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IFRC Global Migration and Displacement Newsletter

JULY 2024

Dear colleagues,

Welcome to the July issue of the IFRC Global Migration and Displacement Newsletter!
This issue highlights Red Cross and Red Crescent activities with and for migrants and displaced people in Slovenia, Luxembourg, Jordan, Australia, Zimbabwe, Denmark, Ethiopia-Sudan, Uganda, Honduras, Philippines, Romania, Gaza, and other locations around the world. This edition also features a collection of stories, interviews, and programs in honor of World Refugee Day.

We hope you find the information useful, and please feel free to be in touch with any migration and displacement related queries or comments about the Newsletter.

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Ezekiel Simperingham, IFRC Manager, Migration and Displacement
ezekiel.simperingham@ifrc.org

   

 WORLD REFUGEE DAY ON 20 JUNE

Born in a refugee camp in Gaza, now helps other refugees for the Slovenian Red Cross

Listen to this People in the Red Vest podcast episode featuring Mohammed Alburai who was born in the Deir El-Balah refugee camp in Gaza, worked as a volunteer ambulance driver for the Palestine Red Crescent, and is now a cultural mediator and translator for the Slovenian Red Cross.

A new community-centred perspective on refugee support

The Red Cross EU Office published a report on the key lessons from the Safe Homes Programme, a project that provided more than just housing for people who fled Ukraine.

Highlighting talents and cultural exchanges

The Luxembourg Red Cross organized a series of events to celebrate the diversity of residents at the Centre Primo-Accueil Kirchberg.

Stitching a New Life

The Jordan Red Crescent is helping Syrian refugees restart their livelihoods and small businesses.

10 things you can do to help this Refugee Week

The Australian Red Cross put together 10 simple and practical ways supporters can help to build an inclusive and welcoming Australia.

WRD at the Tongogara Refugee Settlement

The Zimbabwe Red Cross joined 15,000+ refugees and asylum seekers at the Tongogara Refugee Settlement.

What is Your Dream?

Watch refugees from all over the world share some of their dreams.

   

GLOBAL

Toolkit for Conducting Communication Activities in Migration

This toolkit from the Danish Red Cross provides practical guidance on how National Societies can effectively facilitate and promote dialogue and information sharing with people on the move, host communities and the wider public.

   

AFRICA

IFRC appeals for safe access to address growing needs of Sudanese refugees at Ethiopia-Sudan border

The IFRC and the Ethiopian Red Cross Society urgently call for safe and unhindered humanitarian access to thousands of vulnerable Sudanese refugees near the Metema border point in Ethiopia

Family reunited after 11 years

Uganda Red Cross, ICRC Uganda and Partners have successfully reunited Dusenge Rambahose with her children after 11 years of separation. Rambahose and her family fled the DRC 11 years ago, during fierce fighting in the country in March 2012.

   

AMERICAS

Support for people on the move in Honduras

Every day, Honduran Red Cross volunteers help people return home after facing dangers and challenges in their search for a better life elsewhere.

   

ASIA PACIFIC

Assessment on migration and displacement in the Philippines

The Philippine Red Cross recently conducted an assessment on migration and displacement in the Philippines, providing analysis and identifying specific areas of work.

Refugee is a circumstance, not an identity

Ismail Ibrahim of the Australian Red Cross shares his personal journey as a refugee and working with the UNHCR, the Australian Red Cross, and other community services organizations.

   

EUROPE

IFRC European Integration and Inclusion Framework

The framework provides comprehensive guidance for National Societies in Europe, offering a common approach and language for staff and volunteers engaged in integration and inclusion activities.

Assisting displaced people over the phone

Having fled Ukraine, Hanna has been assisting displaced people like herself as a Romanian Red Cross Call Center Operator.

   

MENA

Hope despite all circumstances

Through a series of recreational activities, the Palestine Red Crescent Society teams offer a ray of hope and joy to displaced children in Gaza.

Empowering Refugees

Nawal Sadiq, a vocational trainer at the Jordan Red Crescent Society for 25 years, speaks about the motivations of the refugees taking their training programs.

   

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