Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

"African champions chart the way on the Global Compact for Migration," ISS Today, 5 May 2026 [text]

Beyond Humanitarianism: Reclaiming Health Equity for Internally Displaced Populations (RID Blog, April 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Mozambique.

Fleeing Sudan’s War: Refugees Detail Three Years of Trauma (Just Security, April 2026) [text]

- See also related TNH articles.

"How Sudan’s El Obeid survives drone strikes and siege warfare," The New Humanitarian, 29 April 2026 [text]

Transnational State Repressions, Abductions, and Refoulements in the Horn of Africa (Refugee Research Online, April 2026) [text]

Reports:

Guidance Note on Eritrea (UNHCR, April 2026) [text]

- This note "supersedes UNHCR’s Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Eritrea of April 2011."

Left Behind: Protection Gaps Leaving Somalia’s Displaced Exposed (Norwegian Refugee Council, April 2026) [text]

Many Doors, Uneven Outcomes: Dispute Resolution Pathways for Housing, Land, and Natural Resource Disputes in Nigeria (Norwegian Refugee Council, March 2026) [text]

“Stuck between a country we fled and a destination we may not reach”: Examining mixed movement dynamics in Madagascar (Mixed Migration Centre, April 2026) [text]

- This report examines "the case of Pakistani asylum seekers in the country and the position of Madagascar as a transit country along the Western Indian Ocean Route."

When aid disappears: Lessons from South Sudanese mutual aid (Conflict Sensitivity Resource Facility, April 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

African Human Mobility Review, vol. 12, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

- Five articles focus variously on South Africa's asylum policy/system and Zimbabwean Exemption Permit, as well as rural-urban youth migration and irregular migration in Ethiopia.

"Counting the costs of war: A holistic, multi-level assessment of the impact of conflict on Sudan," African Security Review, Latest Articles, 9 Nov. 2025 [open access]

Multimedia:

Emergency Response Rooms and Collective Action in Sudan (Into Africa Podcast Series, April 2026) [access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (10 Africa 2026)

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 2

Reports:

Gender Discriminatory Nationality Laws and the Principle of Gender-Equal Citizenship, Expert Paper in preparation for the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) (Aug. 2025; posted Jan. 2026) [text]

- Note: A priority theme of CSW70 was "Ensuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls, including by promoting inclusive and equitable legal systems, eliminating discriminatory laws, policies, and practices, and addressing structural barriers."

Unmaking Rohingya Statelessness: New Evidence and Opportunities in Myanmar’s Post-Coup Moment (McMullin Centre on Statelessness, April 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Filling the holes in the rights framework: statelessness, racial discrimination, genuine connections and the right to a (specific) nationality," International & Comparative Law Quarterly, vol. 75, no. 1 (2026) [postprint]

"'Saya Juga Anak Malaysia': Statelessness and Citizenship Rights in Malaysia," Advocacy to Action, vol. 2, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

- Scroll to p. 51. 

"(Un)rooted elsewhere: Palestinians and the making of a diaspora in the Arab Gulf," British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Latest Articles, 20 April 2026 [open access]

"Voiceless and invisible? Statelessness in Northern Thailand and the purposefully disorganised exercise of agency," Territory, Politics, Governance, Latest Articles, 24 April 2026 [open access]

Resource:

StatelessHub Library [access]

- The collection now includes "over 2,000 resources on statelessness and the right to a nationality. The platform brings together reports, analysis, tools, and publications from across the globe in one free, open-access, searchable database, designed to facilitate knowledge sharing, expand the reach of existing resources, and inspire action on statelessness and the right to a nationality."

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1 (6 May 2026)

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Bahrain: Civil society urges world leaders to act against citizenship stripping and related human rights violations (Coalition of 12 human rights organisations, May 2026) [text]

From commitment to action: Malta urgently needs a Statelessness Determination Procedure (ENS Blog, April 2026) [text]

From invisibility to equality: Advancing Roma inclusion through legal identity in North Macedonia (OSCE, April 2026) [text]

Justice Department’s effort to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans could face widespread judicial pushback (The Conversation, April 2026) [text]

Kuwait’s Bidun in the Face of Climate Change are Invisible, yet Exposed (Carnegie Endowment, April 2026) [text]

Portugal at a crossroads: ensuring effective protection for stateless people (ENS Blog, April 2026) [text]

Sanctuary Cities and City Citizenship for the Stateless (CSS Blog, April 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Stateless at Home: Kenyan Somalis Struggle to Reclaim Citizenship from Refugee Records (Global Issues, April 2026) [text]

"Stateless Neighbors," Brown Political Review, 20 April 2026 [text]

- Focuses on Haitians in the Dominican Republic.

