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The spread of COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on lives globally. In refugee host countries, new challenges and opportunities are emerging as daily life is altered to accommodate physical distancing measures, travel restrictions, and changes to the way that humanitarian assistance is delivered. This section of our website will provide updates on the way that COVID-19 is impacting the geographic regions where LERRN works. We will be highlighting situation reports and insights from our partners on the ground in Jordan, Lebanon, Kenya and Tanzania.<\/p>\n

Saturday, April 30, 2022<\/p>

LERRN Congratulates Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees on its 40th Anniversary!<\/h3>

Refuge: Canada\u2019s Journal on Refugees marked its 40th anniversary as a journal dedicated to the study of forced migration with the publication of its spring (38.1) issue on 29 April 2022.\u00a0Refuge is edited by LERRN Partner and Protection Working Group member Dagmar Soennecken of York University. In addition to Refuge's general articles, book... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, October 16, 2020<\/p>

[CLOSED] Call for Papers \u2013 Refuge in the Time of Pandemic<\/h3>

PLEASE NOTE: The submission period for this call has closed. For current details on submitting to Refuge, Click Here. Refuge: Canada\u2019s Journal on Refugees is issuing an open call for submissions on the theme of \u201cRefuge in the Time of Pandemic.\u201d Refuge is\u00a0interested in two broad types of submissions: a.\u00a0shorter research notes\u00a0(max 2,500... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Wednesday, July 29, 2020<\/p>

Education Under Covid-19 Lockdown: Reflections from Teachers, Students and Parents<\/h3>

Dr. Maha Shuayb and other LERRN partners at the Centre for Lebanese Studies (CLS) issued a timely and important report on the impact of COVID-19 on education, including for refugees, in Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine. The report is based on a CLS online survey which collected information from 678 people, the majority being parents... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Monday, June 22, 2020<\/p>

New report on Education and COVID-19 in Jordan<\/h3>

The Centre for Lebanese Studies, with the support of LERRN, has released a new report on how education for refugees and nationals in Jordan has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and making recommendations for future responses. In Jordan, more than 2 million students across public, private, and United Nations Relief and Works Agency... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Thursday, April 30, 2020<\/p>

Refugees and COVID-19: More than a Health Issue<\/h3>

By Dr. Elizabeth Ferris, Georgetown University Hundreds, maybe thousands, of articles and reports have appeared recently, analyzing the potential for the COVID-19 virus to wreak havoc among refugees living in crowded conditions with inadequate sanitation and limited access to health care. Refugees International, for example, traces in painful... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Sunday, April 19, 2020<\/p>

By Refugees, for Refugees: Refugee leadership during COVID-19 and Beyond<\/h3>

At the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva in December 2019, LERRN partnered with the Global Refugee-led Network to endorse the importance of refugee participation. Now in the midst of this global pandemic, it\u2019s more important than ever to recognize refugees as partners in the COVID-19 response, as well as equal partners in research, policy... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Wednesday, April 15, 2020<\/p>

Kenya Government\u2019s Loud Silence on Refugees and COVID-19 Outbreak<\/h3>

By Dulo\u00a0Nyaoro As I am writing this piece, 201 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Kenya. Nine have died while 25 have fully recovered. While it is too early to confidently conclude that it is the strict measures that the Kenya government has instituted that has suppressed the spread of Coronavirus, the numbers... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, April 10, 2020<\/p>

Uncertainty of the Coronavirus in Kakuma Refugee Camp<\/h3>

By Pascal Zigashane The world is facing a health threat and Kenya is finding it very crucial to contain the spread of COVID-19. Kakuma refugee camp is an arid place with no agriculture activities. Refugees fully depend on food stock from other counties in Kenya, especially Kitale County. Fear rises amongst refugees if they... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, April 7, 2020<\/p>

The Severe Consequences of the COVID Pandemic on Daily Wage Workers in Jordan<\/h3>

By Dr. Oroub El Abed\u00a0 Jordan is taking a number of pivotal measures to fight the spread of COVID-19. In her latest post, Dr. Oroub El Abed, a principal researcher and co-investigator in Jordan at the Centre for Lebanese Studies, outlines the new challenges this crisis has created in the labour market, especially for... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Monday, April 6, 2020<\/p>

The Increased Vulnerability of the Refugee Population to COVID-19 Within Tanzanian Refugee Camps<\/h3>

By Faith Mario Mjalilla This year\u2019s World Health Day comes at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is sweeping the globe and putting millions of lives at risk. It\u2019s important to highlight that refugees are more vulnerable to infection due to their precarious living conditions in camps. As the world continues its attempt to... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Thursday, April 2, 2020<\/p>

Education Response(s) to COVID-19 in Jordan: Ongoing Education at all Costs<\/h3>

By Dina Batshon Written: 31\/3\/2020 2,372,736 learners in Jordan from pre-primary all the way to tertiary education, nationals and non-nationals, are affected by the nationwide closures of educational institutions [1] as the country comes towards the end of its second week under lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19. This past March has had... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><\/div>

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