A Gateway Re-opens: the growing popularity of the Atlantic route, as told by those who risk it

In 2020, the Atlantic route saw a sharp increase in use by refugees and migrants for a range of reasons. Some relate to the characteristics of the route itself, such as the perception that it is a relatively short and direct way i... Read more...

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Pushed To The Brink? The impact of COVID-19 on environmental migration in the Sahel

Migration has long been a hallmark of Sahelian populations, with people migrating to mitigate the impacts of environmental degradation and diversify access to livelihoods sources, which remain predominantly based on agricultural a... Read more...

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LEARN about MIGRATION EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND

Start Network’s first virtual Assembly meeting took take place from Monday 12 to Thursday 15 October 2020, alongside our 10-year anniversary celebrations. Watch the recordings of the sessions related to MERF and access all the lea... Read more...

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MECANISMOS DE RENDICION DE CUENTAS, RETROALIMENTACION, SUGERENCIAS Y RECLAMACIONES

Esta orientación, elaborada por la consultora humanitaria Clea Kahn, tiene por objeto orientar a los agentes humanitarios para que elaboren sus mecanismos de rendición de cuentas en el contexto de la migración mixta, centrándose e... Read more...

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LES MECANISMES DE REDEVABILITE, DE RETOUR D’INFORMATION ET DE PLAINTES

Ce guide, élaboré par la consultante humanitaire Clea Kahn, vise à donner aux acteurs humanitaires une orientation pour développer leurs mécanismes de redevabilité dans le contexte de la migration mixte, en mettant l'accent sur le... Read more...

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Casablanca's Shifting Urban Context For Migrants

Between August 2018 and October 2019, the Migration Emergency Response Fund (MERF) funded three 3-month long projects in Morocco. Though available in 11 countries, the MERF contingency fund has been primarily used in Morocco, in p... Read more...

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Migration Emergency Response Fund Research Piece - Management response

A management response to the Migration Emergency Response Fund (MERF) Research Piece Read more...

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Migration Emergency Response Fund Research Piece

This research piece attempts to navigate the discussion and explore Start Network members’, donors’ and staff perceptions and experiences of the Start Network’s dedicated Migration Emergency Response Fund (MERF), with a view to ma... Read more...

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Evaluation des flux migratoires et des besoins et risques de protection sur l'axe Sevare-Timbuktu au Mali

Le financement du MERF a été accordé sous la forme d'une subvention pour la Collaborative Information Collection and Analysis (CICA) afin d'évaluer les besoins sur la route émergente entre Sévaré et Tombouctou. L'évaluation a été ... Read more...

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Evaluation of migration flows and protection needs and risks on the Sevare-Timbuktu route in Mali

Funding from the Migration Emergency Response Fund (MERF) was awarded in the form of a Collaborative Information Collection and Analysis (CICA) grant in order to assess the needs on the emerging route between Sévaré and Timbuktu.&... Read more...

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