Past Conferences
This page provides an overview of past presentation topics and learning sessions from the 2024 ASB-UNHCR Conference on Refugee Studies and Forced Displacement.
Past Conferences
This page provides an overview of past presentation topics and learning sessions from the 2024 ASB-UNHCR Conference on Refugee Studies and Forced Displacement.
REFCON2024 Agenda
Introducing: CONARE and the Brazilian National Refugee Policy
Flagship address by Dr. Pedro Henrique de Moraes Cícero, General Coordinator of the National Committee of Refugees (CONARE) Brazil, Ministry of Justice
Research Session 1: Intervention Mechanisms
Building Social Capital for Health: The Case of Rohingya Refugees in Malaysia by Natasha Howard and Tan Sok Teng, National University of Singapore (NUS)
Healthcare and Livelihood Costs for Refugees in Malaysia by Norliza Nordeen, Refugee Emergency Fund
Refugee Stereotypes From the General Public by Rachel Decruz and Melati Nungsari, Asia School of Business (ASB)
Towards an Inclusive National Refugee Policy: Malaysia and Brazil
Good Practices and Innovations in the Brazilian Refugee System with Dr. Pedro Henrique de Moraes Cícero, General Coordinator of the National Committee of Refugees (CONARE) Brazil, Ministry of Justice
Education Networks amongst Rohingya Communities in Malaysia with James Cerretini, University of Southern California
Research Session 2: Policy Implementation
Legal Challenges of Climate-Induced Displacement: An Intersectional Analysis by Samina Khan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Implementation of Thailand’s National Screening Mechanism: Protection or Prevention? by Mary Rose Geraldine A. Sarausad, Asian Institute of Technology
History and current relevance of Bangkok Principles by Lili Song, Harvard/Otago University
Research Session 3: Social Attitudes
Access to and Impact of Early Childhood Education of Children in Malaysia: Insights from Global Challenges Research Fund Project by Kimberley Kong, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
Refused refugees: Is it a failure of the refugee regimes to protect the Gazans? by AKM Ahsan Ullah, University of Brunei Darussalam
Film Screening and Panel Discussion: Media representations of refugees in Malaysia
Melati Nungsari, Asia School of Business
“Still in Motion,” Laura Low, Independent Filmmaker in collaboration with Freedom Film Network (FFN)
REFCON2024 Poster Presentations
Exploring the link between hegemonic masculinity and GBV in refugee setting and the use of informal education for GBV prevention in Malaysia by Tan Poh Leen, University College of London (UCL)
Understanding Decision-Making Dynamics and Enhancing Male Involvement in Family Planning Decision-Making and Advocacy Among Rohingya Refugee population in Selayang, Malaysia by Julia Damia Mohd Rizal, Doctors on the Ground (DnG)
Why the Rohingya crisis has become protracted, and repatriation has become a challenge by Jannatul Ferdouz, Comilla University
Let’s Talk “Climate Refugees”: Climate Displacement, The Protection Gap, and a Normative Refugee Status by Fionne Lim, World Bank
Contraceptive Implant Failure in a Refugee Teenage Mother: A case study by Za’aimah binti Zainon, Malaysian Relief Agency (MRA)
Case Study on the Human Rights Context of Rohingya Refugee Crisis by Soncita Dey, Asian Institute of Technology
A Holistic Approach to Refugee Education by Nafisa Mayukh, Fugee School
Digital Literacy: A Refugee Perspective by Iman Danish Sha, Asia Pacific University (APU)
Children on the Refugee Trail by Dr. Shubhra Seth & Dr Surbhi Kumar, Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi
Forced Migration and The Book Of Hope by Nur Amalina Bt. Shamsul Akmar, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).
REFCON2024 Photos