Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

African countries should resist Europe’s assertive migration diplomacy (ISS Today, Feb. 2026) [text]

As Sudan war approaches fourth year, humanitarian agencies appeal for support to refugees (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [text]

How African Governments Responded to the 2025 Aid Shock (CGD Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

Regional protection scheme needed for Sudan’s displacement crisis (ISS Today, Feb. 2025) [text]

USD 91M Appeal Launched to Support Migrants Along Key African Migration Corridors (IOM, Feb. 2026) [text]

Reports:

Aid and Accountability for Sudanese Refugees in Chad (Refugees International, Feb. 2026) [text]

Aid, Interrupted: Conflict Dynamics Following the USAID Suspension in Africa (Univ. of Sydney, Feb. 2026) [text]

- See also related CGD Blog post.

"Everything belongs to the agencies": performative refugee elections in Kakuma refugee camp, Refugee-led Research Working Paper, no. 10 (Refugee Studies Centre, Nov. 2025) [text]

What communities have taught us about effective and accountable humanitarian aid in Chad (Concern & Ground Truth Solutions, Dec. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Ecological Paradoxes of Conflict: The Dual Impact of Armed Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises on Africa's Ecosystems," African Journal of Ecology, vol. 64, no. 2 (March 2026) [open access]

"Entwined economies of violence: understanding borderland conflict and resource politics in northern Kenya," Disasters, vol. 50, no. 2 (April 2026) [open access]

"Exploring a Scalar Nexus Approach to Understanding Environmental Change Around Refugee Settlements in Uganda," Annals of the American Association of Geographers, Latest Articles, 12 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Migrants’ Right to Membership of Political Parties: Reappraisal," Constitutional Court Review, vol. 15, no. 1 (Dec. 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on South Africa.

"Sudanese refugees in Chad: addressing overwhelming mental health needs through sustainable partnerships," BJPsych Open, vol. 12, no. 2 (March 2026) [open access] 

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (6 Feb. 2026)

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2 (6 Feb. 2026)

Regional Focus: MENA

Short pieces:

"Compliant aid: Who are the Israel-approved NGOs scaling up in Gaza?," The New Humanitarian, 11 Feb. 2026) [text]

Egypt: Refugees in hiding amid crackdown involving arbitrary arrests and unlawful deportations (Amnesty International, Feb. 2026) [text]

Reports: 

Accounting for Missing Persons in Libya: Applying Global Good Practice (International Commission on Missing Persons, Feb. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Business as Usual: Human Rights Violations and Abuses against Migrants, Asylum-Seekers, and Refugees in Libya (OHCHR & UNSMIL, Feb. 2026) [text]

Guidance on Identity and Civil Documentation Requirements for Accessing Humanitarian Assistance and Services (Global Protection Cluster, Feb. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

- Focuses on Syria.

Journal articles:

"Forced migrants’ agency in first countries of asylum: towards a more holistic Understanding of decisions about secondary movement by Syrian refugees in Turkey and Lebanon," Comparative Migration Studies, 23 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Global Humanitarianism Between Ideals and Realities: Lessons from Gaza’s 2023 Crisis," Forum for Development Studies, Latest Articles, 5 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Globalizing the international refugee regime: UNHCR’s expansion to Lebanon in 1962," Journal of Global History, FirstView, 26 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"Migration under double war: transnational perspectives and the role of a conceived third country," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 19 Feb. 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on migrants to Israel from Ukraine, Russia, and Ethiopia.

"Procedural (in)justice: unpacking the role of humanitarian aid targeting in shaping host–refugee relations in Lebanon," Third World Quarterly, Latest Articles, 14 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Violent and non-violent death tolls for the Gaza conflict: new primary evidence from a population-representative field survey," The Lancet Global Health, Online First, 18 Feb. 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: MENA (10 Feb. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"The humanitarian-development nexus and sexual and reproductive health interventions in fragile settings: A scoping review," PLOS Glob Public Health 6(2): e0005767 (Feb. 2026) [open access]

"Imagining return: Desire, aspiration and possibility in women’s migration," International Review of Sociology = Revue Internationale de Sociologie, Latest Articles, 3 Feb. 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Moroccans and Tunisians in Italy.

"Intersectional Harm and Motherhood in the UK Asylum System," British Journal of Criminology, Advance Articles, 2 Dec. 2025 [open access]

"'It’s Unjust to Treat Pregnant People this Way': Obstetric Violence Among Pregnant and Postpartum Asylum-seekers at the Mexico-U.S. Border," Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Latest Articles, 12 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Manning Humanitarian Programs: The Impossible Bargain of Refugee Men," Politics & Gender, vol. 21, no. 3 (Sept. 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on Chad.

