Flight has many faces – A comparative analysis of the situation of refugees in Uganda and Germany

Speakers: Dr. Sophie Nakueira (Max-Planck-Institut für Sozialanthropologie) and Prof. Dr. Winfried Kluth (Universität Halle)
Organiser: Sebit & ENS e.V.
Language: German and English (without interpretation)

The initial situation and the reality of life for people in Germany and Uganda may be very different. What both countries have in common is that they take in many people who have had to flee their home countries. According to the UNHCR, Uganda took in around 98,000 refugees in 2023, mainly from the DR Congo, Sudan and South Sudan. In Germany, around 340,000 people applied for asylum last year, most of whom came from Syria, Iraq and Turkey.

The event aims to draw attention to how Uganda and Germany organise the reception of refugees. What framework conditions are created by politics? What is the reality of refugees’ lives, especially those of particularly vulnerable groups, and how do the host societies react?

Professor Winfried Kluth (University of Halle) and Dr Sophie Nakueira (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology) will provide information on this. Both have conducted research in the VULNER project, which focussed specifically on the situation of vulnerable groups of refugees worldwide.

You can register for the event at ulrike.rosemann@einewelt-sachsen.de. You will then be sent the link to the video conference before the event begins.

Agenda:

16:00 Welcome and introduction
16:15 Input Dr Sophie Nakueira, incl. 5 min for questions (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology)
16:50 Input by Prof Winfried Kluth, incl. 5 min for questio (University of Halle)
17:25 Break
17:30 Discussion
18:10 Reference to upcoming events and farewell
18:15 End