Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling

Short pieces:

High-Level Side Event on Combatting Trafficking in Persons for the Purposes of Sexual Exploitation by Armed and Terrorist Groups (OHCHR, July 2026) [text]

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Holds Public Hearing on Exploitation & Trafficking of Mexican Unaccompanied Children Deported to Southern Mexico (Human Rights First, Aug. 2026) [text]

Reports:

City of Contrasts: Urban Safety, Migration and Climate Change and Their Impact on the Somali Community in Eastleigh, Nairobi (Global Initiative, July 2026) [access]

- Policy paper and recommendations available in English, Somali & Kiswahili. The report finds that "Eastleigh’s illegal markets are interconnected. Document fraud supports migrant smuggling and human trafficking. Corrupt officials protect or participate in these activities. Gangs facilitate forced evictions and extract money from transport and waste-collection services. Unregulated construction and hotels can provide spaces in which trafficked people are concealed and exploited. Climate change acts as a risk multiplier. Drought and the loss of rural livelihoods in Somalia and northern Kenya push people towards Nairobi. New arrivals often lack documents, safe accommodation, formal employment and social support, making them particularly vulnerable to bribery, forced labour, sexual exploitation and smuggling networks."

Russia: Recruitment of foreign nationals to fight in Ukraine amounts to human trafficking (Amnesty International, Sept. 2026) [access]

Trafficking in Persons Report 2026 (US Dept. of State, Oct. 2026) [access]

- Note: Once again, the publication of this report was delayed; under the US Trafficking Victims Protection Act, it must be submitted by the State Dept. to Congress by 30 June. In addition, according to this post on The Hill, the 2026 report has "eliminated all of its nearly 2,000 prioritized recommendations across 188 countries," as well as "cut nearly 40 percent of the content in the previous year’s report."

Typology of the Financial Aspects of Smuggling of Migrants (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Oct. 2026) [access]

- See also related InfoMigrants post.

 Journal articles & book chapters:

"Brokering, Smuggling and Trafficking," Chapter in Handbook of the Anthropology of Mobilities (Berghahn Books, Nov. 2026) [open access]

"Criminalising Solidarity? Redefining the Boundaries of EU Facilitation Law Between Migrant Smuggling, Humanitarian Assistance and Fundamental Rights," Laws, vol. 15, no. 6 (Oct. 2026) [open access]

"'Dumped in a hotel by the sea': the risks and harms of human trafficking and exploitation associated with placing unaccompanied children seeking asylum in UK Home Office hotels," Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, vol. 48, no. 2 (2026) [open access] 

"Encountering Corruption in Mobility and Arrival," Chapter in Migration and Corruption: IMISCOE Short Reader (Springer, Sept. 2026) [open access]

"Migration crimes in the Horn of Africa: examining policies, legal frameworks, and strategies to tackle vulnerabilities and the humanitarian-security nexus," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 11:21 (Aug. 2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling (30 July 2026)

Regional Focus: Europe

Short pieces:

EU states must not send Afghans back to danger, warn UN experts (OHCHR, Oct. 2026) [text]

See also blog posts on EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy and FlüchtlingsforschungsBlog = Forced Migration Studies Blog.

**For much more news and info on the latest developments, check out the ECRE Weekly Bulletin.**

Reports:

Asylum Interviews in the UK: Audit Findings and Recommendations (UNHCR, March 2026) [text]

Forecasting refugee return to Ukraine amid ongoing war and uncertainty, UNHCR Policy Brief No. 2 (UNHCR, Nov. 2026) [access]

- Available in English and Ukrainian.

Regional Refugee Response for the Ukraine Situation - 2022-2026: From Emergency Response to Solutions (UNHCR, Oct. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Trauma-informed Care Approaches in the Context of Asylum and Reception (EU Agency for Asylum, Oct. 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Asylum granted: The integration and well-being benefits of obtaining refugee status," World Development, vol. 210 (Feb. 2027) [open access]

- Focuses on Greece.

"Beyond the European Courts: Alternative Case Law on Non-Refoulement at Embassies and Consulates," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 29 Oct. 2026 [open access]

"Drivers of self-perceived discrimination among Ukrainian refugees in eight European countries," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 14 (2026) [open access]

"From ordinary human suffering to Adversity-Activated Development: acknowledging the complexity, uniqueness, and totality of asylum seekers’ hotspot experiences," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 29 Oct. 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Greece.