"Prolonging the Temporary: Female-Headed Syrian Refugee Households on Displacement, Return and Waiting post-Assad," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 16 Feb. 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Lebanon.

"Resettlement Stories: Photovoice with Adolescent Girls and Young Women with Refugee Backgrounds in Québec," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 41, no. 2 (2026) [open access]

"Revisiting the 'Imperative of Categories': Women at Risk in Resettlement Practice," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 42, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Studying conflict-related sexual violence: What does it mean for researchers’ well-being?," Journal of Peace Research, vol. 62, no. 6 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

"Sweden's New Resettlement Policy: Introducing Gender and Gender Equality as Governing Tools in Migration Governance," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 42, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 1 (24 Feb. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Deportation as gendered violence: Afghan women’s experiences at the Iran-Afghanistan border (Border Criminologies Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

Everyday Effects of Displacement and Conflict on Mothers: A Survey of Myanmar and Manipur Women FDPs in Mizoram (RLI Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

Fragile Gains: Why Women Must Be at the Center of Gaza’s Relief and Recovery Efforts (Women's Refugee Commission Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

SIPRI advances gender-responsive humanitarian action in eastern Chad (SIPRI, Feb. 2025) [text]

Reports: 

Access to justice for refugee women in the Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, Refugee-led Research Working Paper, no. 9 (Refugee Studies Centre, Nov. 2025) [access]

- Focuses on Uganda. Scroll down to access report and executive summary.

Access to land and resilience of Sudanese refugee women in Chad: Systemic issues and local perceptions (SPARC, Dec. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

- Also in French.

Gender Matters Bulletin (UN Women, 2025) [via ReliefWeb]

- No. 1 (April 2025): No Relief in Sight: The impact of escalating hostilities, repeated displacement orders and the ongoing aid blockade on women, girls, men and boys in Gaza

- No. 2 (Oct. 2025): Nowhere to call home: The impact of displacement on the shelter needs of women and girls in the West Bank

- No. 3 (Aug. 2025): Leading in times of crisis: The role of Women’s Organizations in the Humanitarian Response in Palestine

- No. 4 (Oct. 2025): Sustaining families alone: The experiences of crisis-affected and displaced women-headed households in Gaza

The impact of foreign assistance cuts on women’s rights and women-led organizations in Ukraine (UN Women, Feb. 2026) [text]

The Impact of ‘Safe Country’ Concepts on Women Seeking Asylum in the UK (Women in Refugee Law & Asylos, Jan. 2026) [text]

Lessons for research funders from locally led action research on women’s empowerment among pastoralists (SPARC, Sept. 2025) [text via ODI eLibrary]

- Focuses on Nigeria and South Sudan.

Participatory Action Research: A How To Guide by Researchers with Lived Experience (Women for Refugee Women, Feb. 2026) [text via WiRL]

Multimedia:

A Year of Harms, 10 Feb. 2026 [access]

- Recording of a panel discussion on the global impact of humanitarian funding cuts on women and girls.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues (4 Feb. 2026)

Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People

Short pieces:

"US forced deportation, language exclusion, and disability justice," The Lancet, vol. 407, no. 10528 (Feb. 2026) [free full-text]

New open access book:

Disability Inclusion in Humanitarian Crises: Robust Human Rights Norms? (Springer, 2025) [open access]

- This book "addresses the challenges of recognizing and including persons with disabilities and indicates the degree to which disability is being mainstreamed in international law and humanitarian action. Further, it explores how international organizations have promoted a rights-based understanding of disability in international law, and to what extent this understanding has gained acceptance in humanitarian policy and practice. Theoretically, Funke and Dijkzeul explore the robustness of the disability inclusion norm cluster during processes of institutionalization, translation, and implementation. The book examines these processes from a multi-level perspective, which involves a variety of actors beyond states, including organizations of persons with disabilities."

Reports:

At the intersection of gender, disability and forced displacement: Identifying the challenges and needs of refugee women with disabilities in Georgia and the Republic of Moldova (UN Women, Dec. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Pushed Beyond Their Limits: The survival of older people in Gaza (HelpAge International, Feb. 2026) [text]

The Situation of Older People in Sudan (HelpAge International & Protection Cluster, Dec. 2025) [access]

Working with Older Persons in the Ukraine Refugee response: Promising Practices from the Field and Recommendations (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Aging and Vulnerability in Conflict Zones: Exploring the Experiences of Older Internally Displaced Persons and Returnees During Armed Conflict," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 16, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Nigeria.

