In May I was fortunate to attend the World Universities Network (WUN) annual conference in Perth as a delegate of Maastricht University for the Understanding Culture Global Challenge group. Reposted from the WUN website is an overview of the event, which discusses my presentation on the results of my NWO Rubicon research project on Eritrean and Nigerian migrants journeys to Europe. Cultures in flux: Migration and cultural dynamics in the past and present WUN’s three-day … [Read more...]
Migration and multidimensional well-being in Ethiopia: investigating the role of migrants destinations
Here is a new article just published in Migration and Development co-authored with Lisa Andersson and Melissa Siegel. Abstract The purpose of this paper is to better understand the relationship between migration and multi-dimensional well-being in the context of Ethiopia. We investigate the differences in well-being between migrant, non-migrant and return migrant households. We then go a step further to understand the role of migrants destinations for well-being by disaggregating … [Read more...]
Preventing a Monsoon Health Crisis in Bangladesh
Praem Mehta and Katie Kuschminder The human rights violations and targeted violence against Rohingya communities in Rakhine State, Myanmar have forced over 687,000 people to flee to Bangladesh since 25 August 2017. As of 30 March there are now more than 898,000 Rohingya refugees living in overcrowded, inadequate camp conditions in Cox’s Bazar. The crisis is thus far from over. With the monsoon season imminent, heavy rains and flooding will increase the vulnerability of camp residents, … [Read more...]
United Nations Human Rights: Expert Meeting on Return Migration
Last week I was attended an expert meeting on return migration at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Key topics discussed included the lawlessness, voluntariness and sustainability of returns. I was invited to speak on the sustainability of returns. In this talk I focused on three points. First, the need to separate sustainable return definitions from remigration. Second, how to conceptualize a sustainable reintegration? Sustainable reintegration is a … [Read more...]
Boris Johnson Wants ‘Safe, Dignified Return’ for Rohingya – Why it’s Way too Early to Mention ‘Return’
Since 25 August 2017, 688,000 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh in one of the worlds worst humanitarian crisis of 2017. The Rohingya are a minority group that have long been persecuted in Myanmar, with new waves of violence and burning of villages beginning in August 2017 as an ethnic cleansing. The UK has pledged 59 million pounds to the crisis and Boris Johnson has visited both Bangladesh and Myanmar this week to promote ‘safe, dignified return’ for the Rohingya. Late last … [Read more...]
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