Podcasts by DRC: Past. Present. Future? (Forced Migration Review 36)
The Democratic Republic of Congo is unfortunately synonymous with its dreadful past and its terrible present, despite its beauty, complex history and unachieved potential. Locked not only into its own internal troubles but also into those of the Great Lakes region, it has provided more than enough material on forced migration, violence and political quagmires for the latest issue of FMR.
While the articles contained in this issue of FMR make grim reading, they also offer glimmers of hope for better outcomes, at least potentially, alongside analysis of how and why these things have been happening. Authors come from Congolese civil society, UN agencies and NGOs, Congolese and donor governments, and international research – and include articles by the former UN Relief Coordinator John Holmes and the former Humanitarian Coordinator in DRC Ross Mountain. This issue also contains a further seven articles on other forced migration-related subjects.
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FMR 36 The road from Kabul from 2013-04-09T01:04:36
New UNHCR research investigates the motivations for and challenges associated with the migration of young Afghans to Europe.
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FMR 36 The pervertibility of refugee status from 2013-04-09T01:03:38
The desire to categorise all those seeking refuge throws up continuing challenges to traditions of hospitality and to the realisation of migrants' rights.
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FMR 36 The Kampala Convention and protection from arbitrary displacement from 2013-04-09T01:02:42
The Kampala Convention breaks new ground in elevating the right to be protected from arbitrary displacement to a binding legal norm.
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FMR 36 Safe and suitable return for women fleeing conflict in Liberia from 2013-04-09T01:01:44
When women migrants return, they can face daunting challenges to re-integration but can also contribute to development and transforming societies.
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FMR 36 The displaced also protest from 2013-04-09T01:00:57
Displaced people in Colombia are resorting to mass demonstrations to persuade their government to assume its responsibilities towards them.
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FMR 36 Rumour versus information from 2013-04-09T00:59:56
Central to Iraqi refugees' efforts to resolve the question of their immediate future is their access to good information about resettlement and return.
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FMR 36 What hope for IDPs in a new Sudan? from 2013-04-09T00:58:07
The most probable outcome of the 2011 referendum is that Southern Sudan secedes from the North, breaking Sudan into two independent nation states.
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FMR 36 Foundations for repatriation and peace in DRC from 2013-04-09T00:57:17
Parties to the protracted Congolese conflict have long promoted fear of 'the other' and a thirst for revenge; these attitudes must be addressed if peace is to have a chance.
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FMR 36 Of tripartites, peace and returns from 2013-04-09T00:56
After international agreements covering the return of refugees to Equateur and North Kivu, the challenge is to create local structures that can make the agreements work.
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FMR 36 Return in the political context of North Kivu from 2013-04-09T00:55:03
Durable returns of IDPs and refugees into some of the most densely populated areas in eastern DRC are never going to be a simple exercise.
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FMR 36 Refugee return and root causes of conflict from 2013-04-09T00:53:44
Since independence, violent conflicts in eastern DRC have been linked to access to land, affirmation of ethnic identities and competition for political control.
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FMR 36 Training trainers in reproductive health from 2013-04-09T00:52:59
The cascade training model has brought clinical training closer to the areas in DRC most in need of skilled staff to serve conflict-affected women experiencing complications in pregnancy and childb...
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FMR 36 ICRC: careful analysis is the key from 2013-04-09T00:43:03
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) combines its protection and assistance activities and focuses on 'priority zones' where armed actors are pre...
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FMR 36 Innovation in cash-voucher programming from 2013-04-09T00:41:53
Cash vouchers offer flexibility, enabling payment for school fees as well as for basic necessities. They also empower people who, in displacement, have been deprived of choice.
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FMR 36 The Data Centre for IDPs in North Kivu from 2013-04-09T00:33:34
Effective provision of aid and protection for those displaced in eastern DRC requires reliable data which the new Data Centre in North Kivu is helping to provide.
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FMR 36 Civil society and the displaced persons of Bandundu from 2013-04-08T02:51:37
Local organisations in Bandundu province located in western DRC are struggling to meet the needs of displaced persons in the absence of government or international assistance.
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FMR 36 DRC: a donor perspective from 2013-04-08T02:50:29
Donor engagement in DRC is more important than ever but donors need to reassess their strategies.
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FMR 36 Too big to fail from 2013-04-08T02:49:14
The UN integrated mission in DRC and the piloting of humanitarian reform there have been necessarily innovative in a challenging context.
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FMR 36 Press-ganged children from 2013-04-08T02:48:09
Addressing the fate of children who are recruited into armed conflicts is not as simple as demanding their exclusion from those conflicts.
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FMR 36 Evictions from DRC's protected areas from 2013-04-08T02:47:24
There is an increasing number of people who are being evicted from DRC's 'protected areas' both by the government and by international conservation organisations.
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FMR 36 Not going home: displaced youth after war from 2013-04-08T02:44:32
In preparing for a post conflict DRC, we should be more aware of young people's aspirations, the opportunities open to them, and the challenges they face in building a decent life.
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FMR 36 Land, IDPs and mediation from 2013-04-08T02:43:30
Unmanaged resettlement of IDPs in eastern DRC might threaten an already fragile security situation.
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FMR 36 Land and property disputes impeding return and reintegration from 2013-04-08T02:41:16
A survey conducted by UNHCR in 2009 in IDP camps in North Kivu shows that access to land is the second factor after security which prevents people from returning to their zone of origin.
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FMR 36 Preventing sexual violence from 2013-04-08T02:39:36
While there has been more focus on assistance to survivors of sexual violence after they have been attacked, not enough resources or political attention are devoted to preventing these acts of viol...
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FMR 36 Protection from sexual violence in DRC from 2013-04-08T02:38:49
While service provision for survivors of sexual violence is the top priority, protection for women and girls can also be improved in DRC.
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FMR 36 Beyond the silence: sexual violence in eastern DRC from 2013-04-08T02:37:55
The sexual violence laws introduced in DRC in 2006 have had only limited impact. A much louder condemnation of rape and a far more proactive approach to prevention are urgently needed.
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FMR 36 Displacement trends in DRC from 2013-04-08T02:36:46
Internal displacement has plagued the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for nearly 20 years. This article provides an overview of the scale and causes of displacement.
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FMR 36 The role of governance and research from 2013-04-08T02:35:40
Forced migration is not new to DRC but its extent and its consequences are still shocking. Good governance and research must play a stronger role if life is to improve for the citizens of DRC.
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FMR 36 The dynamics of instability in eastern DRC from 2013-04-08T02:34:44
The conflict in eastern Congo has been the most deadly one since the second World War, and its social consequences have been disastrous. Solutions to the conflict must look to the long term.
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FMR 36 A scandal that needs to end from 2013-04-08T02:25:29
While the crisis in the Kivus has been a focus of action and advocacy by the international community for decades, further conflicts have been proliferating in all four corners of the Democratic Rep...
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