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Introduction to the Lecture WS 2015/16

Introduction to the Lecture WS 2015/16. Welcome Prof. Dr. Brigitte Fahrenhorst TU Berlin / SID Berlin. 1. General Information. Lecture series 14 years old Information on development issues, esp. sustainable development Linking theories & practice Open for all students & interested public

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Introduction to the Lecture WS 2015/16

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  1. Introduction to the Lecture WS 2015/16 Welcome Prof. Dr. Brigitte Fahrenhorst TU Berlin / SID Berlin

  2. 1. General Information • Lecture series 14 years old • Information on development issues, esp. sustainable development • Linking theories & practice • Open for all students & interested public • Since sommer semester 2015 = English • Organised by • Society for International Development – Berlin Chapter, • Institut für Landschaftsarchitektur und Umweltplanung der TU

  3. Conditions for obtaining certificates • Regular participation (not morethan 3 timesabsence) • 2 typesofcertificatesavailable: • Participationcertificate • Certificatewithcreditpointsand grades: • Paper in English or German • Max 6 creditpoints (LP) Request: Please, don‘tleavethelecture hall beforethespeakersfinalizedtheirpresentations Offer: Kabir / Steinplatz

  4. 2.Main topic of the lecture series – Development Policy • 1992 UNCED: UN Conference on Environment and Development: • Agenda 21: • all countries havetodevelop not onlythe South. • All countries agreedtointroduceSustainable Development • Development Policy = Global Policyor International Policy • wintersemester 2015/16: Focus on Refugees

  5. 3. Refugees worldwide Globally, 1 in every 122 humans is now either a refugee, internally displaced, or seeking asylum. Almost 9 out of every 10 refugees (86 %) are in regions and countries considered economically less developed. The number of refugees and internally displaced people in Asia grew in 2014 to 9 Mio people Sub-Saharan Africa saw 3.7 Mio refugees and 11.4 Mio internally displaced people Ethiopia replaced Kenya as the largest refugee-hosting country in Africa and the fifth largest worldwide.

  6. Sigmar Gabriel estimated 1 Mioasylumseekerscomingto Germany In Germany, ca. 80 Mioinhabitants – 629,000 refugeesappliedforasylumuptonow Fewpeopleprotest – manypeoplehelp Other European countries do not fulfil their responsibilities Itis not aboutquotas, moneyandcapacities. Itisabouthumans. Nobody leaveshishomesteadandleaveshisfamilyandfriendsbehindwithoutseverereason

  7. 1945, millions escaped over the Baltic Sea – ca. 2 mio died on the way

  8. Leaving the socialist countries

  9. 4. Our lecture wants Tointroduce • the global refugeesituationtothink in relative termsaboutthe German situation • The International, European and German politics • The International, Civil Society andWelfareOrganisationscaringforrefugees • Recommendationsforimprovingthesituationoftherefugees

  10. 5. Lecture Programme WS 2015/16 • 20.10.2015 Introduction into the Lecture Prof. Dr. Brigitte Fahrenhorst (Technische Universität Berlin/ Society for International Development - SID Berlin) • 27.10.2015 Refugee Crisis as the new normal? How our response needs to change Ralf Südhoff (United Nations World Food Programme)

  11. Programme ctd. • 03.11.2015 United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and Presentation of the UNHCR Martin Rentsch (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - UNHCR Germany) • 10.11.2015 Refugees in Europe – European Refugee Policies Elisabeth Kotthaus (European Commission - Representation in Germany)

  12. Programme ctd. • 17.11.2015 refugee movements in the history Prof. Dr. Jürgen Nowak • 24.11.2015 Living as a refugee in- or outside a camp – different environments and different perspectives Marion Lieser (Oxfam Germany)

  13. Programme ctd. • 01.12.2015 Human Rights of Refugees Wiebke Judith (Amnesty International) • 08.12.2015 Development CooperationandRefugees Dr. Mechthild Rünger (Lawyer & Mediator, formerlyGIZ, Gesellschaft für International Zusammenarbeit)

  14. Programme ctd. • 15.12.2015 Global Migration Trends Laurence Hart (International Organization for Migration - IOM) • 22.12.2015 Has EU Asylum Policy Failed? Dr. Claudia Engelmann (University Maastricht)

  15. Programme ctd. • 12.01.2016 Sharia Law and Refugee Rights  Murtaza Jaffer (lawyer, formerly United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda – UN-ICTR) • 19.01.2016 The Role of Civil Society, Welfare Organizations and Churches Katharina Stamm (Diakonie e.V.)

  16. Programme ctd. • 26.01.2016 Motivations for Escape – Experiences from Africa Charles M. Huber (Member of Parliament) • 02.02.2016 Making International law, Using International Law, Drivers of International law, Impact of international Law on development Anees Ahmed (United Nations Mission in Liberia)

  17. 09.02.2016 What can be done to solve the refugee crisis? Bärbel Dieckmann (German Agro Action) Please, enjoythelectureandgainknowledge BrigitteFahrenhorst@t-online.de

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