Publications Archives - IDRC Research Chairs Network on Forced Displacement

Plan of Action: Declaration on the Foundations and Renewal of International Protection for Forcibly Displaced Populations

AlirezaChoubineh — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:43:42 +0000

On the 75th Anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, the IDRC Research Chairs on Forced Displacement commit to a series of activities to advance their Declaration on the Foundations and Renewal of International Protection for Forcibly Displaced Populations. You can read the Network’s plan of action here:

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Declaration on the Foundations and Renewal of the International Protection for Forcibly Displaced Populations

AlirezaChoubineh — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:39:02 +0000

The IDRC Research Chairs on Forced Displacement are pleased to announce the of the Declaration on the Foundations and Renewal of International Protection for Forcibly Displaced Populations.

The Declaration was adopted during the Policy Dialogue on Forced Displacement, held in Rabat, Morocco, on 3 June 2026.

Convened by the IDRC Research Chairs on Forced Displacement, the Policy Dialogue brought together scholars, educators, and advocates from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East and North Africa. Participants gathered in Rabat on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees to reflect on the foundations of international protection and to advance a renewed vision for addressing forced displacement in today’s world.

Read the Declaration here:

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Plan of Action:

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New Policy Brief published by IDRC Research Chair, Myriam Cherti, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco

SHUCHIKARIM — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:42:08 +0000

A new policy brief has been published on “Cities as key policy actors: strengthening urban responses to displacement in the global South’, led by Dr Myriam Cherti, the IDRC Research Chair on Forced Displacement at the University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) in Rabat. The brief is based on the contributions and discussions we had during our webinar in April.

You can read the policy brief here:

New Policy Brief published by IDRC Research Chair, Dr. Paula Banerjee

SHUCHIKARIM — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 13:23:04 +0000

IDRC Research Chair, Prof. Paula Banerjee, publishes a ‘Scoping study on promoting labour market reintegration in the context of climate mobility in Pacific Island countries’. This study contributes to the implementation of the Pacific Regional Framework on Climate Mobility, which advocates for proactive, humane, and sustainable solutions that uphold the dignity and resilience of Pacific communities in the face of climate-induced mobility.

The report was prepared for the International Labour Organization (ILO) by Dr Paula Banerjee and Katarina Atalifo, with technical review by Nilim Baruah, ILO Senior Specialist on Labour Migration in the Decent Work Technical Support Team in Bangkok. This report has been produced under the Pacific Climate Change, Migration and Human Security (PCCMHS) – Phase II programme. The PCCMHS programme is implemented by the ILO, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and the Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), along with the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD).

You can read the report here: https://www.ilo.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/FINAL_ilo%20-%20Scoping%20study%20on%20promoting%20labour%20market%20reintegration%20in%20the%20context%20of%20climate%20mobility%20in%20Pacific%20Island%20countries%20A4%202025-10-16%20web2.pdf

The Postcolonial Compendium: Keywords in Forced Migration and Refugee Studies, new publication by IDRC Research Chair Prof. Paula Banerjee

SHUCHIKARIM — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 16:33:05 +0000

Professor Paula Banerjee (the IDRC Research Chair on Gender and Forced Displacement at the Asian Institute of Technology’s Gender and Development Studies Program) recently published E-book, The Postcolonial Compendium: Keywords in Forced Migration and Refugee Studies, (edited by Paula Banerjee, Nasreen Chowdhory and Priya Singh). The book is published on Springer Nature Link.

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The postcolonial compendium aims at a compilation and brief explication of key terms used in the multidisciplinary field of forced migration and refugee studies. There have been significant debates, contributions, and interpretations in recent years which have reshaped the way academia analyses and maps refugee and migration studies, at the same time, expanding its scope. Research on refugees and forced migrants has had a long history cutting across disciplines, exploring multiple dynamics such as forced and voluntary movements, displacement and dispossession, heterogeneity and agency of forced migrants, human rights, humanitarianism, protection, practice and policy. In addition, academics, policy makers and practitioners are still contending with the diverse challenges that remain in the aftermath of a global pandemic and continue to permeate the refugee and migrant space exacerbating the precarious state of public health, particularly in the global south with far reaching consequences.

At this critical juncture/crossroads, migrant and refugee studies as a field of enquiry is rapidly expanding and diversifying, concomitantly, its terminology is constantly evolving to keep pace with the burgeoning discipline, which found its moorings as a separate entity in the early 1980s. With the development of refugee and forced migration studies, academic research as well as advocacy in terms of the rights of migrants and refugees have acquired a global reach which in turn has induced the emergence of a rapidly growing literature focused on the same, including handbooks devoted to the study of refugees and forced migrants from an interdisciplinary perspective. In comparison, the vocabulary or terminology of refugee and forced migration studies, which has amplified by leaps and bounds in scope and importance, has not yet found a separate, focused and comprehensive compendium dedicated to itself. The Postcolonial Compendium: Keywords in Forced Migration and Refugee Studies intends to fill this lacuna/void.