"Experiences of Asian mothers of children with disability who migrated to Western countries: a systematic review of qualitative studies," Disability and Rehabilitation, Latest Articles, 29 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"Invisible and unheard: epistemic injustice at the intersection of migration and disability," Disability & Society, Latest Articles, 19 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Mapping Memories and Meaning: Visual and Narrative Methods in Research with Older African Refugees," International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 13 Feb. 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Canada.

"Voices from the margins: experiences of misrecognition among refugee and asylum parents of children with disabilities upon entry to the education system in England," International Journal of Inclusive Education, Latest Articles, 16 Feb. 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People (22 Jan. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Ethiopia Crafts a Roadmap for Refugee Inclusion amid Global Aid Cuts," Migration Information Source, 18 Feb. 2025 [text]

"Experiences in building social connectedness and sense of belonging: Voices from African migrants in Australia," Scientific Reports, 16:5418 (Feb. 2026) [open access]

"Exploring Afghan Refugees’ Post-Resettlement Experiences in North America: A Scoping Review," Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, OnlineFirst, 11 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Informing Integration Policies Through Research: A Scoping Literature Review on Factors Influencing Migrants’ Integration in Switzerland," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 5 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Navigating Vulnerability in the Context of Resettlement: Syrian Youth in Türkiye," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 42, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

Refugee Survey Quarterly, vol. 44, no. 4, Dec. 2025 [contents]

- Special issue on “Interrogating the ‘Complementarity’ of Complementary Pathways: A Transnational Evaluation of Policy and Practice.” Five articles are open access.

"Revisiting the 'Imperative of Categories': Women at Risk in Resettlement Practice," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 42, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Sweden's New Resettlement Policy: Introducing Gender and Gender Equality as Governing Tools in Migration Governance," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 42, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Ties that help carry on: family and school friendships in supporting Ukrainian refugees," Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, Latest Articles, 5 Feb. 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Finland, Estonia, and Lithuania.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 1 (23 Jan. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

A Challenge Becoming an Opportunity: The Venezuelan Diaspora’s Journey to Social Integration (Immigration Lab Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Peru.

In Newly Released Memo, DHS Claims Authority to Detain Refugees Who Have Not Applied for Green Cards After a Year (IRAP, Feb. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US. See also info on a related lawsuit; scroll down to see additional resources.

The Welcoming of Migrants: A Continuum from the Local to the International (SciencesPo, Feb. 2026) [text]

- Interview with authors of a recent book, Des localités pour accueillir. Migrants dans les villes et villages de France et d’ailleurs (Le Bord de l'Eau, 2025).

Reports:

*2025 Afghan Returns: One Year Recap (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [text]

Designing legal pathways into Sweden: opportunities, challenges and added value (Delmi, Feb. 2026) [access]

- Follow link for report and brief.

From 'refugee' to 'New Arrival': The Challenges Faced by Repatriated Somali Refugees Returning to Dadaab, Refugee-led Research Working Paper, no. 8 (Refugee Studies Centre, Aug. 2025) [access]

- Scroll down to access report and executive summary.

Measuring Progress Towards Durable Solutions in Ukraine (International Organization for Migration, Feb. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Multiculturalism in Focus – Migrants’ Sense of Belonging Study 2025 (Scanlon Foundation Research Institute, 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Australia. See also related SBS article.

Ukrainian displaced people's inclusion in Europe (Stockholm School of Economics Riga & Robert Bosch Stiftung, Feb. 2026) [text]

*UPDATED

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 1 (30 Jan. 2026)

- Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 2 (30 Jan. 2026)

Regional Focus: Americas

Short pieces:

Accompaniment in protracted urban displacement: learning from a community-based response to Venezuelan displacement in Peru (HPN, Jan. 2026) [text]

Catatumbo’s ‘Care-Land’: how local initiatives sustain humanitarian relief amid escalating violence in Colombia’s borderland with Venezuela (The Conversation, Feb. 2026) [text]

Development-Induced Displacement of Indigenous Communities in Ecuador (RID Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

Displaced by Violence, Excluded from Healthcare: Compounding Injustices Facing Colombia’s IDPs (RID Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

Tras Maduro, un enfoque mesurado de la migración venezolana es más esencial que nunca (MPI, Feb. 2026) [text]

- Also available in English.

