The UNHCR estimates that 103 million people have been forced from their homes by the end of June 2022. (https://bit.ly/3J7q8pK).
How can we offer these refugees not only asylum but access to basic human rights?
According to Serena Parekh, we have to drastically rethink #refugeepolicy in a changing world. The Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Northeastern University in Boston has done immense research on global justice, responsibility, and statelessness – leading her to new insights on bettering the conditions for displaced people. She participated in last year's Global Call and and was one of the Winners in the Social Sciences & Humanities category.
Watch the full video in our content library to learn more about the factors, innovations, and our moral obligations in the face of future refugee crises: https://bit.ly/3Hp3xnC
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What is the Falling Walls Global Call?
To make the #ScienceSummit the celebration that outstanding science deserves, each year we are inviting all universities, academies, scientific institutions, companies, foundations as well as scientists across the globe to nominate their most impressive current research work or apply with their projects. By nominating, you help bring the #ScienceBreakthroughs of the Year to the international stage at the #FallingWalls Science Summit from 7–9 November 2023 in Berlin.
🫵 The next Global Call starts on 1 March. Stay tuned for more infos!
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