The 2 Best Displaced Podcast Episodes
1) The Future of War: Documenting Human Rights Violations in Yemen
Radhya Almutawakel started human rights work in 2004; as she criticized the unfolding war in Yemen in a local newspaper, families of those who had been detained reached out to her for help. Now, Radhy...Show More
The Future of War: Documenting Human Rights Violations in Yemen
39:40 | Feb 5th, 2019
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2) The Future of War: Autonomous Weapons, AI, and Cyberwarfare
This week, Ravi and Grant turn to Loren DeJonge Schulman and Erin Simpson to discuss how technology is changing war and what that means for humanitarians. Both Loren and Erin have years of experience ...Show More
3) What it Takes to Succeed After Displacement
In 1942, nine year-old Krishnan Gurumurthy fled to India from Burma with his family. It was just after the Japanese invasion, and they had just missed the final ferries out of Rangoon. So his family t...Show More
4) Complicating Narratives with Documentary Photographer Glenna Gordon
Glenna Gordon is a documentary photographer and photojournalist. She's been commissioned by the New York Times Magazine, Time Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and other outlets. She’s photographed a...Show More
5) Climate Change: Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson on Climate Justice
The cruel irony of climate change is that it disproportionately impacts those who have contributed least to global warming—the world’s poorest and most marginalized groups. For Mary Robinson—former U...Show More
Climate Change: Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson on Climate Justice
1:28:51 | Apr 9th, 2019
6) Climate Change: How Local Communities Can Build Resilience to Climate Change
Although cross-border displacement affects local communities, international efforts to address it typically take place at the highest levels. How can affected communities make their voices heard in th...Show More
Climate Change: How Local Communities Can Build Resilience to Climate Change
36:07 | Apr 2nd, 2019
7) Climate Change: How Global Warming Exacerbates Conflict
As climate change causes rapid and large-scale migration, countries already facing environmental challenges become increasingly vulnerable to instability and humanitarian crisis. Sherri Goodman, Senio...Show More
8) Climate Change Displacement is Happening Now
An estimated 26 million people a year were internally displaced by disasters and hazards between 2008 and 2015. These numbers will just get worse as climate change exacerbates the effects of natural d...Show More
9) Refugee Resettlement: Minister Ahmed Hussen Explains the Canadian Model
Throughout our series on refugee resettlement, we’ve referenced Canada’s system of private sponsorship as an overall success - but how does it actually work? And what can other countries learn from it...Show More
10) Refugee Resettlement: Perspectives from an IRC Caseworker
This week in our series on refugee resettlement, we take a closer look at the process of resettlement in the U.S. with Dauda Balubwila, a caseworker for the International Rescue Committee in Boise, Id...Show More