**See also ISI's Monthly Bulletin for more news, information & resources.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality (6 April 2026)

News: World Migration Report 2026

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched the 13th volume of the World Migration Report, its flagship publication. From the press release:

"Access to safe and regular migration pathways continues to support economic growth and development worldwide, according to a new report from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) released today during the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) week in New York. 

  The World Migration Report 2026 shows that restricting these pathways does not stop migration but instead shifts it into more irregular and dangerous routes, increasing risks for migrants and costs for States, while limiting the broader benefits of migration.   

  Migration continues to play a central role in the global economy. By mid-2024, there were an estimated 304 million international migrants, about 3.7 per cent of the world’s population, a share that has grown gradually over time. The number of international migrant workers has been growing too, and during the decade from 2013 to 2022 this number increased by more than 30 million, according to the latest available estimates. ...

  The report also shows that while the number of international migrants has grown over time, migration patterns vary significantly across regions, underscoring that there is no single global migration story and that responses must be tailored to regional realities. 

  The report further highlights that access to migration opportunities remains uneven, with pathways expanding more for people in higher-income countries while remaining constrained for those in lower-income contexts, reinforcing global mobility inequalities. This trend is slowing labour mobility and reducing the potential economic gains migration can deliver."

Part I of the report provides key data and information on migration around the world, while part II provides "an evidence-based analysis of complex and emerging migration issues." The complete report can be read online or downloaded as a PDF. An interactive page highlights key findings via data visualizations. 

More information in the form of factsheets, infographics and videos is provided on the Media Resources page. In addition, a toolkit on education has been developed and one on factchecking is in development. Both can/will be found here. 

Previous editions can be accessed in English, French and Spanish. 

News: New Edition of AI's Annual Human Rights Report

Amnesty International has published the 2025/26 edition of its flagship annual publication, The State of the World's Human Rights: Amnesty International’s Annual Report. From the press release: 

"The world is on the brink of a perilous new era, driven by powerful states’, corporations’ and anti-rights movements’ assaults on multilateralism, international law and human rights, Amnesty International warned today upon launching its annual report, The State of the World’s Human Rights. States, international bodies and civil society must reject the politics of appeasement and collectively resist these attacks to prevent this new order from taking hold, the organization said in its assessment of the human rights situation in 144 countries. ...Amnesty’s 2025 annual report moves beyond warning of imminent breakdown to documenting a collapse now underway, and exposing its devastating consequences for human rights, global stability and the lives of millions in 2026 and beyond. It calls on states around the world to urgently reject the politics of appeasement embraced in 2025, overcome fear, and resist in words and actions the construction of a predatory world order."

The complete report is available in English, French and Spanish, while summaries in multiple languages can be accessed via the drop-down menu located both 1) on the press release page and 2) at the bottom of the three full-text language pages. 

Previous editions are available via the report archive.

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Chasing Public Opinion, UK Immigration Policy Has Swung Cyclically," Migration Information Source, 24 April 2026 [text]

"Criminalising Asylum Beyond Prosecution: Exclusionary Law and Policy in the UK," Laws, vol. 15, no. 2 (April 2026) [open access]

"Deploying Community Cultural Capital: Peer Guidance and Counselling Among Eritrean Refugees and Asylum Seekers in England," Human Arenas, Latest Articles, 18 April 2026 [open access]

"Discourse Representations of Ukrainian Refugees in Romanian Online News," Chapter in Mediated Discourses of Conflict across Languages and Genres (Springer, April 2026) [open access]

"The 'good refugee' ideal in Turkey: analyzing media representations of refugees in the Turkish press (2011–2020)," New Perspectives on Turkey, FirstView, 30 April 2026 [open access]

"Media Narratives Regarding Refugees from Ukraine in Selected Polish Opinion Weeklies," Chapter in Mediated Discourses of Conflict across Languages and Genres (Springer, April 2026) [open access]

"The Meritorious ‘Other’: The Interconnection of Merit and Race in EU Migration and Asylum Law," JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Early View, 19 April 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Netherlands and Germany.

