On September 29th, IPI organized a panel discussion on “Desperate Migration and Health” at the European Health Forum in Gastein, Austria. The panel was designed to highlight the health needs of people on the move, and identify remedial action to reduce vulnerability.Jessica Reinisch, Director for the Centre for the Study of Internationalism at the University […]
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In a meeting at IPI on June 23rd on how to deal more effectively with large movements of refugees and migrants, the international community was accused of suffering from “an imagination gap.” Several participants pointed out the causes and consequences of the current approach, including building walls and fences, a lack of solidarity, the rise […]
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Is it possible to protect borders and refugees at the same time? This was the question posed at a round table discussion at IPI’s Vienna office on June 7th. With so many people on the move around the world, and states desperate to protect their sovereignty, governments are increasingly under pressure to control and even […]
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Ten years ago, thousands of people risked their lives in wooden boats called cayucos to reach Spain’s Canary Islands. This sudden influx of tens of thousands of desperate migrants and refugees overwhelmed the islands and created a humanitarian crisis for Spain and the European Union. But a decade later, very few are heading to the […]
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“We should thank the one million desperate migrants for exposing a few uncomfortable truths,” said migration expert Kilian Kleinschmidt speaking at IPI’s Vienna office on April 5th. “They have exposed the fact that we are not as tolerant as we thought, EU integration has failed, our social systems have failed, and our colonial system of […]
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The Syrian crisis has disrupted education trajectories for Syrian youth both inside and outside Syria. The lack of learning opportunities further destabilizes the lives of young refugees, making them more vulnerable to various forms of exploitation and susceptible to extremist ideologies. While these risks are widely recognized, education programming tends to focus on younger children […]
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On December 16th, the Independent Commission on Multilateralism (ICM) hosted a Public Consultation on its Discussion Paper: “Forced Displacement, Refugees, and Migration.” This Public Consultation provided a platform for representatives from member states, civil society, the private sector, academia, and the United Nations to comment on the Discussion Paper’s recommendations and exchange perspectives on the […]
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On September 9, at the conclusion of the IPI Salzburg Forum on “The Rule of Law and the Laws of War,” a declaration was issued that called for action on the refugee crisis. Moved and concerned by the massive human tragedy of millions of refugees fleeing from war and persecution, participants at the IPI seminar […]
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From September 6-9, the International Peace Institute (IPI) convened its annual Salzburg Forum on the theme of “The Rule of Law and the Laws of War.” The meeting brought together current and former foreign ministers, experts on international humanitarian law, diplomats, academics, journalists, and representatives from civil society in Schloss Leopoldskron in Salzburg to discuss […]
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Approximately 40 percent of school-age Syrian refugees in Jordan are not getting an education. As the Syrian war has entered its fifth year and humanitarian actors seek to bridge short-term humanitarian assistance with longer-term development goals, about 80,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan are still falling through the cracks when it comes to education.This new report […]
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