Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters

Short pieces:

The Invisible Tide: Why Climate Policy Must Address the Unspoken Losses of Coastal Youth (RID Blog, May 2026) [text]

- Focuses on India.

Refugees innovating for inclusive climate action (UNHCR Innovation, June 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Zimbabwe.

Reports & journal articles:

"Climate-Induced Displacement and Migration – Implications on Poverty and Household Food Security in Southern Africa," Journal of Asian and African Studies, vol. 61, no. 2 (March 2026) [ResearchGate]

"Climate-Induced Exile in Latin America: Intersectionality, Refugee Women, and the Dynamics of Conflict and Negotiation," Histories, vol. 6, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

"Constrained agency of island and coastal communities facing climate displacement," Forced Migration Review, no. 76 Plus (June 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Indonesia and the Philippines.

"From conflict to climate crisis: How wars shape the future environment," Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 408 (May 2026) [open access]

"From Temporary Climate-Induced Displacement to Permanent Urban Settlement in Pakistan," Migration Information Source, 4 June 2026 [text]

Readiness Assessment of UNHCR’s Focus Area Strategic Plan for Climate Action, EVO/2026/03 (UNHCR, April 2026) [access]

- Follow link for text and summary.

Resource:

Practical Toolkit on Climate Change and Disaster Displacement: Training Materials for Decision-makers and Practitioners (Kaldor Centre, May 2026) [access]

- "These training materials are for decision-makers and practitioners working on international protection claims involving the impacts of climate change and disasters. They accompany the Practical Toolkit on International Protection in the Context of Climate Change and Disasters. The short training video and additional training materials below are intended for use by individuals and organizations seeking to better understand when, and how, international refugee and human rights law apply to people displaced in this context."

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters (22 May 2026)

Thematic Focus: General

Opportunities:

Call for participants: #IAW2026: Why Humanitarian Archives Matter—and Why They Are at Risk [info]

- Links to the Humanitarian Archives Emergency survey.

Workshops: Participatory Sense-Making Workshop on Humanitarian Archives, Records & Datasets, Amman/Bangkok/Bogota/Dakar/Nairobi, July-September 2026 [info]

- Apply by 15 June 2026.

Webinar: The politics of selective visibility: Narratives, knowledge production, and entrenched biases of migration stories, 24 June 2026 [info]

CFP: Journal of Refugee Studies [info]

- Contributions sought for a special issue on “Forming and transforming the IDP label: Categories, binaries and internal displacement.” Submit abstracts by 31 July 2026.

Short pieces:

"Cash-strapped UN refugee agency to cut more jobs, even as crises mount," Reuters, 18 May 2026 [text]

UNHCR welcomes new appointments to senior leadership team (UNHCR, June 2026) [text]

Reports:

Alert 2026! Report on conflicts, human rights and peacebuilding (Escola de Cultura de Pau, June 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

- Also available in Spanish.

Conflict trends: A global overview, 1946–2025 (PRIO, June 2026) [text]

Global Peace Index 2026 (Institute for Economics and Peace, June 2026) [access via ReliefWeb]

*Global Report 2025 (UNHCR, June 2026) [access]

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Children and Families’ Experiences with Document Portability, Security and Verification During Forced Migration," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 41, no. 2 (2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Afghans, Syrians and Ukrainians in Türkiye, Poland, and Canada.

"Displacement-affectedness: a moral economy lens to examine protracted displacement," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 8 June 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Lebanon, and Pakistan.

Handbook on International Migration and Social Networks (Edward Elgar, May 2026) 

- The introduction and final chapter are freely avaialable.

"Resilience and coping behavior among war refugees from diverse ethnic backgrounds," Discover Psychology, 6:137 (May 2026) [open access]

"Time in refugee studies: a conceptual literature review and prospects from a social theory lens," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 11:16 (June 2026) [open access]

Resource:

Protection and Assistance Services Along Mixed and Onward Movement Routes (UNHCR, IOM & ICVA) [access]

- "The tool provides a cross-regional overview of available services and urgent gaps. It aims to strengthen programme design and coordination, and to support referrals and improve planning and resource mobilization, while helping refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants access relevant, timely and tailored information, protection and assistance where they are. The plan is to gradually expand the product to other major mixed movements routes." Learn more in the joint press release.