"Navigating Desperation: The Struggles and Aspirations of Pakistani Asylum Seekers in Italy," Journal of Borderlands Studies, Latest Articles, 15 April 2026 [open access]

"The United Kingdom’s Ukraine Schemes and the Case for a Safe Passage Visa: At-Risk People, So-Called ‘Safe and Legal Routes’, and the Refugee Convention," Laws, vol. 15, no. 2 (April 2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (5 May 2026)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

EU Member States saw a 27% drop in first-time asylum applications in 2025 (European Commission, April 2026) [text]

Legal aid for asylum seekers is hard to come by – it’s no wonder criminal advisers are taking advantage (The Conversation, April 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the UK.

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

Reports:

“I wouldn’t wish this journey on my worst enemy”: Realities for refugees and migrants in transit through Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025 (Mixed Migration Centre, April 2026) [text]

Mixed migration routes to Italy: Findings from IOM's survey data in 2025 (IOM, April 2026) [text]

National Asylum Developments 2026 (EU Agency for Asylum, April 2026) [text]

Operational Standards and Indicators on Reception including Vulnerability-related Aspects (EU Agency for Asylum, April 2026) [text]

Overview of the Role of UNHCR in EU+ Countries, Who is Who in International Protection in the EU+, no. 11 (EU Agency for Asylum, April 2026) [text]

Safe countries of origin and safe third countries: criteria for identifying and examining applications considering the new Asylum Procedure Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 (European Migration Network, April 2026) [text]

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (8 April 2026)

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (8 April 2026)

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 2

New open access book:

Climate Change and Migration: Global Challenges and Local Mitigation Strategies (Peter Lang, March 2026) [open access]

- "This volume explores the complex intersection of climate change and migration from interdisciplinary and international perspectives. Based on the 2023 Antalya Science Forum (ANISF), the book brings together leading scholars and practitioners to analyze climate-induced mobility, food security, legal frameworks, urban resilience, and policy responses at global, national, and local levels. Contributions span empirical research, legal analysis, and case studies from Africa, Türkiye, and the EU. With a focus on inclusive and rights-based approaches, the volume challenges Eurocentric narratives and calls for stronger academic cooperation and policy innovation to address two of the most pressing global issues of our time."

Reports:

Climat et mobilités vers le Mali: Entre choix et contraintes (Mixed Migration Centre, April 2026) [text]

Climate Change and Migration from Central America: Insights from Migrants in Mexico (UC Berkeley, April 2026) [access]

- Available in English and Spanish.

Climate Change and Migration in Central America: Evidence from New Environmental Event Data (Univ. of Pennsylvania, April 2026) [text]

Entre rester et partir: stratégies d’adaptation des ménages agricoles de Sikasso face aux changements climatiques - Étude de cas (Mixed Migration Centre, April 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Mali.

Incorporating Displacement into the Treaty on the Protection of Persons in the event of Disasters (PPED Treaty), Resource Brief (Kaldor Centre, 4 May 2026) [text]

- Includes links to related commentary and resources.

Technical Guide on Accessing Financial Resources Aiming to Avert, Minimize and Address the Impacts of Displacement Associated with the Adverse Effects of Climate Change (Platform on Disaster Displacement, Jan. 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Beyond 'Climate Refugees': Rethinking International Protection for Environmentally Displaced Persons," Challenges, vol. 17, no. 2 (April 2026) [open access]

"Climate Refugees Are Rising: Is South Asia Prepared for a Looming Climate Disaster?," South Asia Monitor, 30 April 2026 [text via SSRN]

DPCE Online, vol. 73, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

- Features a thematic section on "Climate Displacement in a Warming World: Comparative and European Public Law Perspectives."

