Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network

Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network

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About the Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network

Implementing the Global Compact on Refugees through research, teaching and solidarity with displaced scholars and students.

Call for Papers: IASFM Lisa Gilad Prize 2022
IASFM19: Global Issues, Regional Approaches – contexts, challenges, dialogues and solutions
GAIN Research Webinar Series: Translating academic research into effective responses to forced displacement

Stories shared by Academics and Researchers

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ACADEMICS & RESEARCHERS | AMERICAS | AMERICAS

Network of Academic institutions ramp up support for refugees in Latin America

Update by the Latin American Academic Network on the Law and Integration of Refugees on pledges made at the Global Refugee Forum
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CITIES & URBAN AREAS | KENYA

City residents and urban refugees: from shared living to shared futures

The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is a member of the Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network, launched as an initiative of the Global Compact on Refugees at the Global Refugee Forum in 2019. COVID-19’s relentless progression has exacerbated the challenges faced by...
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LOCAL INTEGRATION | BRAZIL | AMERICAS

Education for/with refugees in Paraná

UFPR offers Portuguese and computer classes, psychological assistance, law clinics, intercultural events, health orientation, special access to the courses of the faculty, and a special process of diploma recognition to the community of refugees.
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70 Years Protecting People Forced to Flee

Virtual Conference on the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

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