💙 Join us on July 28, 2025! We’re excited to invite you to the official launch of our new 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗦𝗕𝗖𝗖) 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 — a key milestone in the 2024–2025 initiative by @unhcr.org #Poland to boost #refugee self-reliance 💪🏽
Details & Access: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

At tomorrow's session 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗲 #𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 hosted by @unhcr.org during 𝗨𝗡 𝟮.𝟬 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 we will explore how #BeSci can improve the lives of refugees in local communities & shift harmful narratives.

📅 Don’t miss out: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a53f30...

🚧 Extended Suspension of Asylum Law at the #EU's Eastern #Border

On May 21 in #Poland Sejm voted overwhelmingly (366 MPs in favor) to extend a controversial #AsylumLaw for an additional 60 days, preventing those entering via #Belarus from seeking asylum. Read more: 🔗 below

EU’s GDPR reform is supposed to speed up enforcement — but the current proposal might do the opposite.

📍 Longer deadlines
📍 More complexity
📍 Structural imbalance between users & companies
📍 Breach of fundamental rights

Possible annulment challenge upcoming. Worth following.
#GDPR #DigitalRights

A day in the life of a #humanitarian in Nepal often means encountering #resilience, #innovation, and the quiet #power of #community #partnerships 💪🏽

In the #Manang region, I came across a water station in the remote village of Chame — just one of many 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀.

Marie Juul Petersen and I in new JEMS special issue on the temporary turn in asylum: Researching the politics of deterrence in practice

‘You can never feel safe’: Danish revocation practice and the production of radical uncertainty

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🚀 UNHCR Innovation Mentorship now open for NGOs in Poland for Tech To The Rescue Education Cohort in AI for Changemakers. 🚀

📅 Apply by Jan 26, 2025

👉 More details: forms.office.com/e/2MSmGcMCiU

#HumanitarianInnovation #NGO #WithRefugees #AI #AIForChangemakers #Refugees #TechForGood @unhcr.org

Detaining people on the move crossing border lines should be an exception, not the rule. To promote this approach Association for Legal Intervention partnered with @unhcr.org in Poland. The result is a comprehensive handbook for the Polish #judiciary & #legal practitioners. Link ⬇️
#EULaw #AsylumLaw

I am thrilled for the partnership between @unhcr.org & Tech To The Rescue here in Poland! Our collaboration will drive tech innovation to empower Community-based and Refugee-led organizations with cutting-edge technology solutions 🚀 #HumanitarianInnovations #WithRefugees #StrongerTogether

🚨 The @eurightsagency.bsky.social has developed an information platform on the EU's IT systems for migration and policing

This is a critical tool to support concerned individuals to exercise their rights!

You can access it here e-learning.fra.europa.eu

New and open access book: Refugee Protection in Southeast Asia: Between Humanitarianism and Sovereignty

Edited by Susan Kneebone, Reyvi Mariñas, Antje Missbach and Max Walden

www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Kneebo...

🌍 The UN Advisory Body on AI calls for global action to govern AI responsibly. Key insights:

Data marketplaces = "wild west" 🏜️
Need for inclusive global "guardrails" 🌐
UN to champion ethical AI for all via hubs & coordinated governance 🤝

digitallibrary.un.org/record/4062495
#HumanitarianInnovation

So happy to see many UNHCR Colleagues joining BlueSky recently! May the community grow as fast as BlueSky's user base: UNHCR starter pack already out! 🔥
💪 @gisellalomax.bsky.social @loreycampese.bsky.social @vincentburgy.bsky.social @unhcr.org @usaforunhcr.bsky.social @jonasvernimmen.bsky.social

Recently our team at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań started a partnership with the Poznań City Hall & other local stakeholders to foster #DemocraticInnovations in local #policymaking. The process is ongoing, so stay tuned for more! #polling #democracy #CivilSociety #research #Poland

In a new working paper, Jessy Bailly discusses the quality of citizens’ panels and their role in democratic innovation: www.cairn.info/revue-cevipo... #OpenAccess #DemocraticInnovations #PoliticalScience cc @profmusgrave.bsky.social

Do we have the right to be an exception in the systems which predict our preferences? A new #OpenAccess paper by Eleonora Viganò on recommendation systems and depolarizing effect of diversity, check it out! #MachineLearning #Technology cc @danirabaiotti.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...