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🚨 New Report Alert! 🚨 "We were seen, but were we heard?” Meaningful Refugee Participation at the Global Refugee Forum 2023, an Assessment by R-SEAT. The second Global Refugee Forum (GRF) took place in Geneva from December 12-15, 2023. This GRF saw a significant increase in the number of participants with lived experience of forced displacement, from: 🔹 2019: 72 participants  🔹 2023: 328 participants Despite this increase, we must ask: Was refugee participation in the GRF 2023 truly meaningful? This report assesses the quality of refugee involvement and offers policy recommendations to all stakeholders, including UNHCR, states, NGOs, INGOs, and refugees themselves, for enhancing meaningful participation 🔗 Download the full report and join us in enhancing meaningful refugee participation for more effective and improved global refugee responses! 🌍 https://bit.ly/3Ssb8a0 #GRF2023 #RefugeeParticipation #RSEAT #UNHCR #Refugees 

Every year on December 10, we commemorate Human Rights Day, marking the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) — a revolutionary global commitment to dignity, freedom, and equality for all. This year’s theme, “Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now,” highlights the transformative power of human rights as a pathway to solutions — serving as a preventative, protective, and empowering force for good. Under Article 14, the UDHR affirms the right of individuals to seek and enjoy asylum from persecution, laying the foundation for later frameworks like the 1951 Refugee Convention, which remains a cornerstone for protecting refugees and their rights worldwide. Today, we reaffirm our commitment to advancing meaningful refugee participation in shaping global policies and ensuring that the principles of human rights extend to all — because our shared future depends on protecting the rights of the most vulnerable, right now. #HumanRights #Refugees #RSEAT #UDHR75

Your support to strengthen refugee communities can make an even greater impact! From December 1–14, every donation to Cohere will be tripled when you invite others to join this movement for change. How it works: 1️⃣ Donate — for example, £20. 2️⃣ Share your unique link with your network. 3️⃣ Inspire two or more friends to donate through your link. 4️⃣ Watch your impact multiply — your £20 turns into £60! In 2024 Cohere has supported 67 RLO's and have reached over 74,000+ community members on the African continent. Donate today and triple your impact: https://buff.ly/3OKjgQS

"Promoviendo la Participación Significativa de los Refugiados en los Procesos Multipartitos en América Latina: Cartagena+40" Si estás interesado en compartir hallazgos clave del proceso Cartagena+40 y resaltar la participación significativa de los refugiados en los procesos de toma de decisiones, y estarás en Santiago, rellena este formulario: https://lnkd.in/daTQsWzm La asistencia es sólo por invitación, y el espacio es limitado.

📅 Para quienes están la semana que viene en #Santiago de Chile: Junto con Constanza Lobos presentaremos los resultados preliminares de la investigación sobre liderazgo de personas refugiadas y migrantes en Colombia y Chile. Nos acompañarán Patricia Rojas y Michel-Ange JOSEPH , lideresas migrantes venezolana y haitiana. En un segundo panel nos acompañaran embajadores sobre temas migratorios y de refugio de los gobiernos de Colombia Cancillería de Colombia, Brazil Ministério da Justiça y Chile Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Link de inscripción: https://t.co/ELUBWMI1Hy LERRN - The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network Refugees SEAT Centro de Políticas Migratorias

R-SEAT, junto con LERRN . - The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network, Centro de Políticas Migratorias, el Grupo de Articulación de RLOs LATAM y el Caribe (GARLOS) y el Governo do Brasil, organizan el evento "Promoviendo la Participación Significativa de los Refugiados en los Procesos Multipartitos en América Latina: Cartagena+40" en Santiago, Chile.   El evento reunirá a académicos, funcionarios de Chile, Brasil y Colombia, organizaciones civiles y refugiados para compartir hallazgos claves del proceso Cartagena+40 y resaltar la participación significativa de los refugiados en mejorar los procesos y políticas públicas que impactan directamente sus vidas.   La asistencia es sólo por invitación, y el espacio es limitado. Si va a estar en Santiago y desea participar, rellene este formulario: https://lnkd.in/daTQsWzm

Call for Proposals: Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) – Afghanistan WPHF is seeking proposals from local organizations in Afghanistan to enhance the protection of women and girls and promote the participation and leadership of women in humanitarian crises and response. Funding Opportunities: Institutional Support: $2,500 - $30,000 Programmatic Support: $30,000 - $200,000 📅 Deadline: 9 December 2024 🔗 Apply here: https://buff.ly/3ZCfZcH

Request for Concept Notes: Window II Innovation Grant Open for Applications! The What Works II portfolio has launched a second funding window for Innovation Grants, offering up to £500,000 to women-led organizations and Women’s Rights Organizations (WROs) based in the Global South. Grants fund projects up to 3 years, targeting measurable reductions in violence against women and girls within humanitarian or development contexts. 📅 Deadline: December 6, 2024, 11:59 pm (UK Time) 🔗 Apply here: https://buff.ly/4eVaES2

📢 Support Kakuma's Refugee Filmmakers Photofilm for Change is a refugee-led organization based in Kakuma refugee camp, dedicated to addressing social issues through film. Their mission includes producing impactful films and providing a platform for other refugee artists to workshop and showcase their work. After successfully creating their first film, The Bridge, in collaboration with academic partners, they are now nearing completion of their second film on “incentive labor,” which highlights the unique challenges refugees face regarding work restrictions. However, they urgently need funding for essential film equipment and laptops to finalize this project. Check out their GoFundMe campaign and support their important work: https://buff.ly/3ZpQkDX

Yesterday marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, a day observed since 1981 to raise awareness and drive action against gender-based violence. It also launched the UNiTE campaign—16 days of activism leading up to December 10, International Human Rights Day. Women and girls make up half of the world’s forcibly displaced population, yet they are disproportionately affected by the vulnerabilities of displacement, facing double discrimination as both refugees and women. Displacement exacerbates gender inequalities at every stage, deepening the challenges and risks women and girls endure. To address these injustices, it is crucial to develop inclusive, gender-sensitive refugee policies that center the voices and experiences of refugee women and girls. #RefugeeWomen #Refugees #RSEAT