Reports & journal articles:

Overlooking Lived Experiences: Access to Asylum & Canada’s Safe Third Country Agreement (Univ. of British Columbia, Jan. 2026) [text]

Rapport d’analyse: Cohabitation personnes déplacées internes – communautés hôtes, impacts socio-économiques, historique de déplacement et intentions de retour (IOM, Feb. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Reformando la frontera vertical? De las deportaciones a la contención al interior del territorio mexicano," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 17 (2026) [open access]

"Theorizing participation in the migrant caravans: Perspectives from migration and social movement studies," Migration Studies, vol. 14, no. 1 (March 2026) [open access]

"The ‘vulnerability paradox’: how institutional legacies shaped Colombia's response to Venezuelan displacement," Disasters, vol. 50, no. 2 (April 2026) [open access]

Multimedia:

Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants: Current Developments and Likely Futures, 17 Feb. 2026 [access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Americas (3 Feb. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Opportunities:

Seminar: The Humanitarian Archives Emergency: How and Why Digital Solutions Contribute to the Survival of Archives in Danger, Geneva & Online, 24 February 2026 [info]

Seminar: When aid stops – confinement, cuts, and diaspora responses, 26 February 2026 [info]

Events: Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks, Geneva and/or Online, 2-12 March 2026 [info]

- "One of the largest gatherings for Member States, UN agencies, NGOs, the private sector, academia, and others to share expertise, hold consultations and collaborate on challenges - spanning both humanitarian action and development solutions in crisis contexts." See, e.g., ALNAP's and ELRHA's sessions.

Call for applications: Research co-lead, Global Humanitarian Assistance (GHA) 2026 Report [info]

- Apply by 5 March 2026.

Short pieces:

Advisory Panel on the Future of Humanitarian Action: Global South Perspectives (ODI, Feb. 2026) [access]

All-Member State briefing with the High Commissioner (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [text]

Beyond definitional ambiguity: locally led action as baseline, localisation as reform (HPN, Feb. 2026) [text]

IOM and IFRC Assume Co-Leadership of Global Shelter, Land and Site Coordination Cluster (IOM, Feb. 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.

Reports: 

Analytical Note on UNHCR Multi-Purpose Hubs (MPHs), IOM Migrant Resource Centres (MRCs), and IFRC Humanitarian Service Points (HSPs): Clarifying Mandates, Design Logic, and Complementarity under Route-Based Approach (UNHCR, IOM & IFRC, Feb. 2026) [text]

Humanitarian funding cuts: power, prioritisation, and systemic injustice in global humanitarian aid, STG Policy Paper, no. 2 (European University Institute, Jan. 2026) [text]

Restitution of findings in humanitarian research: Guidance note (ELRHA, Feb. 2026) [text]

- "Addresses a critical gap in the research cycle: restitution of findings: returning data, evidence, and knowledge to the communities that contributed to the research." 

Situating Social Assistance Providers’ Perspectives in Protracted Displacement Contexts, BASIC Research Working Paper, no. 59 (Institute of Development Studies, Jan. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Lebanon, Pakistan, and the DRC.

Journal articles:

"CIRV: a composite index for humanitarian financing," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 11:4 (Feb. 2026) [open access]

- Note: CIRV = CERF Index for Risk and Vulnerability

Humanitarian Aid on the Move, no. 27 (Feb. 2026) [full-text via ReliefWeb]

- Special issue on "Between preservation and transformation: the aid sector at a crossroads."

"Humanitarian diplomacy in practice: Turkish and Qatari NGOs navigating access and influence in Somalia," Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, Latest Articles, 13 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"Impact of two decades of humanitarian and development assistance and the projected mortality consequences of current defunding to 2030: retrospective evaluation and forecasting analysis," The Lancet Global Health, OnlineFirst, 2 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Perceived suffering in humanitarian images: A photo-elicitation," Social Sciences & Humanities Open, vol. 3 (June 2026) [open access]

"Power and its discontents: The long road to systemic change in the aid sector," World Development, vol. 200 (April 2026) [open access]

Multimedia:

Burnout in the aid sector and how to respond (Rethinking Humanitarianism Podcast Series, Feb. 2026) [access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance (29 Jan. 2026)

