Forced Displacement and Its Effects On The Sustainable Development Goals

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dc.contributor.authorNdirangu, Grace
dc.contributor.authorTuikong, Sylvia
dc.contributor.authorOkuto, Emily
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-15T08:00:14Z
dc.date.available2022-09-15T08:00:14Z
dc.date.issued2020-12
dc.descriptionJournal Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractA global commitment to better the lives of the most vulnerable in the world population is the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, whose commitment to leave no one behind in the development process. Forced displacement remains a major global problem with an increase in the number of displaced persons rising every day. Forced displacement is one of the major challenges of human security hence becoming a barrier to the attainment of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The research was guided by objectives which were study factors leading to forced displacement and their effects on human security, effects of forced displacement on the human security of Congolese refugee women and the refugee protection policy gaps and its effects on human security. Two theories, Kunz’s Kinetic refugee theory and Rogge’s typology theory formed the basis of the research. The literature review examined secondary literature by other authors on forced displacement while the empirical review of the theories delved deeper into the theoretical perspective of forced displacement. The research design was based on ex post facto design. The target population was Congolese refugee women seeking services at an outreach center for one of the refugee agencies. The research sampled 60 Congolese refugee women who were randomly picked at the outreach center using simple random sampling. 10 key informants comprising of Agency staff from who did outreach programs in Mwiki ward in Kasarani were interviewed. Other key informants included refugee community leaders from. 2 focus group discussions sampled through purposive sampling were also interviewed. Qualitative data was collected through questionnaires, key informant interviews and focus group discussions. Data analysis for quantitative data was analyzed through SPSS version 20.0 while qualitative data was coded intothemes and later interpreted based on the questions and objectives. The findings indicated that there was a statistically significant relationship between forced displacement and human security of the women refugees. The findings also indicated that forced displacement affected the physical security of the women by exposing them to continuous police harassment, extortion and arrests, lack of access to essential services such as healthcare subjection to physical abuse, torture and sexual violence through rape and sexual harassment. The findings showed that forced displacement affected the mental health of the refugees leading to worsening of the mental health conditions where many of the women refugees still had mental disorders such PSTD, stress, depression, Schizophrenia, suicidal tendencies, Insomnia, and helplessness. Recommendations from the study include the need for government and international actors to work together to eliminate armed groups and introduce programs for reintegration of ex-combatants. Other recommendations include the needs to revise asylum policies for a conducive environment for asylum seekers. The study recommends that law enforcement officers be trained on asylum processes to create a conducive environment for refugees.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipDaystar Universityen_US
dc.identifier.citationNdirangu, G., Tuikong, S., & Okuto, E. (2020). Forced Displacement and Its Effects On The Sustainable Development Goals. Africa Amani Journal, 7(1). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353143424_FORCED_DISPLACEMENT_AND_ITS_EFFECTS_ON_THE_SUSTAINABLE_DEVELOPMENT_GOALSen_US
dc.identifier.issn2709-2216
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/3970
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrica Amani Journalen_US
dc.subjectForced Displacementen_US
dc.subjectSustainable Development Goalsen_US
dc.titleForced Displacement and Its Effects On The Sustainable Development Goalsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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