East African Centre for Forced Migration

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[East African Centre for Forced Migration @migrationke]

Today is #NelsonMandela Day.
This, is our favourite Mandela quote @migrationke

[Gordon, Dr Ogutu @ochieng_ogutu]

According to the Norwegian Refugee Council’s latest report, five of the ten most neglected displacement crises in 2025 occurred in Africa.
https://t.co/yQYTY2z2zc

[East African Centre for Forced Migration @migrationke]

@Allehone 'till the Kenyans show up!

[East African Centre for Forced Migration @migrationke]

@musubakoto Hi @musubakoto , kindly follow back for DM

[East African Centre for Forced Migration @migrationke]

@LegisLady 😉

[𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗡𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 🇰🇪 @NyangePatience]

IGAD unveils youth-led climate coalition to strengthen resilience in Eastern Africa https://t.co/9HBuDLkHK9

[Evelyn Cheluget, OGW, ndc(K) @EvelynCheluget]

I am currently leading Kenya’s national delegation in New York for the Second International Migration Review Forum (IMRF 2026), convened from 4th to 8th May 2026 under the framework of the Global Compact for Migration.

human dignity.

[Evelyn Cheluget, OGW, ndc(K) @EvelynCheluget]

This high-level forum brings together Member States and key stakeholders to assess global progress and advance coordinated action toward safe, orderly, and regular migration.

[Evelyn Cheluget, OGW, ndc(K) @EvelynCheluget]

Kenya’s Voluntary GCM Review highlights a strong whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach, anchored in evidence-based policy and sustained multi-stakeholder collaboration.

[IOM East, Horn and Southern Africa 🇺🇳 @IOM_EHSA]

Life-threatening journeys continue along the Eastern Route. In Djibouti, governments, IGAD & IOM came together to strengthen migration responses.

The Tadjourah Call for Action focuses on protection and safer pathways.

Watch more 👇

[African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights @achpr_cadhp]

[8 DAYS TO GO] #ACHPR87OS

Register here: https://t.co/YrUnUmyRtN

Read more here: https://t.co/BZbOIGcBw7

#ACHPR87OS #ACHPR40

[Rachel Glennerster @rglenner]

When refugees live in camps, it’s a lose-lose-lose for refugees, host communities, and donors.

@CGDev

[Sarah Kimani @sarahkimani]

Somalia: Thousands of climate-displaced individuals being failed by authorities and the international community – new report https://t.co/chPBbhTUoQ

[Office of the Prime Minister - Uganda @OPMUganda]

Mr Patrick Okello: As a country, we have an open door policy. Under this policy, refugees can engage in business, get employed and transfer money to Uganda. The urban refugees in Kampala sustain themselves. But we also have a free market economy.

[Office of the Prime Minister - Uganda @OPMUganda]

Mr Patrick Okello: Hosting refugees shouldn’t be seen as a burden. There are lessons from this. The urban refugees you see in Kampala are contributing to national development in many ways. The current environment calls for innovative approaches to survive. Instead of complaining, we can adopt good practices from these refugees on how to survive in competitive environments.

[YARID Uganda @YARIDUganda]

HAPPENING NOW: Robert Hakiza @YARIDUganda speaking at #PEERS Roundtable in Nairobi🇰🇪

Sharing Uganda’s experience on how land allocation, freedom of movement & labour market interventions enable #refugee self-reliance.

Organised by: @migrationke, @cfd_center & @MigrationPolicy

[Dr Razan Idris @idris_razan]

I didn't think I'd be shocked at the story but I was. What Hala points to here is what I tried to point out with the Mama Kouki article a while back - displacement is changing the gender dynamics of Sudani families but often at the expense of women.

[Peter Van der Auweraert @PeterAuweraert]

A very sad day. He was a role model for me when working in #SouthSudan. A great human being, a brilliant mind and a super person to spend time with. He impersonated what the UN should be.

[Volker Türk @volker_turk]

I’m horrified by #SouthSudan violations – civilians are being brutally killed, injured, & displaced daily across the country.  Some of these acts may constitute war crimes. The attention of the international community to bring an end to the surging violence is urgently needed.

[Nicolette Glazer @NicoletteGlazer]

BREAKING: SCOTUS affirms "substantial evidence" standard of review is the proper standard for review of persecution determinations in asylum claims in Urias-Orellana (9-0) by Jackson.

It is a maddening decision that makes the “mixed fact & law” issue in immigration law practice the ultimate wacka-a-mole. If you're trying to figure out what is the bottom line on this issue and to square today's decision, Wilkinson v. Garland, and Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr ... well good luck.

Link to Decision: https://t.co/ylbG31Ookw

[East African Centre for Forced Migration @migrationke]

Noteworthy to recall that UN Security Council Resolution 2417 (2018) on the Protection of Civilians in armed conflict, condemns the weaponisation of hunger. @SCRtweets @RichardGowan1

[East African Centre for Forced Migration @migrationke]

Alarming to see food used as a weapon of war in #Jonglei #SouthSudan where large numbers of ppl face severe food gaps & v.high acute malnutrition. Classified under IPC Phase4 (Emergency). 3 Counties under IPC Phase 5 (Extremely Critical) for malnutrition (most severe)@theIPCinfo

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

🇸🇸 More than a dozen civilians were killed in South Sudan’s Jonglei state after fighters allied to the government allegedly lured villagers from their homes with promises of food aid, survivors told the AP. Witnesses said dozens of gunmen arrived in trucks, announced an aid registration over loudspeakers, gathered residents in a cattle hut in Pankor, bound several men’s hands, and opened fire, killing up to 22 people, including women and children. Ayod County’s government-appointed commissioner blamed Agwelek militia fighters, said some had been arrested and disarmed, and disputed that victims were tricked with aid.

Full report from AP is linked in reply.

[East African Centre for Forced Migration @migrationke]

As of 20 Feb, @IOM_EHSA Displacement Tracking Mechanism (DTM) verified 225,156 displaced people in Jonglei State, up from 186,596 recorded on 4 Feb.

3 aid workers were killed between 7 and 16 Feb in Jonglei and Upper Nile states +13 health facilities reportedly damaged / looted