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Omar Barakat

Displacement Research Analyst

Omar Barakat

Displacement Case Studies

I trace how specific camp responses played out in real time and what those results mean for future operations.

Work by Omar Barakat

What a Camp Exhibit Can and Cannot Show About Emergency Aid Operations

What a Camp Exhibit Can and Cannot Show About Emergency Aid Operations

Camp Exhibit Archive

A practical analysis of what camp exhibits reveal through objects, maps, and guided interpretation, while clarifying…

Aug 11 — Read: 8 min
Goma, Rwanda, and the Public Health Risks of Mass Displacement

Goma, Rwanda, and the Public Health Risks of Mass Displacement

Displacement Case Studies

Case study of the 1994 Goma crisis: how cholera, water scarcity, crowding, and logistics shaped emergency public-health…

Jun 19 — Read: 3 min
Liberia, Somalia, and the Long-Term Realities of Displacement

Liberia, Somalia, and the Long-Term Realities of Displacement

Displacement Case Studies

Impact report comparing Liberia and Somalia to show how camp logistics, protection standards, and public-health systems…

Apr 23 — Read: 2 min
Benaco and the Scale of Rapid Camp Formation

Benaco and the Scale of Rapid Camp Formation

Displacement Case Studies

Benaco case study on rapid refugee camp formation, examining why water, sanitation, health triage, governance…

Feb 6 — Read: 3 min

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