World Vision International
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Natalia Korobkova is the Global Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Director for World Vision International. Her work in advocating for vulnerable communities spans more than 15 years. Natalia has been involved in World Vision’s Response to Covid-19 since November 2020 and has undertaken significant research into the impacts Covid-19 is having on internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugee communities. She has an LLM from McGill University and a master’s degree in International Law and Human Rights from the University for Peace (UPEACE)
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Nina Nepesova is a senior humanitarian leader with over 19 years of global and field experience in international development. She currently works as an expert consultant in humanitarian policy and innovation, focusing on improving access to education for crisis-affected communities using blockchain and decentralised finance. Nina pioneered and directed humanitarian policy and advocacy programmes in World Vision International. She is an expert in a wide range of issues including protection of civilians, forced displacement, fragility, food security, infectious diseases, and international humanitarian law. Most recently she led public affairs for a global response to the Covid-19 pandemic in 72 countries.
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Delphine Valette is a senior policy and advocacy consultant. She has over 15 years’ experience working in the development and humanitarian sectors, including as Head of Policy at the International Rescue Committee and Women for Women International. She has an LLM in Law from Essex University and a PhD in Law from Bristol University
Volume 53
Number 2
Published: April 26, 2022
To better understand vaccination barriers and the impacts of Covid-19 on forcibly displaced persons (FDPs, i.e. refugees, and internally displaced persons (IDPs)), World Vision International carried out a multi-country survey of refugee populations in Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Jordan, and Turkey, and IDPs in Venezuela. The survey found that a combination of barriers led to FDPs falling through the gaps of national Covid-19 vaccination campaigns, despite their heightened vulnerability to Covid-19 infection and transmission. Only one person out of the 1,914 FDPs surveyed reported receiving a Covid-19 vaccine. The survey also highlighted the significant indirect impacts of the pandemic on forcibly displaced families, and children specifically, with the socioeconomic aftershocks of the Covid-19 pandemic worsening displaced children’s deprivations across health and nutrition, protection support, and education.