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: General (21 May 2026)

News: 2025 Global Trends Report Published

UNHCR launched its flagship annual Global Trends report, in advance of World Refugee Day. From the press release:

"In 2025, 5.4 million people escaped violence and persecution by fleeing to other countries. But the report showed that returns are also gathering pace; 14.7 million displaced people returned to their areas or countries of origin in 2025 (4.4 million refugees and 10.3 million internally displaced people), with a sharp increase in Afghanistan, Sudan and Syria. Refugee returns were the second highest since records began 60 years ago, though many occurred under pressure and to precarious conditions at home. Overall, the data showed that global refugee numbers declined in 2025 by 3 per cent to 41.6 million. In a positive development, nearly 46,000 stateless people acquired citizenship across 24 countries last year. ...The Global Trends report showed that more than 70 per cent of refugees and others in need of international protection originated from Afghanistan, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and Venezuela. The largest hosts of refugees and other people in need of international protection in 2025 were: Colombia (2.8 million), Germany (2.7 million), Türkiye (2.4 million), Uganda (1.9 million), Islamic Republic of Iran (1.7 million), Chad (1.5 million) and Pakistan (1.3 million). In total, data from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre shows 68.6 million people were estimated as internally displaced due to conflict or violence as of end-2025, a 7 per cent decrease from end-2024... ."

This page provides additional highlights, in English, French, Spanish and Arabic, as well as access to the annexes and data set. In addition, several years of previous editions of the Global Trends report can be retrieved at the bottom of the page.

The complete text of the 2025 report is provided in English and Spanish. Moreover, a report on regional trends in West and Central Africa was also launched today.

Thematic Focus: Children & Families

Short pieces:

The administration has detained 400,000 immigrants: What do we know about their children? (Brookings Institution, May 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

A Changing World: Time and the Impact of Aid Reduction on IDP Children (RID Blog, May 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the Philippines.

Legal Gaps in Protecting Children's Mental Health in Armed Conflicts (OpinioJuris, June 2026) [text]

What do Home Office reforms mean for refugee children growing up in poverty? (LSE British Politics Blog, June 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the UK.

Reports:

The Office of Refugee Resettlement Needs to Improve Its Monitoring of Unlicensed Unaccompanied Alien Children Program Care Providers’ Compliance with Background Check Requirements (U.S. DHS Office of Inspector General, June 2026) [text]

When Aid Disappears, Childhoods Disappear Too - Fifteen Years of Lessons in Somalia: Why Global Solidarity Must Return in 2026 to Protect Children (Save the Children, 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Coping among Afghan Former Unaccompanied Refugee Children in the UK: A Qualitative Study Exploring Barriers and Influences Over Time," Transcultural Psychiatry, OnlineFirst, 13 May 2026 [open access]

"Eroding Protections, Expanding Enforcement: Transformations in the Policies and Practices Governing the Treatment of Unaccompanied Children in the United States under the Second Trump Administration," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 4 June 2026 [full-text]

"Exposure to intimate partner violence against women and its association with experiences and perpetration of violence among children and youth in refugee camps in Ethiopia," Conflict and Health, 12 May 2026 [open access]

"'The Glucksman is like home': young asylum-seekers, belonging and the right to the city," Journal of Youth Studies, Latest Articles, 5 June 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Ireland.

"Refugee rights, family reunification, and the protection of child refugees under the Refugee Convention at 75," International Journal of Refugee Law, Advance Articles, 5 June 2026 [open access]

"The role of family dynamics in (return) migration aspirations among Ukrainian protection holders in Germany," Comparative Migration Studies, 14:32 (May 2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Children & Families (8 May 2026) 

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Short pieces:

Event Report: National Seminar – From Vulnerability to Resilience: Assessing Security Risks and the Role of Livelihoods in Rohingya Camps (Sasakawa Peace Foundation, May 2026) [text]

"Immigration Policy or the Politics of Fear Against Asylum Seekers and Vulnerable Migrants?," Salient Magazine, 25 May 2026 [text]

- Focuses on New Zealand.

