Global Initiative Sites Updates 2024

                                                January 12th- January 26th, 2024 Malawi MALAWI ESCALATES ITS CRACKDOWN ON REFUGEES The government of Malawi is extending its hostile policy towards refugees, this time with a crackdown on groups seeking to stop the violation of their rights. During World Refugee Day commemorations in 2000, the government of Malawi announced that all refugees and asylum seekers in the country with professional qualifications were free to move out of Dzaleka Refugee Camp and live among locals. The government went on to employ some of these professionals, including nurses, teachers, and social workers. Immigration unable to issue passports The Malawi Immigration Department says it is currently unable to issue passports due to technical challenges. The department had said this in a0ppp0ppppp0p00 statement to the Malaw...

                                                                                 January 10th, 2024 2023 Highlights About the Global Refugee Forum The Global Refugee Forum 2023 took place from 13 to 15 December in Geneva, Switzerland, with linked events held in other locations from 11 December. Held every four years, the Forum is the world’s largest international gathering on refugees, designed to support the practical implementation of the objectives set out in the Global Compact on Refugees: Ease pressures on host countries, enhance refugee self-reliance, increase access to third-country solutions and improve conditions in countries of origin.  Over 4,200 participants from 168 countries attended the Forum in 2023, including over 300 refugee delegates. A f...