"Navigating conversations about trauma: developing training for lawyers working with asylum seekers in the UK," Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, Latest Articles, 26 Oct. 2026 [open access]

"UK immigration statuses and rural/urban contexts: towards a research agenda on (forced) migrant food insecurity," Public Health Nutrition, vol. 29, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (23 Oct. 2026)

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (Ukrainians) (23 Oct. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Short pieces:

Consultations Highlight Challenges and Opportunities for Refugee Communities and Service Providers in Western Australia (UNHCR, Oct. 2026) [text]

Trump's Whites Only Refugee Policy (Data Bytes, Oct. 2026) [text]

- See also related FluchtforschungsBlog post.

New open access books:

Refugee Education and Employment: A Capability Perspective (Emerald Publishing, Nov. 2026) [open access]

- This book "is a timely and essential contribution to the ongoing discourse on drivers of refugee integration. Focusing on refugees’ educational and employment opportunities, each chapter explores factors that mediate the conversion of resources into valued achievements. A further contribution is the development of capability for integration, a conceptual framework for assessing the opportunities and outcomes that shape refugee integration in resettlement settings. Covering two key themes of educational and employment opportunities for refugees and conversion factors that mediate their ability to benefit from such opportunities, Tebeje Molla explores the educational and employment landscape available to refugees, examining equity and resettlement policy provisions and analysing the complex interplay of factors that either facilitate or hinder their ability to translate integration opportunities into meaningful outcomes."

Trust Dilemmas: Perspectives on Trust, Migration and Integration (Migration Institute of Finland, 2026) [open access]

- "Focusing on Finland as a unique 'national laboratory' of trust, this volume explores the complex role of trust, mistrust, and distrust in migration and integration processes. Through rich qualitative case studies, the contributors examine how trust is shaped, negotiated, and challenged in relation to migration law and state institutions, information and technology, and everyday social and institutional encounters.

Adopting a contextual, relational, and dynamic understanding of (dis)trust, the book highlights how trust relations are influenced by legal status, social position, power hierarchies, and lived experience. Bringing together multifaceted perspectives on institutional and interpersonal trust, the volume offers a nuanced account of the landscapes of trust and distrust that migrants navigate in contemporary Finland."

Reports: 

Advancing Inclusion, Closing Gaps: Outcomes for Refugees from Ukraine Across 9 RRP Host Countries (UNHCR et al., Oct. 2026) [text]

Overcoming Barriers to Integration for Sudanese Refugees in Chad: Education, Employment and Land Access (SIPRI, Aug. 2026) [text]

Refugee sponsorship routes (Govt. of the United Kingdom, Oct. 2026) [access]

- Applications opened on 29 October 2026 for charities who seek to become "lead sponsors under the UK’s new safe and legal routes." Follow the link above for access to guidance documents and a policy paper. See also this related news story, EIN post, and House of Lords Library "In Focus" for more information.

Refugee Resettlement in Canada: Community Sponsorship, Institutional Innovation, and Current Challenges, Paper presented at the IV International Seminar on Public Policy and Innovation for International Migration from a Comparative Perspective, Brasília, 8-10 July 2026 [text via SSRN]

Journal articles:

"Language proficiency under legal precarity: bounded pathways to social integration," Comparative Migration Studies, 29 Oct. 2026 [open access]

"Naming Refugees: Governing Sponsor-Led Selection in Europe," Global Policy, Early View, 15 Oct. 2026 [open access]

"Refugees, reciprocity, and repatriation," Ethics & Global Politics, Latest Articles, 20 Oct. 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions (14 Oct. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters

Short pieces:

Disaster-Induced Displacement in Bangladesh and the search for home (RLI Blog, Oct. 2026) [text]

Financing climate-related planned relocations: A global challenge with lessons to be learnt from the Pacific (Nansen Initiative +10 Blog, Oct. 2026) [text]

From counting displacement to informing decisions: A decade of advances in disaster displacement data  (Nansen Initiative +10 Blog, Sept. 2026) [text]

From the Protection Agenda to Pacific Practice: Why the Pacific Guidance on Internal Planned Relocation matters for policy integration (Nansen Initiative +10 Blog, Sept. 2026) [text]

Towards Dignified Climate Relocation: Community Perspectives from around the Globe (Researching Internal Displacement, Sept. 2026) [info]

- As of this writing, there have been five contributions to this blog miniseries. 

