June 2020 – International Refugee Rights Initiative : International Refugee Rights Initiative

Thirty-nine organisations call on governments to ensure access to asylum seekers during COVID-19 pandemic

Published: 22 Jun 2020

People seeking safety are trapped at borders across Eastern Africa due to COVID-19 measures A coalition of international, national, and refugee-led organizations in the Horn, East and Central Africa (HECA) have today called on governments in the region to reopen borders for asylum seekers. The organisations are calling on governments to put in place measures…

Self-reliance as a contemporary ‘durable solution’ to forced displacement

Published: 20 Jun 2020

IRRI Press Statement on World Refugee Day 2020 20 June 2020 is World Refugee Day. This year’s theme is Everyone can make a difference. Every action counts. Refugees can and do make a difference in the host communities where they seek refuge, and their actions count. This is most evident globally, where we have seen…