Pakistan: Mass Detention and Forced Returns of Afghans Amid Escalating Crackdown (Immigration Detention Monitor, May 2026) [text]

Tensions in Australia's migration system: a missed opportunity for the Coalition (Pearls and Irritations, May 2026) [text]

Türk: States must halt involuntary returns to Afghanistan (OHCHR, May 2026) [text]

UNHCR, humanitarian partners ask the world not to forget Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh (UNHCR, June 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Assessing the viability of carbon-credit-financed LED adoption in refugee camps," Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, vol. 91 (July 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh.

"Cross-country analysis of negative attitudes towards immigrants and immigration in Southeast Asia: A case of Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand," Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, vol. 35, no. 1 (March 2026) [open access]

"From hospitality to hostility: the evolutionary securitisation of Rohingya migration in Bangladesh," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 3 June 2026 [open access]

"Healthcare Access Experiences of Syrian Refugees in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Qualitative Focus Group Study," Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Latest Articles, 4 June 2026 [open access]

"Reintegrating home: economic, social and cultural challenges of return migration in South Punjab, Pakistan," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 7 May 2026 [open access]

"Targetability as Credibility: The Judiciary and Refugee Status Determination in South Korea," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 9 June 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific (20 May 2026)

Addendum to Europe Post

I just posted a round-up of Europe-related resources yesterday (see Pt. 1 and Pt. 2), but didn't learn about the following items until today:

Handbook on European Law relating to Asylum, Borders and Immigration, 4th ed. (EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, June 2026) [access]

- "This handbook provides an overview of the European legal standards relevant to asylum, borders and immigration, explaining both applicable Council of Europe and EU measures. The handbook is intended for lawyers, judges, prosecutors, border guards, immigration officials and others working with national authorities, and for national human rights institutions, non-governmental organisations and other bodies that may be confronted with legal questions in the areas covered." This new edition incorporates developments since 2020 (when the third edition was published) in EU legislation and case law from the ECtHR and EU Court of Justice.

Questions and Answers: The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum (Human Rights Watch, June 2026) [access]

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Opportunity:

Take part: Help to identify humanitarian archives, records and datasets at risk around the world and map the scale of the Humanitarian Archive Emergency [info]

- Links to a survey to help "identify archives, records, and datasets that are threatened, damaged, or already gone" in order to get a more complete "map of what exists, what is endangered, and what drivers of risk are most pressing." See this related blog post for more details.

Short pieces:

10 years of Humanitarian Alternatives: A common good for thinking about action (Humanitarian Alternatives/Alternatives Humanitaires, June 2026) [text]

"How to end well: Humanitarians must better plan their exits," The New Humanitarian, 1 June 2026 [text]

- See also related article in the Journal of International Humanitarian Action.

Ten insights from new humanitarian research studies in 2026 (ELRHA Insights, May 2026) [text]

"US pledges $1.8 billion more for UN humanitarian aid even as it’s cut foreign assistance overall," AP News, 14 May 2026 [text]

- See also related Inklings article and TNH opinion piece.

"What blocks reform? There are 10 years of lessons for the humanitarian reset," The New Humanitarian, 21 May 2026 [text]

Reports:

From Hormuz to the Frontlines of Hunger: The Middle East War's Economic Reach into Six Fragile Contexts (Mercy Corps, May 2026) [text]

The Economic Impact of the USAID Shutdown (SSRN, May 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Africa.

Humanitarian Diplomacy Re-Imagined: Towards a community-driven and justice-oriented approach to protect civilians (Oxfam, May 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

New World Disorder: More Shocks, Fewer Shock Absorbers (International Rescue Committee, June 2026) [access]

The world's most neglected displacement crises 2025, 10th ed. (Norwegian Refugee Council, June 2026) [access]

- See also related press release and methodology note.