Forced Migration Review, no. 76 Plus (April/May 2026) [access]

- "In January 2025 we launched a call for proposals for FMR 76 on ‘Climate change: choices for displaced people’ and received an unprecedented number of submissions. Whilst we only had space for 25 articles in the initial volume, we wanted to enable more authors to share their interesting and timely work with the FMR audience. To this end, over the course of April and May we will be publishing an additional 14 articles to complement the original issue, continuing the focus on responses to climate displacement which are proactive, rights-based and human-centred." As of this writing, three new articles have been posted

Multimedia:

Toward a Treaty on Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters, 22 April 2026 [access]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 1 (4 May 2026)

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 1

Opportunity:

Discussion panel: Supporting Resilience and Facilitating Safe and Regular Migration Pathways in a Changing Climate: Lessons Learned from GCM Implementation, Side event at the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF), 8 May 2026 [info]

- See also other related side events.

Short pieces:

Designing denial of reparations: Race, the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement and Climate IDPs (OpinioJuris, April 2026) [text]

- Contribution to the symposium on "Beyond Containment – Confronting Racial Hierarchies in International Law."

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ Advisory Opinion: From emerging practices to legal obligations on climate- and disaster-related displacement (Nansen Initiative +10 Blog, April 2026) [text]

Leave to Remain for “Climate Refugees”: UK Human Rights Appeal Granted on Climate Change Grounds (RLI Blog, April 2026) [text]

A Reappraisal of Social Protection in the Context of Climate Change-induced Internal Displacement (RID Blog, April 2026) [text]

The REP Fund Announces Key Partners for Landmark Carbon Financing Initiative in Uganda and Rwanda (UNHCR Blog, April 2026) [text]

Sinking Sovereignty: The Legal Vacuum for Climate-Displaced Populations in the South Pacific and Bangladesh (RID Blog, April 2026) [text]

Strategic litigation and the rights of disaster-displaced persons (Nansen Initiative +10 Blog, May 2026) [text]

The United States Has an Internal Displacement Problem (Carnegie Endowment, April 2026) [text]

- Focuses on disaster displacement.

Using Adaptive Mobility to Avoid Displacement: The Way Forward for Law in the Context of Climate Change? (RID Blog, April 2026) [text]

When Climate Change Meets Immigration Law: The Legal Gap for Climate-Displaced People (Georgetown Environmental Law Review Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 1 (7 April 2026)

- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 2 (7 April 2026)

Opportunities: More May 2026 & New June 2026

Call for proposals: Special issues of International Journal of Refugee Law [info]

- Submissions deadline is 4 May 2026.

Forum: Beyond Assad: Statelessness and Justice for Syria’s Future, London, 5 May 2026 [info]

- Register by 4 May 2026.

Public hearing: Forced exile, removal of nationality and statelessness, Brussels, 6 May 2026 [info]

- Note: This event will also be livestreamed.

Seminars: Refugee Studies Centre Public Seminar Series, Trinity Term 2026, 6 May-10 June 2026 [info]

- The first seminar on 6 May 2026 is "Cross-border assistance to IDPs: law and localisation in the delivery of 'quiet aid'."

Call for registration: LGBTQ+ refugees in the welfare state: Research, policy and practitioners in dialogue, Uppsala, 21-22 May 2026 [info]

- Register by 7 May 2026.

Call for applications: ARC Laureate Fellowship: PhD Scholarships on Evacuations, UNSW Law & Justice [info]

- Apply by 18 May 2026.

Book launch: Canada in the Global Refugee Regime, Online, 20 May 2026 [info]

Seminar: Queer and Trans Mobilities and the Search for Refuge, Bristol, UK/Online, 20 May 2026 [info]

Policy brief launch: Asylum assessment of asylum seekers who cite sexual orientation and gender identity as grounds for asylum, Uppsala, 22 May 2026 [info]

- Register by 21 May 2026.

Short course: Framing the Narrative: Public Opinion on Migration and Media Influence, Cairo, 31 May-4 June 2026 [info]

- Apply by 21 May 2026.

Short course: Early Career Writing and Publishing in Displacement Studies Workshop, London, 16 September 2026 [info]

- Apply by 26 May 2026.

Lecture: The future of solutions to internal displacement?, Geneva/Online, 28 May 2026 [info]

CFP: Anti-Trafficking Review [info]

- Contributions sought for special issue on "Engaging Impacted Communities." Submission deadline is 1 June 2026.

CFP: Refugee Survey Quarterly Special Symposium [info]

- Contributions sought for short contributions on the theme of "Protection in Practice? Reflections on Lives Lived Under and Through the 1951 Refugee Convention." Submission deadline is 1 June 2026.