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Allocating time in asylum systems: a dilemma between efficacy and equal treatment," Comparative Migration Studies, 6 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"A crisis of human rights: litigation as governance at the border," Handbook on Migration and Human Rights (Edward Elgar, Sept. 2025) [preprint]

"Establishing (Un)Certainty: Language and Reproducing Suspicion in Forensic Medical Evaluations," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 41, no. 2 (2026) [open access]

"On the Nation’s Doorstep: How the Ninth Circuit Ruled Against Metering and Redefined the Border for Asylum Seekers," San Diego Law Review, vol. 62, no. 4 (2025) [full-text]

"Picturing Bad Refugees: Haiti, Vietnam, and the Racial Politics of Refugee Photography," Journal of American Studies, FirstView, 11 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Reclaiming Interpretation: PSGs, Asylum Law, and the Post-Loper Bright Landscape," Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law, vol. 15, no. 1 (Fall 2025) [full-text]

*"Seeking meaning in US asylum adjudications: aspirations, affect, and morality on the frontlines of the state," Social Forces, Advance Articles, 15 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Ukrainian Immigrants in the United States," Migration Information Source, 12 Feb. 2026 [text]

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice, vol. 32, no. 1 (2025-2026) [full-text]

- Special issue on "Decriminalizing Migration: Reforming Immigration Law to Protect Undocumented Communities."

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (19 Feb. 2026)

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Administrative Warrants, Immigration Arrests, and the Fourth Amendment (CATO At Liberty Blog, Feb 2026) [text]

The Army Clause: A Forgotten Constitutional Check on ICE, CBP, and the Pentagon (Just Security, Feb. 2026) [text]

Board of Imitation Appeals (The Asylumist Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

- See also related Immigration Impact blog post.

How the 9/11 terrorist attacks shaped ICE’s immigration strategy (The Conversation, Feb. 2026) [text]

Nearly 17% of Team USA Has Direct Immigrant Ties, Research Shows (America's Voice Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

When ICE sweeps a community, public health pays a price – and recovery will likely take years (The Conversation, Feb. 2026) [text]

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

Reports:

At What Cost? Inside the Trump Administration’s Secret Deportation Deals (US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Feb. 2026) [text via The Hill]

How ICE Went Rogue: A Brief Analysis of the Legal Authorities Governing ICE and CBP Operations — and How They’re Being Undermined and Violated by Policy and Practice (American Immigration Council, Feb. 2026) [text]

ICE Arrests across Trump's First and Second Terms: Variation in Targeting, Method, and Geography, Working Paper, no. 34794 (NBER, Feb. 2026) [text]

A Profile of the Growing Black Immigrant Population in the United States (Migration Policy Institute, Feb. 2026) [text]

Resource:

ICE Map [access]

- This site "tracks ICE-related news incidents in individual counties, as well as immigrant detention facilities with documented health and security inspection failures." Read more about it in this Rice Thresher article.

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States (9 Feb. 2026) 

Regional Focus: Europe

Short pieces:

Asylum Interviews in Southern Italy: Narratives, Credibility and Consequences (NCCR On the Move Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

A Draconian Return System: High Humanitarian Cost of the Forthcoming Return of Irregular Migrants (Verfassungsblog, Feb. 2026) [text]

*Spain's new migrant regularization explained (InfoMigrants, Feb. 2026) [text]

- See also related post on The Conversation.

The Steering Committee’s ‘Preliminary Draft Text’ for the Chișinău Declaration: Nothing is Wrong with the ECtHR’s Migration Case-Law (EJIL: Talk Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

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

Reports:

Budgeting for Asylum, Migration and Inclusion in Europe after 2027 (ECRE, Feb. 2026) [text]

Mixed movements in South-Eastern Europe: Understanding Diverse Motivations and Intentions (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [text]

Routes in flux: Is EU migration policy working? Falling arrivals, shifting routes, and the EU’s new migration strategy (Mixed Migration Centre, Feb. 2026) [access]

- Follow link for texts of report and related article.

Transitioning to What? Legal Statuses Available After Temporary Protection for People Displaced from Ukraine (ECRE, Feb. 2026)

- Paper 1: Germany, Austria, Czechia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Republic of Moldova

- Paper 2: Belgium, France and Spain

- Paper 3: Poland and Italy

Journal articles:

"Field reflections from training Finnish asylum officials," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 8 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"'No Safe Haven' and the Politics of Accountability: The Extradition and Exclusion of Rwandan Genocide Suspects," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 12 Feb. 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on The Netherlands.

