Increased Guatemalan migration to U.S. linked to agricultural stress, violence, and climate change
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“Apprehensions of Guatemalans at the U.S. southern border averaged 61,000 people from 2012-2017, rising to 116,000 in 2018 and 264,000 in 2019, an increase of more than 400%,” writes Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy associate professor and Duke Center for International Development faculty affiliate Sarah Bermeo, along with Duke co-author Gabriela Nagle Alverio and University of Virginia professor David Leblang. “There is a strong link between being born in a rural area in Guatemala and migrating as part of a family unit to the United States.”
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Maureen Moriarty-Lempke publishes a conflict sensitive land governance tool
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“The history of this particular tool started back in 2013 when the government of Columbia was implementing the Victims Law, allowing people who had been displaced during the decade-long war to return to their land. The Government wanted help to make sure that that process would not lead to more conflict.”
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Deo Dhakal publishes memoir on Nepalese refugees from Bhutan
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Deo Narayan Sharma Dhakal, senior fellow at the Duke Center for International Development, recently published a 400-page memoir titled, “Bhutan: A Memoir of Refugee Struggle and Suggestion for an Amicable Resolution.” It provides an account of the Lhotsampas (ethnic Nepali from Bhutan) and their forced exile to live as refugees in Eastern Nepal and the eventual world-wide resettlement of over 100,000 Lhotsampas more than 15 years later. Dhakal, a leader in this community, shares his own story, including efforts to seek resolution and a future for the Lhotsampas.
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Natalia Mirovitskaia was a panelist at AIEA's Global Summit
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Natalia Mirovitskaia, professor of the practice, was a panelist at the AIEA’s (Association of International Education Administrators) Global Summit (https://www.aieaworld.org/2022-global-summit-program). Along with Professors Graeme Robertson (UNC) and Sherif Barsoum (NYU), she provided insights into Ukraine and Russia and the current international education situation. The panelists discussed the implications for research partnerships between the US and Russia, the impact on Russian and Ukrainian students studying in the US, and the future role of international higher education in peacebuilding. The Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) is comprised of senior international officers who serve as leaders of higher education institutions and of organizations that support international higher education.
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- Congratulations to Justin Becker (JD/MIDP ’12) who was named by the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association as one of the best LGBTQ+ lawyers under 40 for his advocacy efforts in furtherance of equity and inclusion. https://www.sidley.com/en/newslanding/newsachievements/2022/03/justin-r-becker-recognized-by-lgbtq-bar-association.
- Joao Da Silva Castillo (MIDP ’21) is now an Investor Relations Specialist with the Ministry of Economy and Finance in Peru.
- Congratulations to Dr. Jodi Detjen (MIDP ‘97) who won the 2021 Women of Inspiration Award from Wise Boston. The award is presented in recognition of extraordinary leadership in the sports industry and for being a woman of inspiration. https://lnkd.in/dUZFgX4c. Jodi earned her Doctor of Business Administration from Temple University in 2021 and has over 25 years in organizational development. She is currently Associate Professor of the Practice and MBA Academic Program Director at Suffolk University in Boston.
- Anita Sharma (MIDP ‘09) is now a Project Management Specialist with USAID based in Delhi, India.
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- Sanggoog Lee (MIDP ’19) is now Director of Digital New Deal Support at the Ministry of Science and ICT in South Korea.
- Congratulations to Jessica Maeda (MIDP ’21) and Romina Domina (MIDP ’21) for their contributions to the World’s Bank’s 2022 Women, Business, and the Law Report. It is the eighth in a series of annual reports measuring the laws and regulations that affect women’s economic opportunity in 190 economies. https://wbl.worldbank.org/en/reports.
Vera Lalchevska (MIDP ’10) is now Senior Researcher at the Gulf Research Center Foundation, a leading independent think tank whose mission is to promote knowledge through research, training, conferences, and discussion, and, in general, by creating an enabling environment for building networks and understanding with and about the Gulf region. She is based in Geneva.
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Please join us on April 9, 2022, from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EDT for the 19th Annual Rotary Spring Conference! The theme this year is “Peace (Re)imagined: Sustaining Justice and Hope for the Future”. Class XIX Rotary Peace Fellows will be presenting their research, sharing examples of justice and hope in peace-making and international development around the world.
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Advance your career this summer with a certificate from the Duke Center for International Development! Join mid-level and senior professionals in our Project Appraisal & Risk Management (PARM), Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Programs (M&EDP), or Tax Policy and Revenue Estimation (TPRE) certificate programs.
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Apply to the MIDP Program!
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Are you a development professional with at least five years of experience? Are you interested in boosting your career with a graduate degree from a top-ranked school? If so, apply for the Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) program.
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