. This post forms part of a series of blog posts analysing the potential and shortcomings of the Global Compact on Refugees. While the Global Compact for...
‘Success under the GCR’: Can it be measured?
Blog post written by Jean-François Durieux, Senior Research Associate of the Refugee Law Initiative and expert analyst. This post forms part of a series of blog posts analysing the potential and shortcomings of the Global Compact on Refugees. To capture the...