Short course: Gender and Refugees, Cairo, 14-18 June 2026 [info]

- Apply by 1 June 2026.

Short course: Migration and Integration, Cairo, 12-15 July 2026 [info]

- Apply by 1 June 2026.

Short course: Monitoring and Evaluation in Migration Contexts: Theory, Methods, and Practice, Cairo, 7-11 June 2026 [info]

- Apply by 1 June 2026.

Call for applications: Reviews Co-Editors, Journal of Refugee Studies [info]

- Apply by 4 June 2026.

Call for registration: 4th JDC Research Conference on Forced Displacement, Bangkok, 4-6 June 2026 [info]

- No deadline indicated.

Events: Refugee Week Australia 2026, 14-20 June 2026 [info]

- This year's theme is "A Million Stories."

Short course: Expert Witness Training, London, 22 June 2026 [info]

- Apply by 15 June 2026.

Events: Refugee Week UK, 15-21 June 2026 [info]

- This year's theme is "Courage."

Call for proposals: The Right to Joy: Daily Life for Displaced People [info]

- Contributions sought for edited volume. Submission deadline is 20 June 2026.

Save the date: The Refugee Convention at 75: Perspectives Within and Beyond, Oslo, 22-23 June 2026 [info]

- Registration info has not yet been posted.

CFP: Discover Education [info]

- Contributions sought for a special collection on "How to Facilitate the Access to Higher Education for Refugees and Forcibly Displaced People." Submission deadline is 30 June 2026.

Related post:

- Opportunities: More April & May 2026

New Book Titles

Please visit my Forced Migration Library blog for references to new books due out in May 2026, as well as additional titles published in April 2026 and new open access texts.

Round-up: OA Articles Published by Global South Authors (30 April 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 April 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.

Bronze OA:

"Influx of Refugees in Egypt and Their Integration in Social Protection Programs," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 3 April 2026

- Authors (4) = Egypt

"Nigeria Aims to Capitalize on Regional Integration Amid Evolving Emigration Patterns," Migration Information Source, 8 April 2026

- Author = Nigeria

Diamond OA:

"La compleja tarea de conceder asilo político en Centroamérica: Los diplomáticos mexicanos y la reelección presidencial de 1939 en El Salvador," Estudios de historia moderna y contemporánea de México, no. 71 (2026)

- Author = Mexico

"Towards a Humanized Border Governance in Africa: Protecting Vulnerable Migrants and Displaced Persons (The Cases of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya)," Pensar: Revista de Ciências Jurídicas, vol. 31 (2026)

- Author = Morocco

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.

"Arar rosom arar elom: An Exploration of Arts-based Method in Fostering Cultural Identity and Mental Healing for Rohingya Refugees," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 23 March 2026

- Authors (2) = Australia (lead), India (1)

- APC = USD 1990

"Challenges of Afghan Refugees in Accessing Healthcare Services in Iran: A Qualitative Interview Study," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 25 April 2026

- Authors (5) = Iran

- APC = USD 1990

"Hesitant Sharing, Hesitant Caring: How Global and National Policies on Refugees and Asylum Seekers Interact in the Global South," Comparative Migration Studies, 14:24 (April 2026)

- Authors (2) = Egypt

- APC = USD 1490

"Multilevel Correlates of Childhood Violence in Refugee Settings: Findings from the Ethiopia Humanitarian Violence against Children and Youth Survey," Global Health Action, vol. 19, no. 1 (2026)

- Authors (13) = Kenya/Ethiopia (lead), Kenya (11), US (1)

- APC = USD 3230

"Stuck or Striving in the City? Urban Friction and the Making of Internal–International Migration Pathways in Iraqi Kurdistan," Comparative Migration Studies, 31 March 2026

- Authors (2) = Denmark (lead), Iraq (1)

- APC = USD 1490

Green OA:

"Not Lex Specialis, Yet: Testing a Complementary Climate-Displacement Regime in Bangladesh in Post-ICJ Climate Advisory Opinion 2025," Chapter in Climate on the Move: Migration, Environment, Health, Economy, and Justice in a Changing World (Springer, Forthcoming 2026)

- Preprint version posted on SSRN

- Authors = UK/Spain/Estonia (lead), Bangladesh (1)

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.

