Tag Archives: the un refugee agency

30Sep/23

Suella Braverman is wrong about the UN refugee convention being ‘not fit for purpose’ – here’s why

Robert Oakes, United Nations University and Talitha Dubow, United Nations University

The UK’s home secretary, Suella Braverman – the minister responsible for setting immigration policy – has said the United Nation’s refugee convention is not “fit for our modern age” and should be renegotiated.

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22Jul/22

Debunking the myth of the ‘evil people smuggler’

Yvonne Su, York University, Canada and Corey Robinson, Durham University

In 2022, the number of forcibly displaced people surpassed 100 million worldwide. Nearly 1.5 million refugees will need resettlement in 2022, but less than one per cent of refugees will be resettled.

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