Refugees and explosive violence
17 Aug 2021Less than fifth of Afghan young people granted asylum in UK since 2009 were women or girls
Home Office data reveals that most Afghan people seeking asylum in the UK are young men and boys – as charities call for an asylum system that works for everyone in urgent need of safety
10 Mar 2021How is climate change driving conflict in Africa?
The growing link between climate change and conflict is explored in an African context.
25 Jan 2021The End of Where We Begin
This is an extract from the book The End of Where We Begin by Rosalind Russell. The book is a true-life account of three young refugees who flee civil war in South Sudan.
21 Apr 2017Video – The Refugee Explosion
The video highlights the key findings from AOAV's report, "The Refugee Explosion".
2 Apr 201785% of refugees in Europe are fleeing explosive violence, AOAV study finds
In the first research of its kind, Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) has set out to examine the impact of explosive violence on the refugee crisis in Europe.
2 Apr 2017The Refugee Explosion – Introduction and Methodology
While the global impact of explosive violence is relatively well known, what has been less the subject of debate is how that impact has caused refugees the world over.
2 Apr 2017The Refugee Explosion – Key findings
These findings are from AOAV’s report, The Refugee Explosion.
2 Apr 2017The Refugee Explosion – Overview: Explosive Violence and Refugees
Unsurprisingly the countries that have seen the most explosive violence are also among the countries seeing the most displacement of peoples within these years.
2 Apr 2017The Refugee Explosion – Refugee Destinations
By the end of 2015, the UN reported that a record 65 million people around the world were displaced from their homes.
2 Apr 2017The Refugee Explosion – Overview: Asylum Law
Explosive violence under asylum law in Europe.
2 Apr 2017The Refugee Explosion – Political and Economic Developments
The huge influx of refugees to Europe has seen major shifts in policy and regulations.
2 Apr 2017The Refugee Explosion – Case study: Germany
AOAV sent field researchers to investigate how Germany, Greece, and the UK were responding to the refugee crisis. Presented here are the findings from Germany.