Iraq Resources Round-up

Country of Origin Information Report: Iraq (UK Border Agency, July 2009) [text via Refworld]

IOM Emergency Needs Assessments: Post February 2006 Displacement in Iraq (IOM, June 2009) [text via ReliefWeb]

IOM Monitoring and Needs Assessments: Assessment of Iraqi Return (IOM, May 2009) [text]
- See related press release.

Iraqi Refugees: Women's Rights and Security Critical to Returns (Refugees International, July 2009) [text]

Going Home? Prospects and Pitfalls for Large-Scale Return of Iraqis (Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement, July 2009) [access]

On the Resettlement Expectations of Iraqi Refugees in Lebanon, Jordan and Syria (ICMC, May 2009) [text]

Protection, mobility and livelihood challenges of displaced Iraqis in urban settings in Jordan (ICMC, May 2009) [text via ReliefWeb]

Tagged Publications.

Publications: Climate Impact, Destitution/UK, Detention Alternatives, Health/Trafficked Persons, Mental Health/Uganda, Zimbabweans/UK

Caring for Trafficked Persons: Guidance for Health Providers (IOM, GIFT & LSHTM, 2009) [text]

Case Management as an Alternative to Immigration Detention: The Australian Experience (International Detention Coalition, June 2009) [text]

Human Impact Report: Climate Change - The Anatomy of a Silent Crisis (Global Humanitarian Forum, May 2009) [access]

"I hate being idle": Wasted Skills and Enforced Dependence among Zimbabwean Asylum Seekers in the UK (Refugee Council, July 2009) [access]

"Returning home: forced conscription, reintegration, and mental health status of former abductees of the Lord's Resistance Army in northern Uganda," BMC Psychiatry, 9:23 (May 2009) [open access text]

Still Destitute: A Worsening Problem for Refused Asylum Seekers (Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, 2009) [access]

Tagged Publications.

New Issues of Asylons, Disasters, Humanitarian Exchange, Monday Developments, Torture J.

Asylon(s), no. 6 (Nov. 2008) [full-text]
- The theme for this issue is "Exodes écologiques: l'environnement source de migrations." Includes articles in both French and English.

Disasters, virtual edition (July 2009) [full-text]
- Theme is "Emerging Perspectives on the Politicisation of Reconstructing Conflict-Affected Countries."

Humanitarian Exchange Magazine, no. 43 (June 2009) [full-text]
- Focus is on the "role of affected states in disaster response."

Monday Developments, vol 27, no. 6 (June 2009) [full-text]
- Cover story focuses on refugees, with articles on livelihoods, urban refugees and education.

Torture Journal, vol. 19, supplement 1 (2009) [full-text]
- Provides background paper and report on independent monitoring of human rights in detention; prepared for regional seminar in the Middle East and North Africa.

Tagged Periodicals.

Publications: Conflict Research & Ethics, Domestic Violence, Exclusion/Germany, IDPs/Colombia, Refugees/US

"Ethics of Conducting Research in Conflict Settings," Conflict and Health 3:7 (2009) [text]

Everything left behind: Internal displacement in Colombia (Amnesty International, July 2009) [access]

Meeting the Needs of Immigrant and Refugee Victims of Intimate Partner Violence, by Providing Comprehensive, Confidential and Holistic Services (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, July 2009) [text]

Spotlight on Refugees and Asylees in the United States (Migration Information Source, July 2009) [text]

UNHCR Statement on Article 1F of the 1951 Convention (UNHCR, July 2009) [text]

Tagged Publications.

Map Resources

Global Map of Displacement [access]
- New map from Maplecroft, incorporating data from UNHCR and the IDMC. Includes a Displacement Risk Index for 191 countries. (Some data is only available to subscribers.)

Good practices in participatory mapping: A review prepared for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) [text]
- Reviews what is known about "participatory mapping," or "the creation of maps by local communities."

Maps 2.0: Geospatial Tools for Nonprofits and Humanitarian Relief [access]
- The "goal of Maps 2.0 is to enable humanitarian organizations to post, access, share, modify, and use critical, geo-referenced information in emergency relief operations, post-emergency reconstruction, and continuing development projects."

UNHCR Refugee Camps [access]
- Uses Google Earth to tour camps starting in Thailand and ending in Chad. Requires plug-in. See also: "A Nonprofit's Introduction to Google's Online Mapping Tools: How to use Google Maps and Google Earth for outreach and advocacy."

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Periodical News

Free Access to Development in Practice:
- "ELDIS provides unrestricted full-text access to articles published in the journal, and also hosts a Development in Practice Discussion Group enabling readers to comment on and discuss issues arising from our content." Visit the discussion group site for instructions on how to join.