Rapport de Politique: Réflexions et recommandations du Sud global sur le genre et la géopolitique

MonserratRamirezRuva — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 18:10:07 +0000

Rapport de Politique

Cette note d’orientation est le résultat du webinaire intitulé «Genre, géopolitique et déplacements forcés: perspectives du Sud» organisé par le Réseau des chaires de recherche du CRDI sur les déplacements forcés, le 27 mars 2025. Il mettait en vedette Susan Martin, professeure émérite Donald G. Herzberg en migration internationale, et deux titulaires de chaires de recherche du CRDI, Paula Banjeree (Thaïlande) et Mary Setrana (Ghana). Les conférenciers ont réfléchi aux relations entre le genre, la géopolitique et l’avenir du genre dans le débat sur les politiques relatives aux déplacements forcés, en particulier du point de vue des pays du Sud.

Pour visionner l’intégralité du webinaire et lire le résumé, cliquez ici.

Informe de Políticas: Reflexiones y recomendaciones del Sur Global sobre el género y la geopolítica

MonserratRamirezRuva — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 18:07:26 +0000

Informe de Políticas

Este informe de políticas es el resultado del seminario web «Género, geopolítica y desplazamiento forzado: perspectivas del Sur Global», organizado por la Red de Cátedras de Investigación del IDRC sobre Desplazamiento Forzado, el 27 de marzo de 2025. En él participaron Susan Martin, profesora emérita Donald G. Herzberg de Migración Internacional, y dos catedráticos de investigación del IDRC, Paula Banjeree (Tailandia) y Mary Setrana (Ghana). Los ponentes reflexionaron sobre las relaciones entre género, geopolítica y el futuro del género en el debate sobre las políticas de desplazamiento forzoso, concretamente desde las perspectivas del Sur Global.

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Policy Brief: Global South Reflections and Recommendations on Gender and Geopolitics

MonserratRamirezRuva — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 18:04:15 +0000

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This Policy Brief is a result of Gender, Geopolitics and Forced Displacement: Global South Perspectives webinar organized by IDRC Research Chairs Network on Forced Displacement, 27 March, 2025. It featured Susan Martin, Donald G. Herzberg Professor Emerita of International Migration, and two IDRC Research Chairs, Paula Banjeree (Thailand) and Mary Setrana (Ghana). The speakers reflected on the relations between gender, geopolitics and future of gender in forced displacement policy discussion, specifically from the Global South perspectives.

To view the full webinar and read the summary, click here.

Remittances, food insecurity, and coping strategies of West African migrants in Accra, Ghana

MonserratRamirezRuva — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:08:30 +0000

IDRC Research Chair for Ghana, Mary Setrana Boatemaa, co-authored article titled “Remittances, food insecurity, and coping strategies of West African migrants in Accra, Ghana”.

This study explores the connection between remittances and food security, as well as migrant coping strategies through a survey of 420 West African migrants in Accra. By examining the experiences of this migrant population, we aim to highlight the effect of remittances (both cash and food) and other socioeconomic characteristics on food insecurity scores. Thus, we highlight the vulnerabilities faced by some West African migrants in Accra and identify possible policy intervention and community support. Our study discovers important initial insights on reverse remittances to migrants (i.e. the flow of resources from the origin country to migrants abroad (Mobrand, 2012)), a subject that is limited in migration literature. The situation is compounded by a global pandemic with consequences across all the origin countries of the respondents. Most migrants, regardless of the type of remittance received, are moderate to severely food insecure. We also found that educated and employed migrants have lower food insecurity scores. Many who have stayed for longer periods in Accra are also less food insecure. In fact, the period of stay of migrants is likely to enhance the promotion of social ties with other migrants and citizens of the destination country and could provide a social safety net during crisis periods. However, we observe a statistically significant reduction in food insecurity given the duration of stay applies only to the pre-pandemic era. As expected, household size is associated with high food insecurity during and after the pandemic.

Urban Migrant Inclusion and Refugee Protection – Volume 2 Global Perspectives of Sanctuary, Solidarity, and Hospitality

MonserratRamirezRuva — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:02:35 +0000

IDRC Research Chair for Ghana, Mary Setrana Boatemaa, co-edited this open access book titled “Urban Migrant Inclusion and Refugee Protection – Volume 2 Global Perspectives of Sanctuary, Solidarity, and Hospitality”.

This book offers the first comprehensive global overview of urban and local initiatives, policies, and practices towards including and protecting migrants in vulnerable situations and refugees. The chapters in this volume illustrate the various urban solidarity practices in different world regions, while highlighting important differences arising from geographical, political, geopolitical, economic and demographic contexts. The volume contains a mix of chapters that present comprehensive and state-of-the-art literature reviews and the results of empirical case studies that offer original regional perspectives of migrant and refugee inclusion and exclusion, and the policies, politics and rights of urban solidarity.