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GENIDA Webinar: ‘Reframing Challenges of Internal Displacement in the Sahel’

This GENIDA webinar discusses and reframes reframes internal displacement challenges in the Sahel region
Published on June 20, 2022
GENIDA | genida, IDPs, Disaster, Conflict, Africa
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Monday 20th June 2022, 16:00 GMT (online)
Complex and interlinking crises of instability and forced displacement in the Sahel region have shaped national, regional and international responses to humanitarian emergencies over the last decade. Sahelian states, humanitarian and military actors struggle to develop sustainable solutions to multiple challenges with dramatic consequences for local populations forced to flee. While Mali currently registers 350,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs), there are around 1.7 million IDPs in Burkina Faso.This latest GENIDA webinar reframes internal displacement challenges in the Sahel region and encourages debate on possible policy responses. Led by GENIDA coordinator, Francis Obonyo, it will be chaired by Professor Lloyd Kuveya (University of Pretoria) and presents interventions by:
  • Daniel Ozoukou – 2021 Summer Research Fellow on Internal Displacement at the Internal Displacement Research Programme
  • Josefine Brons – 2021 Summer Research Fellow on Internal Displacement at the Internal Displacement Research Programme
  • Alvin Etang Ndip – Economist in the Poverty and Equity Global Practice at the World Bank
  • Germain Gabire – PhD Candidate in International Law at the University of Geneva
The Global Engagement Network on Internal Displacement in Africa (GENIDA) is an international collaborative project on internal displacement. The GENIDA Project is the first of its kind in Africa. It is a network geared towards the protection of internally displaced persons in Africa. GENIDA seeks to advance sustainable solutions while also bridging the gap between research and policy responses. GENIDA provides a useful platform for critical engagement on solutions to the issue of internal displacement, an issue that affects more than 12 million people in Africa.
Methodology
  • 1.5 to 2 hour webinar consisting of four presentations and a collective Q&A
  • Four speakers will present their research in 10-15 minutes each
  • Speakers are asked to present in English while preparing slides in French
  • Members of the audience may make comments and ask questions in either language

Target audience

Policymakers, civil society organizations, academics, practitioners, protection clusters in Burkina Faso and Mali, Legal Identity Working Group (Mali)

Registration and further details

Register for free HERE.

Download the full concept note HERE.

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