Roula El-Rifai
@elrifai_r
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Joined October 2012
June 30 abstract submission deadline for this timely @AUB_Lebanon conference on ‘Research in Crisis Settings: Challenges & Opportunities’ @BirzeitU @IDRC_CRDI
events.aub.edu.lb
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Today (June 12), new @AITGenderLab talk series kicked off w/@LeitnerCenter on #Gender in #TransitionalJustice for #Myanmar ... "There are many international laws & fewer examples of effective international action" ... "international courts come in where domestic options are not
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Not to miss this webinar on gender geopolitics and forced displacement by @fdchairsnet network of 12 chairs @IDRC_CRDI @Lerrning March 27- registration link below
Join us for the fourth and last webinar of this webinar series which will bring in contemporary and diverse policy perspectives to the highly debated issues of gender in relation to forced displacement. 🗓️ March 27th 9-10:30 AM EST Register: https://t.co/QYX6QxN4sa
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📢How can investing in future scholars strengthen democracy in #Myanmar? The @IDRC_Myanmar initiative empowers scholars & leaders to drive change—from diaspora voices shaping policy to women researchers tackling refugee issues. ⬇️Read their inspiring stories. #ResearchImpact
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Lived experiences, long view on research, donor coordination critical areas for Myanmar future- says @ERodDev @IDRC_Myanmar @IDRCinAsia @IDRC_CRDI at Myanmar conference @lhrpMahidol, Yangon Research institute and Pyin-Nya-Man-Daing program
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Baqir Bayani of @asylumaccess Indonesia speaks about importance of localized knowledge generation and inclusion of displaced voices in research to policy processes @IASFMglobal final plenary @IDRCinAsia @IDRC_CRDI @ERodDev @KundanMishra
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Prof. Ranabir Samaddar @AITAsia, Paula Banerjee, Priya Singh @IDRC_CRDI @IDRCinAsia speaks at first plenary @IASFMglobal conference - themes: politics of terminologies, transnational repression, brutal/soft power, creative arts @ERodDev
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Opening of the 20th conference of @IASFMglobal with several @IDRC_CRDI @IDRCinAsia sessions planned thanks to @AITAsia and Prof Paula Banerjee and Dr. Priya Singh @ERodDev @Lerrning
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See videos about @IDRC_CRDI @PPP_AfgScholars project working with Afghan diaspora- changing the narrative to understand their positive impact and potential, while continuing to preserve networks of knowledge in diaspora https://t.co/gEsB9Xr1Lq
https://t.co/iXO0jluBZn
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Upcoming webinar (Dec. 11) on Global South perspectives on routes-based migration with 2 @IDRC_CRDI research chairs on forced displacement from Peru (Matthew Bird) and Morocco @MyriamCherti and @Refugees @Lerrning
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In June 2024, UNHCR proposed a “routes-based approach” to advance protection and solutions. This new approach is potentially a paradigm shift in humanitarian responses to migration because of how it...
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In times of crisis, Lebanese civil society steps up as here in case of post Beirut blast, in midst of governance void, as is documented in this @BeirutUrbanLab and its multidisciplinary team @mona_harb_ and others - @IDRC_CRDI support
Happy to share this storymap recounting how #nonprofits organized to rebuild the neighborhoods affected by the #Beirut Port #blast, against many odds, and how some also contributed to advancing horizons of #commoning, even imperfectly.
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An important Beirut post-blast study pointing to critical role of non-profit groups in collective urban recovery @BeirutUrbanLab @TPILebanon @mona_harb_ with support from @IDRC_CRDI
Our thanks to @IDRC_CRDI & @elrifai_r for supporting BUL-TPI in this work!
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On World Refugee Day, @IDRC_CRDI network of 12 research chairs in Global South universities stresses importance of international solidarity, durable solutions and real action for better integration and livelihoods for refugees where they now reside. Statement below @fdchairsnet
World Refugee Day Statement: Solidarity with refugees – Focusing on what unites us @IDRC_CRDI
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A powerful letter from Prof Nyi Nyi @IDRC_CRDI research chair on forced displacement at Chiang Mai University about the situation in Myanmar calling for harmony between ethnic groups and overcoming divisions @lerrn @fdchairsnet
https://t.co/3oZ6nzh9cY
myanmar-now.org
Some nations are decidedly multiethnic or multireligious—or, ideally, they could be, writes political scientist Nyi Nyi Kyaw on the future of Arakan
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The beginning of an important discussion on the how of decolonization of knowledge production as part of a comparative @IDRC_CRDI project in Middle East and East Africa @LebaneseStudies @MahaShuayb @CathrineBrun @Lerrning
Start of an exciting workshop “Research funding across the North-south divide: Towards equity in knowledge production” hosted by @LebaneseStudies and @CRASSHlive, with opening comments from @MahaShuayb, @CathrineBrun, @hilarycremin and @elrifai_r
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Prof. James Milner @Lerrning @IDRC_CRDI partner discussing political economy of knowledge production on forced displacement and pronounced north south asymmetries
Start of an exciting workshop “Research funding across the North-south divide: Towards equity in knowledge production” hosted by @LebaneseStudies and @CRASSHlive, with opening comments from @MahaShuayb, @CathrineBrun, @hilarycremin and @elrifai_r
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Read this report on the “Internal Displacement and Solutions Conference” with contributions from IDRC Research Chairs on Forced Displacement. @IDRC_CRDI
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The online “Internal Displacement and Solutions” conference took place from March 14-15, 2024 and marks the culmination of five years of increasing international engagement with the pressing challe...
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Happy to share a summary of the engaging conference on “Gender, Geopolitics and Forced Migration” hosted by @AITAsia @IDRC_CRDI Chair, Prof Paula Banerjee.
carleton.ca
The international conference on “Gender, Geopolitics, and Forced Migration” took place on March 4-5, 2024, in Bangkok, Thailand. Aligned with International Women’s Month 2024’s theme of “Inspire...
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KIX call for concept notes: Knowledge and innovation for education in emergencies and fragile, conflict and violence-affected contexts | IDRC - International Development Research Centre
idrc-crdi.ca
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