MIGRATION AND HUMAN SECURITY CHALLEN
MIGRATION AND HUMAN SECURITY CHALLEN

Summary/Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed the life of every human being including those who are on the move in a search for a better life in one of EU countries. It has left the impact on the health and wellbeing of the migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in BiH residing in temporary reception centres, but also those in informal locations who are particularly affected due to poor access to health services and limited access to proper sanitation, hygiene facilities and personal protective equipment. In addition to this, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers have faced overcrowded temporary reception centres, burn down of one centre in the middle of the winter, deterioration of social cohesion in host communities and xenophobic narrative of some politicians. This research paper aims to analyse were the introduced COVID-19 measures within temporary reception centres in accordance with the recommendations for the local population, have the people on the move have access to the proper health care related to the COVID-19 including immunization, how the security risks related to the transmission were prevented, both in centres and informal locations. Using the content analysis, comparative, descriptive, and interview methods, in this research paper will also be deepened the understanding of how security challenges related to these events were overwhelmed.

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