Malavika Rao

Postdoc @CEENRG @Cambridge_Uni Fellow @snsf_ch. PhD Intl Law @GVAGrad. LLM Envi & Energy Law @BerkeleyLaw. NextGen Scholar, Lancet Commission @HealthConflComm

[Malavika Rao @Malspeaks]

Here’s a summary of my PhD research on international protections for people fleeing food deprivation! Happy to discuss these questions and more with anyone interested.

[Geneva Graduate Institute @GVAGrad]

Can the principle of non-refoulement protect people fleeing due to #FoodDeprivation? In her #PhDThesis in #InternationalLaw, @Malspeaks answers in the affirmative. She tells us more in this interview
👉https://t.co/E0micKjPI0
#ForcedMigration
#FoodSecurity
#HumanRights

[Malavika Rao @Malspeaks]

My latest post, part of @voe_blog symposium on the ICJ’s advisory opinion of 23 July 2025 on climate change, looks at how the Opinion engages with climate displacement - what it says, what it leaves open.

Read it here: https://t.co/hjNOImpdiQ

[Malavika Rao @Malspeaks]

I write about the Kafue River spill in Zambia and what it reveals about critical minerals, environmental harm, and the overlooked rights of nature. Read more about my recent piece on @ejiltalk!

https://t.co/22XWFa0Kqb

[EJIL: Talk! @ejiltalk]

Critical Minerals, Environmental Harm and the Unspoken Rights of Nature: The Kafue River Spill in Zambia | by @Malspeaks

https://t.co/R7E94t0RR7

[CHH-Lancet Commission @HealthConflComm]

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🌍From Jan 21–24, 2025, CHH-Lancet Commission & NextGen Scholars gathered in Istanbul to reimagine the humanitarian system. Panels like "International Humanitarian Diplomacy" & "Strengthening Training & Research Capacity" sparked critical discussions with global participants.

[CHH-Lancet Commission @HealthConflComm]

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Commissioners & NextGen Scholars engaged in face-to-face sessions in Istanbul, tackling themes prepared for over a year. These discussions will shape actionable steps toward a more effective humanitarian health system in 2025.
🌟 Stay tuned!
@TheLancet @Humanit_Health

[CHH-Lancet Commission @HealthConflComm]

Webinar:
Beyond the Letter of the Law: Are Current Legal Frameworks Enough to Protect Conflict-Affected Populations?
📝 Share with us your views on legal frameworks so we can incorporate into the Commission: https://t.co/8dqyCmLE15
📽️Watch the recording: https://t.co/NHk9AVJTCE

[Malavika Rao @Malspeaks]

Truly wonderful presenting my work on the links between climate change, food deprivation and displacement at Melbourne Climate Futures, as part of a series of joint events by the Cambridge Faculty of Law and Melbourne Law School! @MelbLawSchool @MCFunimelb @cambridgelaw

[CHH-Lancet Commission @HealthConflComm]

Join us for a webinar examining challenges in #HumanRights, armed conflict & #refugee laws, & why new treaties may not be the solution.
🗓️ Dec 2, 2024 | ⏰ 0800-0900 EST
🔗 Register here: https://t.co/eG21lcWEzM

[Malavika Rao @Malspeaks]

Great experience presenting my work in the panel on Human Mobility along with @nicolapalmer83 @elenkarageorg and @FloreHeinrich at the Distributive Justice Conference @UniLUISS in Rome! Thank you to the organisers for the wonderful conference!

[Malavika Rao @Malspeaks]

Thrilled to be a part of the CHH-Lancet Commission on Health, Conflict, and Forced Displacement as a NextGen Humanitarian Scholar in the working group on international law and humanitarian principles!
@HealthConflComm

Learn more at https://t.co/qt6LGNuqAQ

[CHH-Lancet Commission @HealthConflComm]

The CHH-Lancet Commission on Health, Conflict, and Forced Displacement is now online!

Follow us for insights, updates, and discussions at the intersection of health, conflict, and humanitarian response. 🌍💡

To learn more about the Commission, explore: https://t.co/OJpB1K7xG3

[Malavika Rao @Malspeaks]

@atagade1 @PSEinfo Great initiative, Abhijit and all the best to him!

[Malavika Rao @Malspeaks]

The RLI Declaration on International Protection, Disasters and Climate Change is now available @RLI_News. Happy to have contributed to the background analytical paper published in the IJRL and the launch event at SOAS! https://t.co/IldDyM4sig

[Refugee Law Initiative @RLI_News]

@RLI_News has just published its Declaration on International Protection in the context of Disasters and Climate Change and Analytical Paper on International Protection, Disasters and Climate Change. Read more here: https://t.co/ruFHvfnsdW #Declaration #InternationalProtection

[Malavika Rao @Malspeaks]

@GCRaimondo Congratulations Giulia! Looking forward to reading it.

[Malavika Rao @Malspeaks]

@SophieCapYoung @GVAGrad_Law @GVAGrad @CEENRG @Cambridge_Uni @snsf_ch Thank you!

[Malavika Rao @Malspeaks]

March 12 marks the end of an incredible chapter as I defended my PhD thesis on “The principle of non-refoulement for food-deprived forced migration” @GVAGrad_Law @GVAGrad. Excited for my next stop @CEENRG @Cambridge_Uni for my postdoc, with funding from the @snsf_ch! 1/2

[Malavika Rao @Malspeaks]

@mahesh_sarada @GVAGrad_Law @GVAGrad @CEENRG @Cambridge_Uni @snsf_ch Thank you Sarada!

[Malavika Rao @Malspeaks]

@Sarthak_Roy95 @GVAGrad_Law @GVAGrad @CEENRG @Cambridge_Uni @snsf_ch Many thanks Sarthak!

[Malavika Rao @Malspeaks]

@DBasubhatt @GVAGrad_Law @GVAGrad @CEENRG @Cambridge_Uni @snsf_ch Thank you Debolina!

[Malavika Rao @Malspeaks]

@ShashankAtreya1 @GVAGrad_Law @GVAGrad @CEENRG @Cambridge_Uni @snsf_ch Thank you Shashank!

[Malavika Rao @Malspeaks]

@rrcmarques @GVAGrad_Law @GVAGrad @CEENRG @Cambridge_Uni @snsf_ch Thank you so much!

[Malavika Rao @Malspeaks]

@pa_toussaint @GVAGrad_Law @GVAGrad @CEENRG @Cambridge_Uni @snsf_ch Thank you so much!