"Organisational determinants of administrative decision-making quality in European asylum offices: a qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA)," Comparative Migration Studies, 10 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Still Deserving? Social Construction of Ukrainian Refugees Changing Over Time," Nationalities Papers, FirstView, 3 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"'They are lovely men': Compassionate exclusion used to justify a protest outside asylum seeker accommodation," British Journal of Social Psychology, vol. 65, no. 2 (April 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Ireland.

*UPDATED

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (4 Feb. 2026)

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (4 Feb. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 2 (Ukrainians)

Reports & journal articles:

"Experiences of externally displaced Ukrainian women: a longitudinal study of financial resilience recovery, economic behavioral decisions, and financial inclusion in displacement," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 11:6 (Feb. 2026) [open access]

"A framework for understanding precarious economic incorporation of Ukrainian refugees in Central Eastern Europe," Comparative Migration Studies, 7 Feb. 2026 [open access]

Labor market integration of Ukrainian refugees in Europe: Employment gaps, skill mismatches and economic gains (UNHCR, Jan. 2026) [text]

PTSD and refugees' underemployment: Evidence from displaced Ukrainians, RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series, no. 26019 (Rockwool Foundation, Jan. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Denmark.

"Turning crisis into potential: Leveraging the skills of forced Ukrainian migrant women in Poland," PLoS One 21(1): e0338655 [open access]

"Ukrainian displaced women entrepreneurs in EU countries: Pathways to inclusion in the European business environment," Women's Studies International Forum, vol. 114 (Jan.-Feb. 2026) [free full-text]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1 (18 Feb. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1

Opportunity:

Webinar: Meeting Labor Skill Needs While Expanding Refugee Protection, 26 February 2026 [info]

- Discussion and launch of "Building Refugee-Inclusive Labour Mobility Pathways: A visa evaluation framework." Focuses on Europe.

Short pieces:

Decent Work for Refugees: Advancing Inclusion and Business Sustainability (UNHCR Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

Immigrants Use Less Welfare at Every Income Level (CATO At Liberty Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US. See also related testimony relating to welfare fraud.

Right to work when home no longer works for you (IDRC, Jan. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Thailand. See also related UNHCR story.

Reports:

Can Words Shift Views? How Policy Communication Shifts Support for Low-Skilled Immigration, Migration Insight Series, no. 17 (Univ. of British Columbia, Feb. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Canada.

Immigrants’ Recent Effects on Government Budgets: 1994–2023 (CATO Institute, Feb. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US. See also related blog post.

Journal articles:

"Between active citizenship and exploitation: understanding exhaustion and disposability in un(der)paid and low-paid labor by refugees in the Netherlands," Ethnic and Racial Studies, Latest Articles, 30 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"Immigration Politics: Socio-economic Contributions and Securitisation of Immigration in Botswana," Migration and Development, OnlineFirst, 12 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"Migrant livelihoods and the power of social ties: evidence from Johannesburg’s informal sector," Development Southern Africa, Latest Articles, 4 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Refugee inflows and macroeconomic performance: evidence from a cross-country panel (2000–2023)," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 2 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Unwelcome Neighbours: Poverty and Anti-immigrant Sentiment in Morocco," Migration and Development, OnlineFirst, 12 Jan. 2026 [open access]

Women's Studies International Forum (2026) [contents]

- Special issue collection on "Are Resources Wasted?: Employment and Career Barriers for Educated Refugee Women in Turkey." Note: Three articles that focus on Syrian women are freely available.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (28 Jan. 2026)

News: "Routes Monitor" - New Tool from UNHCR

To support a route-based analysis of mixed movements, UNHCR has launched a new data platform that "brings together multiple sources of information – including from UNHCR, national authorities, UN and NGO partners, and media and social media monitoring – to show evolving trends, highlight protection needs and support more effective responses along entire journeys." 

Currently, users can view trends and patterns for five routes that have more abundant monitoring data available: Central Med., Eastern Med., Western Med., Western Africa Atlantic, South & South-East Asia. Each route also includes country-level figures. More general resource pages are provided for five other routes for which more limited data are available: Americas, Eastern Route to Yemen and the Gulf, Southern Africa, Western Balkans, Western Indian Ocean. 

A "Special Features" page also provides access to statistical info on "Main Nationalities," "Disembarkations" and the "Dead or Missing at Sea." 

Additional details are provided in this methodological note.

For more information on the route-based approach to addressing mixed movements of refugees and migrants, visit this webpage in UNHCR's Operational Data Portal.