New Journal:
- Journal of Internal Displacement; its objectives are: "to raise the profile of IDPs through academic and non-academic scholarship; to provide a platform for young scholars from internally displaced communities to be heard; to contribute to law and policy reforms related to IDPs; and to create an inclusive environment from young and emerging scholars from developing countries to engage in critical debate on IDPs." Here's more info. and a "call for editors" job description.

Progress Report on Kakuma News Reflector:
- Pambazuka has an update on the status of this grassroots refugee press entitled "Refugee Free Press at a Crossroads: Report on KANERE’s Progress."

Tagged Periodicals.

Standing Committee Documents

Documents from UNHCR's 45th Standing Committee meeting are available. Some of the topics addressed include:

- Environmental issues
- Protection of displaced women and girls
- Staff safety and security
- Statelessness

Tagged Publications.

Publications: ALNAP Review, Humanitarian Action/Somalia, Labour Trafficking, Migration/Asia-Pacific, Refugee Resettlement/EU

ALNAP 8th Review of Humanitarian Action (ALNAP, July 2009) [access]

Migration in the Asia-Pacific Region (Migration Information Source, July 2009) [text]
- Includes sub-section on "refugees."

A Summary of Challenges Addressing Human Trafficking for Labour Exploitation in the Agricultural Sector in the OSCE Region (OSCE, July 2009) [access]

Twelve Arguments and Seven Proposals for the EU Refugee Resettlement Scheme (Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe, June 2009) [text]

Workshop Report - Humanitarian Action in Somalia: Expanding Humanitarian Space (RSC, June 2009) [text]

Tagged Publications.

Publications: Child Trafficking/EU, Colombia, Human Trafficking/West Africa, Legal Rep./UK, LGBT Asylum Seekers/Turkey

Child Trafficking in the European Union: Challenges, Perspectives and Good Practices (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, July 2009) [text via Refworld]

Colombia: Crisis Bubbling Over (Refugees International, July 2009) [text]

Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Vulnerable People at Europe's Doorstep (MSF, July 2009) [text]

The Right to Asylum between Islamic Shari'ah and International Refugee Law: A Comparative Study (UNHCR, June 2009) [text]

Supporting justice: The case for publicly-funded legal representation before the Asylum Support Tribunal (Citizens Advice Bureau, June 2009) [access]

Transnational Trafficking and the Rule of Law in West Africa: A Threat Assessment (UNODC, July 2009) [access]
- Includes analysis of human trafficking flows from West Africa to Europe.

Unsafe Haven: The Security Challenges Facing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Turkey (Helsinki Citizens' Assembly-Turkey & Organization for Refugees, Asylum & Migration, July 2009) [text]

Tagged Publications.

New Issues of INSCAN, J. Intl. Peace Ops., Resettlement News, REMI, Univ. St. Thomas Law J.

INSCAN, vol. 22, no. 4 (Spring 2009) [contents]
- This issue focuses on the provision of library services to new immigrants. Note: The full-text is provided for back issues.

Journal of International Peace Operations, vol. 5, no. 1 (July-August 2009) [full-text]
- Focus is on humanitarian aviation and stability operations; includes "At Long Last: Finally Peace for Sri Lanka?"

Resettlement News, no. 19 (Jan. 2009) [full-text]
- Lead article is "Development-caused Forced Displacement and Resettlement in Urban India: Preliminary Observations on Mumbai and Delhi."

Revue européenne des migrations internationales, vol. 25, no. 1 (2009) [contents]
- Focus is "Nouvelles migrations chinoises en Afrique et en Amérique latine."

University of St. Thomas Law Journal, vol. 6, no. 1 (Fall 2008) [contents]
- Special issue reproducing presentations from a symposium on "Human Trafficking: Global and National Responses to the Cries for Freedom," held September 2008.

Tagged Periodicals.

More Blogs: Blog Tips, Climate Refugees, Migrants at Sea, Migration & Asylum/Euromed, Refugee Reporting/South Africa

Blog Tips: Blogging for Non-Profit [access]
- Started by a humanitarian aid worker to provide tips to novices on how to make best use of blogs and social media generally.

Euromed-MigrAsyl [access]
- Blog of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) working group on migration and asylum.

Forced Migration: Climate Refugees [access]
- Started by an MA student in international journalism whose focus is environmental refugees.

Migrants at Sea [access]
- Monitors news and developments relating to the "general issue of migration by sea from Africa to Europe, including the subjects of maritime immigration enforcement, rescue at sea, and refugee and migrant rights and protections."

Reporting on Refugees and Xenophobia [access]
- A joint UNHCR South Africa and Institute for the Advancement of Journalism blog launched after a May 2009 workshop that "focused on building the capacity for story telling techniques and on enhancing journalists’ knowledge for reporting on refugees."

Tagged Web Sites/Tools.