Multimedia:

Diaspora aid: the lifeline we don’t talk about enough (Rethinking Humanitarianism Podcast Series, May 2026) [access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance (20 May 2026)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Reports:

Addressing irregularity and migrant vulnerabilities in Sweden, PRIME Policy Brief, no. 14 (EUI Migration Policy Centre, May 2026) [text]

Asylum Report 2026 (EU Agency for Asylum, June 2026) [access]

- Follow link for report, fact sheets, and additional resources.

False Narratives and the Reality of History: The Deportation of Soviet Koreans in 1937, RID Working Paper, no. 52 (Researching Internal Displacement, June 2026) [text]

How prepared is the EU for another migration crisis? Reassessing the situation in the wake of the Iran conflict and the Sudanese civil war (European Parliament, June 2026) [text]

Irregular migrants in Croatia: legal gaps, labour market pressures, and policy options, PRIME Policy Brief, no. 12 (EUI Migration Policy Centre, May 2026) [text]

Practical Guide on Qualification for International Protection (EU Agency for Asylum, June 2026) [text]

*Questions and Answers: The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum (Human Rights Watch, June 2026) [access]

The 'Risk of Absconding' under the EU Pact (UNHCR, 2026) [text]

UNHCR recommendations to Denmark on strengthening refugee protection in Denmark, Europe and globally (UNHCR, June 2026) [text]

*Resource:

Handbook on European Law relating to Asylum, Borders and Immigration, 4th ed. (EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, June 2026) [access]

- "This handbook provides an overview of the European legal standards relevant to asylum, borders and immigration, explaining both applicable Council of Europe and EU measures. The handbook is intended for lawyers, judges, prosecutors, border guards, immigration officials and others working with national authorities, and for national human rights institutions, non-governmental organisations and other bodies that may be confronted with legal questions in the areas covered." This new edition incorporates developments since 2020 (when the third edition was published) in EU legislation and case law from the ECtHR and EU Court of Justice.

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (9 June 2026)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Opportunity:

Discussion panel: Borders, Belonging and Justice: Rethinking Refugee Protection in Europe from States to Cities, Online, 15 June 2026 [info]

Short pieces:

EUAA publishes latest asylum trends in EU+ countries (European Commission, June 2026) [access]

One body: a decade of deaths in the Central Mediterranean (Border Criminologies Blog, June 2026) [text]

"Refugees and migration: Is Europe closing its doors?," DW, 1 June 2026 [text]

- Note: The URL provided in the article to the Global Refugee Crisis 2026 report is not correct; use this link instead. The report is only available in German. See also related NPR article and ECRE statement.

Spain’s migration regularisation plan through the eyes of an African migrant researcher: Between opportunity and policy trade-offs (MPC Blog, ) [text]

Journal articles:

"Attitudes towards Immigration Explain Beliefs about Asylum Authorities and Their Decisions," Nordic Psychology (Forthcoming) [preprint]

- Focuses on Finland.

"Contingent Safe Waters: Aesthetic Dissensus Between Metaphor and the Whitening of the Russo-Ukrainian War’s Refugees in the Spanish Press," Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, First View, 1 June 2026 [open access]

"Ethics as Methodological Innovation: Participatory Research Adaptations in Panel Survey Research with Syrian Refugees," Frontiers in Political Science, 1 June 2026 [open access]

- Draws "on the Refugee and European Cities Panel (2016–2022) across thirteen cities in Germany, Ireland, Sweden, and the UK."

"Ex post gatekeeping and the fiction of border control: pushbacks as a technology of migration governance at the Greek–Turkish Border," Journal of Contemporary European Studies, Latest Articles, 26 May 2026 [open access]

Oñati Socio-Legal Series, vol. 16, no. 3 (2026) [open access]

- Special issue on "Fronteras de excepción: Entre el control migratorio y la resistencia migrante."

"Unsettled times: War, temporality, and Ukrainian transnational lives," Migration Studies, vol. 14, no. 2 (June 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Ukrainians in Poland.

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (28 May 2026)

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (28 May 2026)

Thematic Focus: Detention

Short pieces:

Border Criminologies Blog (June 2026) 

- Two-part series discussing the recent report, "From Surveillance to Empowerment: Advancing the Responsible Use of Technology in Alternatives to Detention." See Part 1: Alternatives to detention: How tech ‘solutions’ expand containment; and Part 2: Rethinking tech in alternatives to detention: 10 principles rooted in community empowerment and transparency.