"Circular Refugee Migration: Understanding Protracted Displacement Beyond a Refugee-Returnee Binary," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 30 March 2026 

- Authors (2) = US (lead), Panama (1)

- APC = USD 3910

"Continuity Behind Change: From the Foreign Law to the Migration Law in Chile (2010–2023)," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 31 March 2026

- Authors (3) = Spain/Chile (lead), Spain (1), Chile (1)

- APC = USD 3390

"Intersecting Oppressions and Mental Distress: Migrant Domestic Workers under the Kafala System in Lebanon," Migration Studies, vol. 14, no. 2 (June 2026)

- Authors (2) = Lebanon

- APC = EUR 4150

"Researching Vulnerability in Multilingual Contexts: Trauma, Ethics, and Pedagogy," TESOL Quarterly, Early View, 8 March 2026

- Author = Qatar

- APC = USD 2990

"The Struggles That Persist: An Exploration of the Harsh Living Conditions of Venezuelan Migrants in Trinidad and Tobago," International Journal of Intercultural Relations, vol. 113 (July 2026)

- Authors (2) =  US (lead), Trinidad & Tobago (1)

- APC = USD 3490

"War, Martial Law, and Mobilisation: Exploring the Characteristics of Human Smuggling at Ukraine’s Borders in 2022–2023," European Journal of Criminology, vol. 23, no. 1 (Jan. 2026)

- Authors (5) = Ukraine (4, incl. lead), Netherlands (1)

- APC = USD 3650

Books/Book chapters:

"Climate Change, Vegetation Change, Human Mobility, and Malaria Dynamics in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa," Chapter in The Climate, Migration and Health Nexus: Opportunities for Interregional Cooperation (Springer, March 2026) 

- Author = South Africa

Refugee-Led Organizations in Uganda: Agency, Gender, and Politics of Self- Organizing in Exile (McGill-Queen’s University Press, April 2026) 

- Authors (3) = Germany (2), Uganda (1)

"Technological Interventions for Reducing Climate Change Impacts on Health: An Overview of Future Possibilities," Chapter in The Climate, Migration and Health Nexus: Opportunities for Interregional Cooperation (Springer, March 2026) 

- Authors (3) = US/Canada (1), Kazakhstan/US/Belgium (1), India (1)

Related post:

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

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Short pieces:

Beyond Participation: Why Refugee-Led Organizations Matter in the Rohingya Response (Refugee Watch Online, April 2026) [text]

How China-Myanmar Relations Impact the Rohingya Crisis (Refugee Research Online, April 2026) [text]

Migrant Asia: Book Release and Discussion – A Report (Refugee Watch Online, April 2026) [text]

Two Sides of Japan’s Immigration Policy: Welcoming Migrant Workers and Excluding Asylum Seekers (Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, April 2026) [text]

UNHCR: 2025 was deadliest year yet for maritime movements of Rohingya refugees (UNHCR, April 2026) [text]

Reports:

Compounding returns: A study on remittance loss and the cost of deportations (Samuel Hall & World Vision, March 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Cost of Waiting: Intergenerational impacts of protracted Rohingya displacement (International Rescue Committee, April 2026) [access]

The Impact of Temporary Migration Status on Access to Refuge in Victoria: Barriers to Safety and Support (Univ. of Melbourne & Australian Catholic Univ., March 2026) [text]

It's Time for Australia to Grant Permanent Residence for Long-term Refugees and People Seeking Asylum (Univ. of Melbourne et al., March 2026) [text]

Returning to uncertainty: The situation of Afghan returnees (INTERSOS, April 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Ethical Conduct of Research with Migrants and Refugees: A Systematic Qualitative Review of Ethics Guidelines," Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Latest Articles, 14 April 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Australia.

"Irregular and Forced Migration within Asia: Governance, Marginality, and Labor," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 15 April 2026 [open access]

- Introduction to forthcoming special collection.

"Language Choices among Ukrainian Refugees in Japan: An Interview Study," Slavia Iaponica = Studies in Slavic Languages and Literatures, vol. 29 (2026) [open access]

"On the Move away from 'Rohingya': (Barmaiyya) and the 'Settlers'," Bulletin of Asia-Pacific Studies, vol. 28, no. 1 (2026) [full-text]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific (3 April 2026)

Thematic Focus: General

Reports: 

Annual Global Overview of Migration Routes 2025 (International Organization for Migration, April 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

- See also related news release. 

