Human Development Research Initiative

This policy brief studies the case of the Cerro Rico mines in Potosí to analyse child labour, its conditions, roots and evolutions in...

If the international protection of refugees and stateless persons is guaranteed by the Geneva Convention of 1951, the colonial legacies...

In Lebanon, there are approximately 250,000 domestic migrant workers (DMWs) primarily from Sub-Saharan Africa and South and South East...

The topic of immigration has a longstanding tendency to be used as a political wedge in Australia, securitized by politicians for...

This paper provides an overview of the context faced by women and girls in each specific Northern Triangle of Central America country...

Since the mid-2010s, South Korea has progressively undertaken partnerships with four African countries (i.e. Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania...

This paper will analyse the cultural, regulatory (legislative) and socio- economic factors affecting TCM use, specifically in France and...

Academic studies are clear about the impacts of climate change in Vietnam. This paper attempts to act as a non-exhaustive summary of the...

In their own unique way, Chinese ethnic diasporas function as their own authentic forms of globalization. The ebbs and flows of Chinese...

Despite the growing penetration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in developing countries including India, the benefits...

In the growing world of fast fashion and its ever-decreasing prices, the average consumer is too often unaware of the ‘shadow world’ of...

Migration has steadily increased, bringing radical changes to society, moving beyond local and national borders and becoming global....

In view of the specific needs of migrants and their often precarious health status, this article examines the recommendations of the...

The Mesoamerican Biological Corridor is a geographic and political project that plays a crucial role in maintaining the biodiversity of...

The 2015 refugee humanitarian crisis and the policy responses of the European Union (EU) illuminate the pressing need for a comprehensive...

Urbanization worldwide has led to an increasing number of urban poor, often resulting in a surge of informal settlements. Poor living...

Large transnational corporations like Bayer in Europe are using Monsanto’s American legacy, with other mega-mergers, to radically...

The European Union (EU) has increased its cooperation on the management of the refugee influx with the Lebanese government and has been...

This paper analyses the differences in the academic achievement of indigenous and non-indigenous children that attend primary schools in...

Nowadays, approximately 200 million girls and women undergo the practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) across African...