Reports & journal articles:

"Bridging the Migration-Climate Divide: Toward Climate (Im-)Mobility Research 3.0," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 30 Oct. 2026 [open access]

"Circular resettlement and ongoing risk: earthquakes, landslides, and the challenges of 'integrated' reconstruction in Nepal," World Development, vol. 202 (June 2026) [open access]

Forced Migration Review, no. 76 Plus (2026) [open access]

- Additional articles have continued to be published (through Oct. as of this writing) in this supplement to FMR's issue on "Climate change: Choices for displaced people" (Nov. 2025).

Migration from Burkina Faso to northern Côte d’Ivoire in the context of climate change (Mixed Migration Centre, Oct. 2026) [text]

UK Toolkit on Climate, Disasters and Protection Claims (Earth Refugee & Refugee Legal Support, Oct. 2026) [access via EIN]

- See also related Free Movement blog post. Note: A joint webinar launch of the UK and Australian Climate and Protection Toolkits will be held on 5 November 2026. 

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters (12 Oct. 2026)

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies

Short pieces:

Canada’s settlement services are going digital. AI should support workers, not replace them (The Conversation, Oct. 2026) [text]

Classified Before Heard: AI Age Estimation and the Gatekeeping of Child Protection in the UK Asylum System (RLI Blog, Nov. 2026) [text]

DHS’s AI Inventory Reveals the Limits of Federal AI Transparency Law (Just Security, Oct. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Quel impact de l'IA sur les principes du ne pas nuire, de la localisation et d'humanité ? (ALNAP, Oct. 2026) [text]

Unpacking the Humanitarian Reset: Data Governance under Austerity (Global Policy Blog, Sept. 2026) [text]

Reports:

Automated Discrimination: Unpacking the Digital Hostile Environment (Open Rights Group, Oct. 2026) [access via EIN]

- Focuses on the UK.

Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Evaluations (UNHCR, March 2026) [text]

The Use of ChatGPT in Asylum Decisions (Open Rights Group, Oct. 2026) [access via EIN]

- Focuses on the UK.

Journal articles & book chapters:

"AI-LADO, linguistic expertise, and the platformisation of asylum governance," European Journal of Applied Linguistics, Ahead of Print, 27 Oct. 2026 [open access]

- Note: LADO = Language Analysis for the Determination of Origin. Focuses on Germany. 

"Digital employment pathways for Ukrainian refugees in Romania: an exploratory study of remote job offers," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 31 Oct. 2026 [open access]

"Introduction," Handbook on Migration and Artificial Intelligence (Edward Elgar, Oct. 2026) [free full-text]

"Unstable ground: Automated dialect recognition, ground truth, and AI regulation in asylum procedures," European Journal of Applied Linguistics, Ahead of Print, 26 Oct. 2026 [open access]

Focuses on Germany. 

Multimedia:

Why the WFP cyber-attack matters (Rethinking Humanitarianism Podcast Series, Oct. 2026) [access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies (6 Oct. 2026)

New Book Titles

Please visit my Forced Migration Library blog for a two-part posting of new book titles. Part 1 highlights new books due out in November 2026, along with additional October 2026 titles, while Part 2 lists new legal and open access texts. 

Round-up: OA Articles Published by Global South Authors (31 Oct. 2026)

This is a round-up of open access materials produced by authors based in the Global South (GS) and other geographic areas that are less well-represented in the domain of scholarly forced migration literature. Generally, articles are included if either the lead author or at least half of the co-authors are based in the GS. These references are organized by type of open access. Note that the OA items herein were previously referenced on either this blog or the Forced Migration Library blog as of 1 Oct. 2026.

Authors of the OA materials listed below are encouraged to deposit their work in the Forced Migration Research Archive (FMRA)! The submission form and guidelines are available on FMRA's website (note: for technical reasons, this is temporarily offline).

Diamond OA:

"Liminality by Design: Executive Reversals, CBP One and Access to Asylum at the Mexico-US Border," IdeAs: Idées d'Amériques, no. 28 (2026)

- Authors (3) = Mexico (lead), Canada (1), Spain (1)

"Repenser les catégories migratoires à partir des expériences des migrants," IdeAs: Idées d'Amériques, no. 28 (2026)

- Authors (3) = Mexico (2, incl. lead), US (1)

"Vías humanitarias e irregularización migratoria en México," IdeAs: Idées d'Amériques, no. 28 (2026)

- Authors (2) = Mexico

Gold OA:

Note: Article processing charges (APCs) and other fees are indicated below; waivers are generally offered by gold OA journals but the waiver status of the authors listed below is unknown. In addition, transformative agreements between institutions and publishers often cover gold APC costs, but the role these agreements played regarding the OA status of articles listed below is unknown.

