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Margarite Clarey

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I am a writer covering conflict and crises, formerly as a freelance journalist and now with the International Crisis Group.

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Based in Bangkok, I've lived and worked in Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Switzerland (UN Press Corps in Geneva), Australia and Türkiye with shorter reporting stints in AfghanistanBangladesh and Tunisia​I have an MA in International Affairs from the Graduate Institute of Geneva.

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Over the past nine years, I’ve had the privilege of being invited into people’s homes to hear their stories during conflict, displacement and disasters— both as a journalist and as a media and advocacy professional with non-governmental organisations. 

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While my work spans media, advocacy and strategic communications, at its core, it’s about storytelling and analysis in conflict and crisis contexts. This page includes some of the journalistic and institutional communication pieces I’ve authored along the way - as well as a few field journals.

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Featured Work

FEATURED WORK  

 
Journalism (Select publications)
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From Yangon to the Borderlands: Independent Media on
Myanmar’s Post-coup Front Line 
International Crisis Group 
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Stepping into South East Asia’s Most Conspicuous Criminal Enclave International Crisis Group (photo story, co-contributor)
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Landmines fuel migrant exodus in Myanmar’s north  
The New Humanitarian ​
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How Myanmar families resist armed groups recruiting children

​Al Jazeera​​

*Highly Commended 2019 Ossie Awards, Dart Centre for Journalism & Trauma

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Satellite images show ongoing destruction of Rohingya homes 

Al Jazeera

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Australia police in spotlight on Indigenous deaths in custody

Al Jazeera​​

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​​Rakhine State residents at the mercy of the elements

Frontier Myanmar​

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Facing the Future: Voices From the Rohingya Refugee Camps,                    The Diplomat

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Locked out: Stranded Australians call foul over COVID-19 cap,                           Al Jazeera

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Marginalised Tunisians take to streets and sea,                                         Morocco World News

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Communications and Policy 

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Bangladesh Three Months After Hasina’s Downfall

International Crisis Group (Panel moderation)

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Cultivating solutions to beat hunger for families affected by conflict and displacement in Eastern DRC  

Mercy Corps ​​

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The Ebola outbreak is over, but major challenges remain, IFRC

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​​​​After the eruption: averting a secondary crisis in the DRC, Mercy Corps

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​​Putting a strong foot forward: Women and girls take strides in challenging gender norms in DR Congo's South Kivu province (en FR​)

Mercy Corps ​​​​​​​​

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Don't just blame drought for displacement in Horn of Africa

Thomson Reuters Foundation (on behalf of IDMC President)

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Policy Paper: Are today's returning refugees tomorrow's IDPs

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre

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Field Journals (Blog)

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      A New Bangladesh?      

     Twelve days in Afghanistan 

     Timorese Independence Coffee, 2019

     Welcome blasts to Myanmar's Rakhine, 2018

     Fenced in: Rakhine IDP Camps, 2018

    Faces of Yangon: Diversity against the Odds, 2018

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Connecting in Conflict

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I am passionate about supporting local media in conflict zones and amplifying the voices of communities on the frontlines— also as a means of engaging warring parties. 

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If you’re a local journalist, foreign correspondent or international editor seeking grounded field reporting or expertise, don't hesitate to reach out.

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