Social Norms
Social norms action with informed and engaged societies
Social Norms
After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future.
 
Co-founder Victoria Martin is pleased to see this work continue under Wits' leadership. Victoria knows that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction.
 
We honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades. Meanwhile, La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA) continues independently at lainiciativadecomunicacion.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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Right to Refuge - Global

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The Right to Refuge is a radio project of BBC World Service Trust. The project targets audiences in key geographical regions where refugees have become a priority issue. Each programme has different stories, experiences and concerns but the main aim of this education project is to give voice to refugees themselves - the often unheard voices of women, children and the elderly.
Communication Strategies
Radio programmes have been produced in 9 languages - English, Russian, Spanish for Americas, Albanian, Serbian, Croatian, Indonesian, French for Africa, Urdu and Persian. The aim is to explore the global and local position of refugees in the 21st century.
Key Points
Fifty years after the adoption of the UN Convention on Refugees, more of the world's people than ever before are seeking refuge from war, persecution or disaster. The UN Convention on refugees has been the cornerstone of international refugee protection for 50 years. It was originally aimed at helping the many millions of people displaced by the Second World War. But the concept of a refugee has changed dramatically since the Cold War. And with economic migrants now using the "asylum route" as the only legal way to enter many developed countries, some Western politicians are calling for the Convention to be amended. In 2001, there were over 21 million people world-wide who were defined as being "of interest" to United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). Numerous though this community is, it remains a hugely misunderstood and misrepresented group.
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October 2001 BBC World Service Trust Bulletin No. 11.