Nowhere to go? The case of displaced people in Maghreb states during the COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract The spread of COVID-19 in early 2020 has prompted governments to impose travel and mobility restrictions ranging from increased border controls to limitations to internal movement, and border closures. These measures significantly influenced migration trends and patterns, leaving thousands...
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| description | Abstract The spread of COVID-19 in early 2020 has prompted governments to impose travel and mobility restrictions ranging from increased border controls to limitations to internal movement, and border closures. These measures significantly influenced migration trends and patterns, leaving thousands of migrants and refugees with nowhere to go. Therefore, this paper examines the influence of the COVID-19 on the lives of migrants and refugees in three Maghreb states (Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia) and studies the policies implemented to assist in areas such as health, shelter, and economic relief. This paper also considers the legal and material practices through which migrants and refugees were governed during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The paper finds that as the pandemic develops and waves of infection continue in the region, local governments face crumbling healthcare infrastructure and long-term financial consequences that directly affect nationals and non-nationals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e2cd9001e16748b09c83ae69cc2ff7da2022-12-22T04:12:34ZengCentro Scalabriniano de Estudos MigratóriosREMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana2237-98432022-01-012963658610.1590/1980-85852503880006305Nowhere to go? The case of displaced people in Maghreb states during the COVID-19 pandemicJohnatan da Costa Santoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7031-5361Abstract The spread of COVID-19 in early 2020 has prompted governments to impose travel and mobility restrictions ranging from increased border controls to limitations to internal movement, and border closures. These measures significantly influenced migration trends and patterns, leaving thousands of migrants and refugees with nowhere to go. Therefore, this paper examines the influence of the COVID-19 on the lives of migrants and refugees in three Maghreb states (Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia) and studies the policies implemented to assist in areas such as health, shelter, and economic relief. This paper also considers the legal and material practices through which migrants and refugees were governed during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The paper finds that as the pandemic develops and waves of infection continue in the region, local governments face crumbling healthcare infrastructure and long-term financial consequences that directly affect nationals and non-nationals.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-85852021000300065&tlng=enthe Maghreb StatesCOVID-19MigrationRefugeesPandemic |
| spellingShingle | Johnatan da Costa Santos Nowhere to go? The case of displaced people in Maghreb states during the COVID-19 pandemic REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana the Maghreb States COVID-19 Migration Refugees Pandemic |
| title | Nowhere to go? The case of displaced people in Maghreb states during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Nowhere to go? The case of displaced people in Maghreb states during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Nowhere to go? The case of displaced people in Maghreb states during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nowhere to go? The case of displaced people in Maghreb states during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | Nowhere to go? The case of displaced people in Maghreb states during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | nowhere to go the case of displaced people in maghreb states during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | the Maghreb States COVID-19 Migration Refugees Pandemic |
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