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Refugee crises a symptom of a failed global system
"That many of the countries that established the UN Refugee Convention are now actively seeking ways to subvert or abandon their commitments is hypocrisy at best, and a political, moral and ethical failure at worst." Read the expert opinion piece by CAPRS scholar...
Call to protect asylum seekers: CARPS collaborative efforts highlight the impact of Mass Arrivals legislation
In May 2024, CAPRS played a key role in advocating for stronger protections for asylum seekers who may arrive in New Zealand by boat. CAPRS coordinated an open letter from the refugee sector, calling on the government to ensure that policies for maritime arrivals...
Gaza war: Researcher on Palestinian children’s lives and UNWRA funding | Q+A 2024
Watch CAPRS scholar and senior lecturer Dr. Ritesh Shah's interview on Q+A with Jack Tame, where he reflects on his time in the Middle East and discusses the complex politics of delivering food and aid into conflict zones—insights drawn from his years of research...
Humanitarian visas for Palestinians in Gaza: Calling for urgent support to evacuate and resettle Gaza families with ties to New Zealand
CAPRS stands with other organisations across Aotearoa New Zealand in signing an open letter urging the New Zealand government to establish emergency humanitarian visas for Palestinians in Gaza who have family ties in New...
NZ can help Gaza refugees with emergency family reunification – will the Government act?
CAPRS Co-Founder and Co-Director Professor Jay Marlowe calls on the government to promptly establish a "formalised system of emergency family intake" to create a more reliable process for refugee family reunification. Read the full expert opinion piece:...
We remain afraid of the future’ – how Palestinian children’s optimism was fading even before this crisis
In this article, Dr Ritesh Shah highlights how Palestinian children's optimism and sense of security significantly declined between 2019 and 2022, Data revealed that hope for the future of children in Gaza dropped from 80% in 2019 to just 20% by 2022. Factors...
Are we forgetting the Myanmar crisis
In his article, Evan Jones draws attention to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, with over 1.08 million people displaced in neighbouring countries and a population of 4.5 million inside the country requiring "life-saving" humanitarian assistance as per...
Displaced from Myanmar: Can’t Go Back and Can’t Go Forward
In his article for The Diplomat, Evan Jones sheds light on the plight of people displaced from Myanmar, who are trapped in limbo—unable to return home due to ongoing violence and repression, yet facing uncertain futures in host countries. Over a million refugees...
Amid Afghanistan’s Emergency, Its Neighbors Need Support
In his article for The Diplomat, Evan Jones highlights the immense pressure Afghanistan’s neighbors—particularly Iran and Pakistan—are facing as they host millions of Afghan refugees amid the country’s ongoing crisis. These countries have long provided refuge, but...
The world needs to step up support for Afghan refugee education in Pakistan
In this opinion article, Evan Jones discusses the "untapped potential" that "strengthening access to refugee education" has to empower a generation of youth who can contribute meaningfully to Pakistan's and Afghanistan's, their homeland's, development as the...
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