"Addressing Menstrual Health Inequities Among Teenage Mothers in Refugee Settlements in Northern Uganda," Health Science Reports, vol. 9, no. 8 (Aug. 2026)

- Authors (2) = Kenya (lead), Tanzania (1)

- APC = USD 3440

"Assessing COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Goma’s Displaced Populations: A Critical Investigation in the Wake of Volcanic Eruption and Persistent Armed Conflict," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 14 (2026)

- Authors (5) = DRC/South Africa (lead), DRC (4)

- APC = USD 3030

"Assessment of Mental Health and Coping Mechanisms among Adolescents in Palestine: A Cross-sectional Study," BMC Psychology, 22 Oct. 2026

- Authors (8) = Palestine

- APC = USD 2090

"Beyond Cessation: Everyday Borders and Protracted Refugeehood Among Liberian Exemption Holders in Ghana," Societies, vol. 16, no. 10 (Sept. 2026)

- Authors (3) = Ghana

- APC = CHF 1600

"Determinants of Behavioral Intentions to Reduce Single-use Plastic among Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Using an Extended Theory of Planned Behavior Model," Scientific Reports, 17 Sept. 2026

- Authors (5) = Bangladesh/US (lead), Bangladesh (3), Bangladesh/Canada (1)

- APC = USD 2850

"Efficacy of Existing Conflict Management Strategies in Addressing Inter-ethnic Conflict between the Dinka and Nuer Refugees in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya," African Quarterly Social Science Review, vol. 3, no. 3 (2026)

- Authors (3) = Kenya

- APC = USD 70

"Labelling and Looking for Refuge during the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: An Introduction," Itinerario, vol. 50, spec. issue no. 2 (2026) 

- Authors (2) = Germany (lead), Brazil (1)

- APC = USD 3655

"Latin American Migrants, Vulnerability, and Financial Access: A Study on the San Diego–Tijuana Border," Journal of Risk and Financial Management, vol. 19, no. 3 (March 2026)

- Authors (3) = Mexico

- APC = CHF 1600

"Pathways and Challenges of Sport for Social Integration of Refugees: A Narrative Review," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 30 Sept. 2026

- Authors (2) = China

- APC = USD 1990

"Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections among Pregnant Migrant and Refugee Women: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis," PLoS One 21(10): e0359424 (Oct. 2026)

- Authors (11) = Colombia (5, incl. lead), Nicaragua (1), US (1), Switzerland (1), Honduras (1), Netherlands (1), Peru/Colombia (1)

- APC = USD 2477

"Quality of Life and Well-Being of Syrian Refugees: Insights from Spain and Jordan," Behavioral Sciences, vol. 16, no. 10 (Oct. 2026)

- Authors (6) = Jordan (2, incl. lead), Jordan/Spain (4)

- APC = CHF 2400

"Returning to Colombia: The Category of Émigré in the Consolidation of Republican Regimes during the Age of Revolutions," Itinerario, vol. 50, spec. issue no. 2 (2026) 

- Author = Brazil

- APC = USD 3655

"Settlement Marginalization and Child Labor among Children in Somalia: Evidence from Displaced and Nomadic Communities," Cogent Social Sciences, vol. 12, no. 1 (2026) 

- Authors (3) = Somalia

- APC = USD 3067

Hybrid OA:

Note: Article processing charges (APCs) are indicated below; waivers are not available for hybrid OA APCs. Transformative agreements between institutions and publishers often cover hybrid APC costs, but the role these agreements played regarding the OA status of articles listed below is unknown.

"Navigating the Constraints and Aspirations of Gifted Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon," Gifted and Talented International, Latest Articles, 12 Oct. 2026

- Authors (2) = Lebanon (lead), Lebanon/UK (1)

- APC = USD 3230

"Predictive Factors for Giftedness among Syrian Refugee Students: A Focus on Academic Achievement, Gender, and School Context," Gifted and Talented International, vol. 41, no. 1 (2026)

- Author = Qatar

- APC = USD 3230

"Respondent-Driven Sampling as a Tool for Studying Migrants in Need of International Protection: New Evidence from Costa Rica," Population and Development Review, vol. 52, no. 3 (Sept 2026)

- Authors (4) = US (2, incl. lead), Costa Rica (2)

- APC = USD 3190

"The Spatial Politics of (Neo-)imperial Mobility Control," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 

Latest Articles, 6 Oct. 2026

- Authors (2) = UK (lead), Hong Kong (1)

- APC = USD 5100

"'We Have to Think Out of the Box They Put Us in': A Collective Narrative Study of Refugee and Asylum Seeker Subjectivities in South Africa," Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, vol. 36, no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 2026)

- Authors (3) = Italy/South Africa (2, incl. lead), South Africa (1)

- APC = USD 3800

Related post:

- Round-up: OA Articles Published by Global South Authors (30 Sept. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Children & Families

Reports:

Documenting the Deaths of Child Migrants (International Organization for Migration, Oct. 2026) [text]

- See also related news release.