ICE Doesn’t Want the Public to See What Happens in Its Detention Centers (Immigration Impact Blog, May 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

ICE Has Detained 6,200+ Kids in Trump’s Second Term, Up 10x Since Biden Left Office (Marshall Project, April 2026) [text]

Pakistan: Mass Detention and Forced Returns of Afghans Amid Escalating Crackdown (Immigration Detention Monitor, May 2026) [text]

The stethoscope as a tool of border control: resisting the pathogenicity of immigration detention (Border Criminologies Blog, May June 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Italy.

Tanzania: Allegations of Detention Amidst Coerced Returns (Immigration Detention Monitor, May 2026) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Challenging Mass Immigration Detention," Michigan State Law Review, vol. 50 (Forthcoming, 2026) [preprint]

- Focuses on the US.

The Collapse of Al Hol Camp (Repatriate the Children Sweden, June 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

"The impact of immigration detention on mental health: an updated systematic review," BMC Psychiatry, 16 May 2026 [open access]

Protection in Principle, Detention in Practice: Women Survivors of Gender-Based Violence and Mental Health Risk within UK Immigration Removal Centres (LWOB Glasgow, May 2026) [text via SSRN]

Resource:

Explore the data: More than 11,900 rulings against Trump in ICE cases (POLITICO) [access]

- Track court rulings relating to the US administration's mass detention policy. See also related article.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Detention (14 May 2026)

Regional Focus: MENA

Opportunities:

Seminar: Refugees Return from Egypt: Legal Frameworks, Historical Contexts, and Contemporary Practices, Cairo, 14 June 2026 [info]

- *Note: This seminar has been postponed until further notice.

Consultancy: Regional Study on Gender Dynamics, Risks, and Decision-Making Related to Syrian Returns in Jordan, Lebanon, Türkiye, and Syria [info]

- Submit proposal by 21 June 2026.

Short pieces:

Mixed migration through Iran (Mixed Migration Centre, May 2026) [access]

- Infographic.

Occupied Palestinian Territory: UN experts alarmed by escalating settler terror and displacement (OHCHR, June 2026) [text]

United Arab Emirates: Targeting of Shia Migrants for Deportation Amidst Iran War (Immigration Detention Monitor, June 2026) [text]

Reports:

Downward Refugee-Led Accountability: Rethinking Humanitarian Governance by studying the Syrian Cross-Border Response, RLI Working Paper, no. 84 (Refugee Law Initiative, April 2026) [text]

International Protection Considerations with Regard to Asylum-Seekers from the Syrian Arab Republic (UNHCR, May 2026) [text]

Not Yet Home: Evidence and recommendations on Syrian refugee returns from Türkiye (FORCE4Refugees & Upinion, May 2026) [text via ICVA]

Palestinians Returning to Lebanon: Possibilities, Readmission and Risks, RLC Briefing Paper, no. 6 (Refugee Law Clinic, May 2026) [text]

Returning to Syria: Supporting safe and inclusive returns from Jordan and Lebanon (Humanity & Inclusion, ) [text via ReliefWeb]

*Vulnerability Assessment Framework: Socio-Economic Survey on Refugees - Jordan (UNHCR, May 2026) [access]

Journal articles:

Diasporas: Circulations, Migrations, Histoire, no. 45 (2026) [open access]

- Thematic dossier on "Chercher refuge au-delà de l’Europe: Réfugiés, migrants et exilés européens au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique du Nord (xixe-xxe siècles) = Seeking Refuge Beyond Europe. European Refugees, Migrants and Exilees in the Middle East and North Africa, 19th and 20th centuries."

