Through the Cracks: How Migrants Cope during the Pandemic - Travel (or the lack of) during the pandemic

cording to World Bank estimates, the This has affected the ability of mi- global extreme poverty rate has in- grants to travel, with some estimates creased for the first time since 1998 suggesting that the pandemic may due to the likelihood of between 71 have slowed the growth of the num- million and 100 million people being ber of international migrants by 1 . [...] This could tion of effective vaccines has crowded facilities with poor be due to a number of reasons offered us a cautious glimpse sanitation – making them more including a lack of clarity in na- of the light at the end of the vulnerable to the spread of dis- tional vaccine deployment tunnel – of finally emerging ease. [...] plans, policymakers avoiding from this pandemic - it is im- publicising this access to avoid portant to keep in mind the While these migrant workers xenophobic reactions from the need for equity in any response are vital to the overall infra- public, and the inability of mi- to the pandemic. [...] Irwin Loy The New Humanitarian 22 June 2021 SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Interrogating the evidence base on humanitarian Sharing experience by residents of past disaster localisation: A literature study sites: Effects of time from disasters and types of This report presents the findings of a review of the literature on experience localisation. [...] 61 2021 EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Disaster Risk Governance: Where Are We Headed? Climate Change and Humanitarian Action This webinar analysed the main findings of the issue "The Politics of This webinar discussed the impact of climate change on communi- Disaster Governance", published in the journal Politics and Govern- ties in crisis areas and innovative strategies to reduce the environ- ance.