Living Under Heightened Immigration Enforcement: Impacts for Families, Children, and Communities (Urban Institute, Oct. 2026) [access]

- Focuses on the US. Follow the a/m link for three briefs produced as a part of this project.

Migrant and refugee children in 2025 via mixed migration routes in Europe: Overview of Trends 2025 (UNHCR, UNICEF & IOM, Oct. 2026) [text]

Reintegration and Well-being of Families with Children Amid Post-Evacuation Challenges (Relief Coordination Centre, Oct. 2026) [access via ReliefWeb]

- Focuses on Ukraine. Available in English & Ukrainian.

Unlocking potential: pathways to adulthood for unaccompanied children turning 18 in Greece (International Rescue Committee, Sept. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Assessment of mental health and coping mechanisms among adolescents in Palestine: a cross-sectional study," BMC Psychology, 22 Oct. 2026 [open access]

"The Case of Unaccompanied Foreign Minors in Italy: Between Ethnoracial Constraints and Sociocultural Strategies of Resistance," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 7 Oct. 2026 [open access]

"The effects of war and displacement on Syrian refugee children: risk and resilience," European Journal of Developmental Psychology, vol. 23, no. 6 (2026) [open access]

"Rethinking Educational Participatory Action Research with Migrant and Racialized Youth in Border Contexts," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 3 Oct. 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on the Canary Islands.

"Settlement marginalization and child labor among children in Somalia: evidence from displaced and nomadic communities," Cogent Social Sciences, vol. 12, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children and the Barrier of Age: How UK Age Assessment Practices and Policies Place Chronological Age Above the Rights of Asylum-Seeking Children," York Law Review, vol. 7 (Summer 2026) [full-text]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Children & Families (29 Sept. 2026) 

Regional Focus: United States

Short pieces:

Democrats are the unwitting beneficiaries of Trump’s immigration policies (The Conversation, Oct. 2026) [text]

Green Card Processing Delays Could Leave Refugees Waiting Indefinitely to Become Eligible for Medicaid (Urban Wire, Oct. 2026) [text]

See also blog posts on The Asylumist, CATO At Liberty and Immigration Impact.

**Visit the Americas Migration Brief and ImmProf Blog for more extensive round-ups of news and publications.**

Reports & journal articles:

Credible Fear and Defensive Asylum Processes: Frequently Asked Questions (US Congressional Research Service, Oct. 2026) [text]

"How the United States is Using Third Countries to Expand Immigration Control," Migration Information Source, 15 Oct. 2026 [text]

Immigration Removals to Third Countries (US Congressional Research Service, Oct. 2026) [text]

Temporary Protected Status Terminations, 2025-2026: Fact Sheet (US Congressional Research Service, Oct. 2026) [text]

"Temporary Visa Holders in the United States," Migration Information Source, 21 Oct. 2026 [text]

"To Scare People": US Expulsions of Third-Country Nationals to Countries in Africa (Human Rights Watch, Oct. 2026) [text]

- See also related news release.

"The Trump Administration’s Migration-Related Policies: Causes, Effects, and Future," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 25 Oct. 2026 [full-text]

- Introduction to a forthcoming special issue of JMHS.

U.S. Deportations and "Self-Deportations" in the First 18 Months of the Second Trump Term (Migration Policy Institute, Oct. 2026) [text]

- See also related news release.

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States (14 Oct. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Short pieces:

The aid system is doing less with less, yet grading itself far too kindly (The Interpreter Blog, Oct. 2026) [text]

"Beyond the humanitarian reset: Learning from pastoralists to rethink aid," The New Humanitarian, 14 Oct. 2026 [text]

Drones are breaking the deal that once kept aid workers safe (The Interpreter Blog, Oct. 2026) [text]

**For more updates on developments in this area, sign up for one or more of The New Humanitarian's various newsletter options, as well as IHSA's weekly selection of humanitarian blog posts.