Data-Driven Route-Based Approaches to Mixed Movements of Migrants and Refugees: Research and Response (UNHCR, IOM & MMC, Dec. 2025; posted April 2026) [text]

General Assembly Responses to Conflict and Crisis Situations - A Follow-on Research Initiative to Assembly for Peace: A Digital Handbook on the UN General Assembly’s Past Practice on Peace and Security (United Nations University, 2026) [access]

Health System Resilience, Enhancement and Refugee Response Project (HSRERRP) (UNHCR & Queen Margaret University) [access]

- The research focuses on Kenya, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Mauritania, Pakistan, Peru and Zambia. Follow link for publications produced by this project.

Missing Migrants and Their Families Left Behind: IOM Missing Migrants Project 2025 Annual Global Report (International Organization for Migration, April 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

- See also related news release.

The World Bank’s Window for Host Communities and Refugees: Successes, Challenges, and the Way Forward (Center for Global Development, April 2026) [text]

- See also related blog post.

World report on promoting the health of refugees and migrants: Monitoring progress on the WHO global action plan (World Health Organization, March 2026) [access]

Journal articles:

"Managerializing expulsion: Examining the discursive critique of assisted voluntary return and reintegration policy," Migration Studies, vol. 14, no. 2 (June 2026) [open access]

*"'Mixed migration' or forced migration? Evidence from four transit countries," Comparative Migration Studies, 11:28 (April 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Colombia, Jordan, Mexico and Turkey.

Perspectives on Politics, vol. 24, spec. issue no. 1 (March 2026) [free full-text]

- Highlights political science research on refugees and migration via 1) a series of critical dialogues and book reviews, which are presented and discussed in this editorial introduction (the reviews themselves are all freely available elsewhere in the issue); and 2) a Review Symposium on Nele Kortendiek’s Global Governance on the Ground: Organizing International Migration and Asylum at the Border, that comprises a review and four commentaries (here is the editors' introduction).

Multimedia:

Strengthening Data for Better Outcomes in Forced Displacement (UNU, April 2026) [access]

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Related post:

- Thematic Focus: General (30 March 2026)

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Short pieces:

New Proposed DHS Rule Effectively Ends Work Authorization for Asylum Applicants (TRAC, April 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US. The comment period ends 29 June 2026. See other comments that have been shared online. 

Refugee entrepreneurs transforming waste into self-reliance (UNHCR Innovation, April 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Ecuador.

Reports & book chapters:

"Job Quality as a Crucial Measure of Migrants’ Economic Integration," Chapter in Job Quality in a Turbulent Era (Edward Elgar, March 2026) [open access]

Measuring the Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Labor Markets: Quasi-Experimental Studies of §287(g) Agreements and the Secure Communities Program (US Congressional Research Service, March 2026) [text]

Private sector partnerships and inclusive public policies support the integration of hundreds of thousands of refugees across Latin America (UNHCR, April 2026) [access]

- Links to the following reports, in English and Spanish: 1) Self-reliance for refugees in the Americas, and 2) Private sector engagement for refugee inclusion in the Americas.

Work Authorization Delays and Economic Integration of Asylum Seekers in the United States, IZA Discussion Paper, no. 18462 (IZA@LISER, March 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"An analytical framework for examining the ethical dimensions of innovative humanitarian finance," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 11:9 (April 2026) [open access]

"A Female Refugees’ Career: A Review and Agenda for Future Research," Societies, vol. 16, no. 4 (April 2026) [open access]

"Intersecting oppressions and mental distress: Migrant domestic workers under the Kafala system in Lebanon," Migration Studies, vol. 14, no. 2 (June 2026) [open access]

"The Living Project of Long-Term Economic Integration Among Resettled Refugees: Perspectives From Community Leaders and Service Providers," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 22 April 2026 [full-text]

- Focuses on the US.

"Needs for capacity sharing in humanitarian responses: qualitative study on experiences of professional and voluntary workforce," Journal of International Humanitarian Action," 11:10 (April 2026) [open access]

"Overeducated and Underpaid: Characteristics of H-1B Visa Holders from New Administrative Records, 2014–2024," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 21 April 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on the US.

