
People with disabilities are not usually considered to be particularly vulnerable in disasters and displacement.
This resource summary provides links to a variety of resources on the subject and explains why disabled people who are displaced need particular consideration and require targeted responses.
Resource Summary
Welcome
Forced Migration Online (FMO) provides instant access to a wide variety of online resources dealing with the situation of forced migrants worldwide. Designed for use by practitioners, policy makers, researchers, students or anyone interested in the field, FMO aims to give comprehensive information in an impartial environment and to promote increased awareness of human displacement issues to an international community of users. We have prepared an introductory guide to forced migration for visitors who are new to the subject.
FMO is coordinated by a team based at the Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford Department of International Development (ODID), University of Oxford. FMO and the Digital Library Project were funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the European Commission between 1997 and 2004. Since January 2005, FMO has been funded by the Department for International Development (DFID).
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Podcast Series: Oxfam Archives
A two part interview with Maurice Herson, Deputy Humanitarian Director at Oxfam until 2004. These interviews, recorded as part of the Oxfam Archive Oral History project, document Maurice's experiences in Sudan, the Great Lakes and
Rwanda.
Sudan Podcast | Rwanda Podcast
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Resources on Iraq
Since 2003 at least 2 million Iraqis have left Iraq with many seeking refuge in
neighboring
countries such as Jordan. A range of resources relating to Iraq are available on FMO,
including
podcasts, videos and several useful documents such as the recent RSC briefing on Iraqi refugees.
Podcast | Video | Briefing | Resource Summary | Guide
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Photographs: Karen refugees
A glimpse into the daily life of ethnic Karen and Karenni refugees in two camps along the Thai-Burma border. An estimated 400,000 Karen and Karenni refugees have fled to Thailand, in order to escape persecuting by Myanmar's military government.
Photographs
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Resource Summary: Disability
People with disabilities are not usually considered to be particularly vulnerable in disasters and displacement. This summary provides links to resources on the subject and explains why disabled people who are displaced require targeted responses.
Resource Summary
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