"Exploring the Drivers of Hesitancy Towards Covid-19 Vaccine Among Syrian Refugees Residing in Mount Lebanon: A Qualitative Study," IJID Regions, In Press, 23 May 2026 [open access]

"Forced Displacement Trauma: Palestinian Nakba Narratives across Three Refugee Generations in Gaza," Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, Latest Articles, 14 May 2026 [open access]

Multimedia:

Humanitarianism in the West Bank: Structures, Power, and the Limits of Aid, 19 May 2026 [access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Regional Focus: MENA (19 May 2026)

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

Short pieces:

Building Workforce Pell for the real economy requires leveraging all available talent (Niskanen Center, June 2026) [text]

The Economic Benefit of Birthright Citizenship (CATO At Liberty Blog, May 2026) [text]

From the San Luis Valley to Vail, Latino labor powers every sector of Colorado’s economy (The Conversation, May 2026) [text]

The Immigration Debate America Needs—and is Not Having (MPI, May 2026) [text]

The low-immigration economy (ImmProf Blog, May 2026) [text]

Public comment: Improving wage protections for the temporary and permanent employment of certain foreign nationals in the United States (Niskanen Center, May 2026) [text]

"Report: Trump's immigration crackdown will harm Mass. labor force," WBUR, 4 June 2026 [text]

When ICE ramped up enforcement, US‑born workers didn’t see any economic gains (The Conversation, May 2026) [text]

Reports:

The Economic Impact of Mass Deportations, NBER Working Paper, no. 34790 (National Bureau of Economic Research, Feb. 2026) [text]

From Field to Fork: The Economic Impact of Immigrants on Texas’ Food Industry (American Immigration Council &  Texans for Economic Growth, May 2026) [access]

Immigration Restrictions and Natives’ Intergenerational Mobility: Evidence from the 1920s US Quota Acts, Research Briefs in Economic Policy, no. 485 (CATO Institute, May 2026) [text]

- See also related blog post.

Rooted in the Valley: Immigrants in Napa County’s Communities and Economy (Migration Policy Institute, May 2026) [text]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1 (5 June 2026)

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Supporting Self-Reliance in Protracted Displacement," JDC Newsletter (May 2026) [text]

- Includes link to May 2026 literature review.

Workshop explores the long-term economic impact of forced migration (Univ. of Gothenburg, May 2026) [text]

Reports: 

Cash Transfers and Employment among Syrian Refugees: Evidence from Rule-Based Eligibility in Türkiye, IZA Discussion Paper, no. 18670 (IZA Network at LISER, May 2026) [text]

Evaluation of the pathways to economic inclusion and self-reliance of refugees and host communities in Rwanda, through the scaling up graduation approach: phase 1, EVO/2025/20 (UNHCR, Jan. 2026) [text]

Papers, Paychecks, and Plans: Analyzing the Venezuelan Diaspora in Latin America (Center for Global Development, May 2026) [text]

- See also related blog post.

Uganda's Pioneer Refugee Model: Advances in Inclusion, Self-Reliance, and Pathways Forward, Policy Research Working Paper, no. 11368 (World Bank, May 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Central Asian Migrants Look Beyond Russia, Yet New Destinations Carry Challenges Too," Migration Information Source, 7 May 2026 [text]

"Civil War–Induced Displacement and Human Capital," Quarterly Journal of Economics, vol. 141, no. 2 (May 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Mozambique.

"The impact of armed conflicts and forced migration on labour markets: systematic literature review and future research agenda," Defence and Peace Economics, vol. 37, no. 2 (2026) [open access]

"A scoping review of economic integration interventions and programs for refugees," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 21 May 2026 [open access]

Multimedia:

Future-Ready Cities: Unlocking Immigrant Talent for Inclusive Economic Growth, 19 May 2026 [access]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1 (19 May 2026)

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 2 (19 May 2026)

Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Cultural community as an information ground of Middle Eastern women refugees in Sweden: a road to better integration into society," Information Research, vol. 31, no. ISIC (2026) [open access]

"Deportation after resettlement: The conditional belonging of Bhutanese Americans in the United States," Transformative Social Work, vol. 4, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Does the Form of Conflict Termination Shape the Scale, Timing, and Selectivity of External Refugee Return? Comparative Evidence from 30 Countries, and Three Selected Cases (Bosnia, Liberia, and Sri Lanka)," Araneum: Richmond Journal of American & Global Affairs, vol. 3, no. 2 (2026) [full-text]

"Participation and learning: a quasi-experimental examination of refugee settlement program and its impacts on refugees’ socioeconomic capabilities," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 30 May 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Uganda.

