This blog will examine the case of Colombia as a destination and transit country for the new influx of displaced Venezuelans – focusing on both the policy response and the human impact of displacement in the area.As a country of vast natural resources, and a...
Xchange Foundation in the News Below is a selection of press mentions about Xchange Foundation. If you would like to get in touch with us for a story or an interview, email us here info@xchange.org 2019 ⌵ JUNE Rohingya refugees’ perspectives on their displacement in Bangladesh: uncertain futures - ODI June...
Yasmine is a single mother of four young children living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.Now in her early thirties, Yasmine arrived in Bangladesh in October 2017, having been forcibly displaced from Myanmar as a result of the ongoing mass violence committed against the Rohingya by the country’s security forces....
Worldwide, the statistics for international migration showed that around 48.4% of migrants were women or girls in 2017. The figures for forced migrants in the same year provided by the UNHCR suggested a similarly even split in this population. Despite this, there is evidence to...
In 2015, over 1 million migrants arrived irregularly in Europe, a fourfold increase on the previous year. With numbers steadily dropping since then, this article scrutinises the European domestic and international political toolkit for migration policies – particularly examining the consequences for rights and development...
Ismael was in his early twenties struggling to sustain a living in Ivory Coast when he made the decision to attempt the dangerous migration route across Northern Africa in search of work.Ismael grew up in poverty in Ivory Coast where he received no formal...
Marie is a Cameroonian woman who dreamed of a fresh start in Switzerland.Marie attended secondary school in Cameroon and started working in trade shortly after graduating. She had always dreamed of exciting job prospects abroad having heard from friends of the better standard of...