Essays about: "thesis on unhcr"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 30 essays containing the words thesis on unhcr.

  1. 6. Assessing security and IPA in Afghanistan : A comparative case study on the assessment of security and internal protection alternative in Sweden and Norway

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Ida Kjellberg Stjernström; [2020]
    Keywords : Afghanistan; Security; Internal Protection Alternative; Asylum; Swedish Migration Agency; Norwegian Directorate of Immigration; UDI; EASO; UNHCR; International law; the 1951 Refugee Convention; the Directive 2011 95 EU;

    Abstract : It is common by states to deny asylum for asylum-seekers with the argument that the applicant could find protection within their own country of residence instead of receiving international protection. This is called internal protection alternative (IPA). READ MORE

  3. 7. Between control and care : UNHCR and the use of biometrics

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Marie Smit; [2020]
    Keywords : biometrics; refugee management; cash transfer programmes; humanitarian innovation; accountability; experimentation; public-private partnerships; UNHCR;

    Abstract : In recent years, humanitarian organisations increasingly embraced biometric technologies to respond to refugee crises. Therefore, this thesis studied the features and effects of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) biometric cash transfer programme in Jordan. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Right to be (Un)Seen - Means for Enactment of Human Rights in Situations of Encampment

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Julia Johanna Schlüter; [2020]
    Keywords : Biometrics; Iris Scan; Encampment; Governance; UNHCR; Zaatari; de facto stateless; Right to Have Rights; Access to Justice; Humanitarianism Human Rights; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The implementation of iris scan technology in the context of humanitarian financial assistance in UNHCR-run refugee camps raises an array of legal questions. While the collection and storage of biometrical data in other contexts is often accompanied by a critical discussion about data protection and privacy concerns, the use of such data in humanitarian settings is often left uncontested. READ MORE

  5. 9. Bodies for Sale: Assessing the Features & Maintenance of Illicit Organ Markets

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Laura Belz; [2020]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Illicit organ markets coincides with medical advancements and greater global interconnectedness. Many organ vendors come from poor socioeconomic backgrounds and are coerced into the sale which lacks the altruistic notion often associated with transplantation. READ MORE

  6. 10. The EU as a “force for good”: 15 years of ENP and a few years of “crisis”; Where is the stable and democratic neighbourhood?

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Sami Salovaara; [2019]
    Keywords : EU; Normative Power; ENP; Force for Good; Refugee Crisis;

    Abstract : This thesis is an attempt to analyse whether the EU can be conceived as a “force for good” in the world, where through its actions in its surroundings, EU is very eager to take a role as a “Normative Power”, and to be conceived as a model for integration and democracy.This thesis is looking at this narrative from two different perspectives. READ MORE