New open access book:

Cold War Humanitarians: NGOs as National Political Actors in the Global South (Manchester Univ. Press, Sept. 2026) [open access]

- "Humanitarian NGOs often disagree on the boundaries of their role and take vastly different views about what constitutes an ethical response to distant suffering. ...Informed by the conviction that humanitarian NGOs must be examined as products of their national political cultures, this book compares the opposing decision-making patterns of two globally influential European NGOs – the French Médecins Sans Frontières and the British Oxfam – across three Cold War crises, namely the Cambodian refugee settlements and situation within post-Khmer Rouge Cambodia, the Ethiopian famine, and displacement from the Salvadoran civil war. While MSF’s work in this decade was animated by anti-communism and a commitment to advocating for the rights of individuals against state oppression, Oxfam’s was fuelled by a moral opposition to the excesses of Western foreign policy and a developmentalist orientation that emphasised the rights of people to have their basic needs met, leading the NGO to partner with states in pursuit of poverty reduction in the Global South. By excavating the social structures within which the NGOs’ identities were formed, this book shows that humanitarian actions (and silences) were political acts that influenced post-Cold War rights discourses in distinct ways."

Reports: 

Delivering on localisation: Why overheads for local partners must be additional, not split (Norwegian Refugee Council, Oct. 2026) [text]

Grand Bargain Annual Meeting 2026, Geneva, 19-20 Oct. 2026 [access]

- This meeting "marks a milestone: the tenth anniversary of the Grand Bargain and the formal launch of the platform that will carry its work forward from January 2027." Follow link for the concept note, background documents (including the Grand Bargain Independent Report 2023-2026) and statements. See also related TNH article.

How to reform the Humanitarian Programme Cycle (ODI, Oct. 2026) [text]

Rising Military Spending in the Context of Falling Development Assistance, SIPRI Insights on Peace and Security, no. 2 (SIPRI, Oct. 2026) [access]

Journal articles:

"Innovative humanitarian finance: examining the promises and realities of impact bonds in humanitarian and refugee response," Disasters, vol. 51, no. 1 (Jan. 2027) [open access]

"Moral injury in humanitarian aid workers: exploring the perspectives and experiences of mental health professionals," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 11:27 (Oct. 2026) [open access]

"States, humanitarian advocacy, and crisis: persuasion, mobilization, and denunciation," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 11:28 (Oct. 2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance (30 Sept. 2026) 

Regional Focus: MENA

Short pieces:

HRC63: ICJ and HRW Call for Protection of Black African Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Tunisia and Libya (ICJ & HRW, Sept. 2026) [text]

Life in Gaza after 12 months of ‘ceasefire’ (The Conversation, Oct. 2026) [text]

- See also related joint NGO statement and OHCHR press release.

Privatised aid failed the people of Gaza. The world should learn not to repeat it (The Conversation, Oct. 2026) [text]

Reports:

The Evolving Protection Landscape for Syrian Refugees in Türkiye (Baker Institute, Oct. 2026) [text]

From Macroeconomic Distress to Protection Risks: Economic Impacts of the 2026 Military Escalation on Afghans in Iran (UNHCR, Oct. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Palestine: Deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Area C, West Bank (ACAPS, Sept. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Ten Challenges to Syrian Refugee Returns (Refugees International, Oct. 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Acceptance divided: an experimental study on the perceptions of Ukrainian and Syrian refugees in Turkey," South European Society and Politics, Latest Articles, 14 Oct. 2026 [ResearchGate]

"Conditional belonging under institutional ambiguity: narratives of Sudanese asylum seekers in Eilat, Israel," Frontiers in Sociology, 11 Oct. 2026 [open access]

"Facilitating a Remote Community Advisory Board to Engage Practitioners during Complex Emergencies: An Example from Northwest Syria," Intervention Journal of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Conflict Affected Areas, Ahead of Print, 24 April 2026 [open access]

"Humanitarianism vs. territoriality: explaining Egyptian public opinion on Palestinian forced migration," Frontiers in Political Science, 1 June 2026 [open access]

"Quality of Life and Well-Being of Syrian Refugees: Insights from Spain and Jordan," Behavioral Sciences, vol. 16, no. 10 (Oct. 2026) [open access]

Multimedia:

What Palestinians want for Gaza’s future (Rethinking Humanitarianism Podcast Series, Oct. 2026) [access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: MENA (7 Oct. 2026)