Community Sponsorship of Refugees and COVID-19’s Challenges
COVID-19 has severely impacted all aspects of the global refugee protection system. Border closures, dramatically reduced air travel, constrained humanitarian aid, and direct risks from the virus itself are among the many factors exacerbating hardships faced by refugees and asylum seekers. As we emerge from this period of profound closure, the reopening of our refugee protection systems will be intimately linked to the pandemic’s ongoing impacts on our economies, politics, and societies.
