By Sila Mishra “…..The migration itself, like the pilgrimage, is the hard journey: a ‘leveller’ on which the ‘fit’ survive and stragglers fall by the wayside. The journey thus pre-empts the need for hierarchies and shows of dominance.” (The Songlines) The sites of deaths, collapsed walls, rubbles of kindergarten, shops, public utilities, and agricultural machines […]
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, the President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, will be the Chief Guest at the 17thPravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention. Dr. Ali became Guyana’s ninth Executive President on August 2, 2020. Dr. Ali’s profile at the official website of Guyana’s President
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The seventh session of the 4th International E-Conference on “Migration, Governance, and COVID-19: Perspectives, Policies, Opportunities, and Challenges”, was held on November 3, 2022. The theme of the session was “Literature and Migrant Societies”. The session was chaired by Dr Nandini Sen, an Associate Professor of English at Bharati College, University of Delhi, India. The
There has been an unwarranted rise in the number of refugees globally in the last decade, but a huge part of the crises we face today is refugee return. Despite the principle of non-refoulement—a law that protects refugees and asylum seekers from being deported back to their country where they may face persecution, torture, or
4th International E-Conference titled “Migration, Governance, and COVID-19: Perspectives, Policies, Opportunities, and Challenges” was jointly organised by Centre for Research on North America(CISAN), Migrant Forum in Asia(MFA) and Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism(GRFDT) from 3-4 November 2022. The opening session of this conference was moderated by Ms. Paddy Siyanga Knudsen, Vice President, GRFDT,
As of August 2022, an estimate of over 6.4 million Ukrainians has fled the country to the neighbouring countries, seeking safety for their families and loved ones amidst Russia’s special military operation that began on February 2022. This has triggered one of the largest and hastiest refugee exodus in Europe since the end of World
In 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, stated that the greatest impact of climate change would be on human migration. A steep rise in the Global Mean Sea Level, or GMSL, will become a dangerous result of anthropogenic climate change. The GMSL is projected to rise between 17 and 29cm by 2050.
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Canada’s generous refugee resettlement policy is unique in its power to engage private sponsors and a wide range of NGOs specialized in refugee talent recruitment. Toronto in particular is a meeting point and rescue hub for people from all over the world who seek peace and a chance to rebuild their lives. They can arrive
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Historical Context Many historical events have been made into historical films; however, these films often tend to misrepresent the events that took place. One such event would be the Transatlantic Slave Trade – also known as the triangular trade – which occurred between Europe, Africa, and America. These trading voyages began as early as the
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An overview of Integration in Singapore Historical factors have played key roles in integration policies/frameworks around the world, although their lasting impacts on peoples’ identities are often forgotten about in the wider literature and media. Singapore is one such country that scholars understudy. Historical factors have influenced Singapore’s integration policies/frameworks with lasting impacts on people’s