"The Role of Settlement Intentions (Un-)Certainty in the Labour Market Integration of Ukrainian Refugees in Germany," Work, Employment and Society, OnlineFirst, 15 April 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (30 March 2026)

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Short pieces:

"Exclusive: Trump poised to expand refugee program for white South Africans," Reuters, 23 April 2026 [text]

- See also related posts on The Conversation and CS Monitor.

The politics of ‘hollowing out’: Conceptualizing the decline of resettlement (RLI Blog, March 2026) [text]

The UK could make migrants wait up to 20 years before becoming settled – making it one of the longest waits in the world (The Conversation, April 2026) [text]

- See also related Border Criminologies post.

Reports:

Durable solutions in action: FAO’s approach to forced displacement (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

From Exile to Return: Rebuilding Lives and States after Conflict (Migration Policy Institute, April 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Syria and Ukraine.

Settling well in regional Australia: experiences of people from refugee backgrounds (University of Wollongong et al., 2026) [text]

- See also related post on The Conversation.

Journal articles:

"Beyond Immediate Protection: Gender, Race, and the Reception of Displaced Ukrainians in Germany and the United States," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 13 April 2026 [open access]

"Persistent precarity? Examining refugee resettlement to Norway as a durable solution," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 15 April 2026 [open access]

"Refugees’ Levels of Trust in Police Personnel in their Resettled Communities: Application of the Social Identity Theory," International Criminology, Latest Articles, 10 April 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on the US.

"Return to what? Reimagining home and belonging after conflict and refugee status cessation among Liberians in Nigeria," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 15 April 2026 [open access]

"The role of religion in integration through intermarriage: The case of Bhutanese refugees in Michigan," Politics and Religion, First View, 6 April 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on the US.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions (28 March 2026)

Regional Focus: MENA

Short pieces:

From Gaza to Lebanon: Forcible Displacement Dressed in Humanitarian Garb (EJIL: Talk Blog, April 2026) [text]

Funding cuts push refugee families in Egypt to the brink (UNHCR, April 2026) [text]

Humanitarian scorecard: Six months in, Gaza ceasefire is failing (NRC et al., April 2026) [text]

Impacts of the Middle East conflict on East African refugees and migrants (Mixed Migration Centre, April 2026) [text]

- "This article examines the implications of the conflict for refugees and migrants from East and the Horn of Africa who reside in Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)."

When Warnings Displace: Evacuation Orders, Civilian Protection, and the Right to Remain in Lebanon (RLI Blog, April 2026) [text]

- See also related TNH article.

Reports:

Enhanced Regional Survey on Syrian Refugees Perceptions and Intentions on Return to Syria, Wave 2:  Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon (UNHCR, April 2026) [text]

- See also related summary.

Protection Overview of Afghan Refugees in Iran: Key Protection Risks, Needs and Priorities amid Economic Pressure and Insecurity (UNHCR, April 2026) [text]

- See also related report on Afghans' protection concerns in Iran.

Return and reintegration in Syria: home under strain (Mixed Migration Centre, April 2026) [text]

*Syria: Protection and Reintegration Insights - Voices of returnees and host communities across Syria (January-March 2026) (UNHCR, April 2026) [text]

UNRWA’s ability to fulfil its mandate across its areas of operation (EU Agency for Asylum, April 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Challenges of Afghan refugees in accessing healthcare services in Iran: a qualitative interview study," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 25 April 2026 [open access] 

"Hesitant sharing, hesitant caring: How global and national policies on refugees and asylum seekers interact in the global South," Comparative Migration Studies, 14:24 (April 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Egypt.

"Honorable Return or Diplomatic Expedient? Opportunities and Limitations for the Dignified Return of Refugees to Syria from Türkiye," Border Crossing, vol. 16, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Stuck or striving in the city? Urban friction and the making of internal–international migration pathways in Iraqi Kurdistan," Comparative Migration Studies, 31 March 2026 [open access]

Multimedia:

*The Human Cost of the War in Iran (Forced from Home Podcast Series, 2026) [access]

Surviving war while delivering aid (Rethinking Humanitarianism Podcast Series, April 2026) [access]

- Focuses on Lebanon.

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Related post:

- Regional Focus: MENA (9 April 2026)