Ashley Jonathan Clements (consultant), Marte Nilsen (PRIO), Salla Turunen (CMI/UiB).

Contributors to URBAN3DP meet to discuss contributions on urban displacement policy in MENA

Contributors met for a day to discuss individual contributions and the concept of SuperCamp in contemporary migration and humanitarian management.

Siri Gloppen (UiB), Randall Abate (Monmouth University), Yann Robiou du Pont (IDDRI), Jeroen van der Slujis (UiB) and César Rodríguez-Garavito (NYU).   

Cesar Rodriguez-Garavito (NYU) 

Siri Gloppen (UiB), Carmeliza Rosario (UiB), Camila Gianella (CMI) and Adrian Juuko (HRAPF).

Munzoul Assal (University of Khartoum), Julia Betts (UK humanitarian evaluation consultant) and Ottar Mæstad (CMI). Moderator: Per Øyvind Bastøe (Norad).

Countries and peoples need constant reminders of their goals. So, it is crucial that when a government makes a plan for pandemic preparedness and response, it builds in cross-cutting issues such as gender and anti-corruption. These central principles can be easily forgotten if a country finds itself tackling a crisis — such as Covid-19 — in an ad hoc or disorganised manner.

Media advertising and sales revenues have dropped dramatically as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. This — along with new emergency laws — may constrain press freedom and independent journalism. Is an international fund for public interest media the answer?

How a phased approach can bolster anti-corruption