"Resistance, Intentionality, and Endurance: Understanding Asylum-Seeking Mothers’ Agency During Resettlement in Montreal, Canada," Transcultural Psychiatry, OnlineFirst, 21 May 2026 [open access]

"Sacrificing the Few to Save the Many: The Moral Economy of Resettlement to Norway," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 42, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

*"The Social Integration of International Migrants: Evidence from the Networks of Syrians in Germany," Journal of Political Economy, vol. 134, no. 4 (April 2026) [preprint]

"The Socio-Cultural Adaptation of Ukrainian Refugees in the EU: The Role of Cultural Events," Journal of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University: Series History, no. 69 (2026) [open access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 1 (4 June 2026)

Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Canada’s Role in Global Refugee Responses (MQUP Blog, May 2026) [text]

- References a related webinar, the video recording of which is available below.

Reorienting Integration: Key findings from a collaborative project on resettlement in Denmark (RSC Blog, May 2026) [text]

Trump raises refugee cap to admit more white South Africans (The Hill, May 2026) [text]

- See also related PBS News article.

UNHCR and UNDP launch new partnership to advance inclusion and solutions for people forced to flee (UNHCR & UNDP, May 2026) [text]

Reports: 

Analyzing Vulnerability in Canadian Refugee Resettlement, Working Paper, no. 30 (LERRN, May 2026) [text]

Durable solutions in action: FAO's approach to anticipatory action for displacement (Food and Agriculture Organization, May 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Handbook on Regularisation Policies: Practices, Debates and Outcomes (University of Krems Press, Sept. 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on Europe.

Reconsidering ‘Home’: Aspirations and Intentions of Syrians in Belgium in the Context of Syrian Political Transition (International Organization for Migration, May 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Refugee Survey (Govt. of New Zealand & Ipsos, 2026) [access]

- Follow link for report of findings from the refugee survey pilot and an infographic.

"There is No Place Like Home": Returns to Frontline Areas in Ukraine and Humanitarian Implications, WFP Ukraine White Paper, no. 4 (World Food Programme, May 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Multimedia:

Virtual Book Launch: Canada in the Global Refugee Regime, 20 May 2026 [access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions (15 May 2026)

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies - Pt. 2

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Adaptation Strategies, Practices and Challenges of Afghans in Iran and the Role of Digital Interaction," Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, vol. 19, no. 4 (2025; posted April 2026) [open access]

"AI for Good: Expanding Legal Services for Immigrants," Rutgers University Law Review, vol. 77, no. 5 (2025) [full-text]

- Focuses on the US.

"The Automation of Deportation? Evaluating the Challenges of Artificial Intelligence," Rutgers University Law Review, vol. 77, no. 5 (2025) [full-text]

- Focuses on the US.

"Forced Migration and Information Seeking Behavior on Wikipedia: Insights from the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis," Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media, vol. 20, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Mapping Arts and Digital Practices Supporting Diasporic Identity and Cultural Memory Among Migrants and Refugees: A Scoping Review Protocol," Culture, vol. 2, no. 2 (May 2026) [open access]

"Migrants’ Trust, Equity, and Inclusion in Digital Public Services: A Focus on Information Access and Use," Chapter in Migrações e Comunicação na Era Planetária: Debates e Ações (UMinho Editora/CECS, April 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Iranians in Finland.

"Migration and Digital Political Activism: The Venezuelan Case," Chapter in Migrações e Comunicação na Era Planetária: Debates e Ações (UMinho Editora/CECS, April 2026) [open access]

"A Role for Artificial Intelligence in a Politicized Immigration World," Rutgers University Law Review, vol. 77, no. 5 (2025) [full-text]

- Focuses on the US.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies - Pt. 1 (4 June 2026)

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Alternatives to detention: How tech ‘solutions’ expand containment (Border Criminologies Blog, June 2026) [text]

"Data of 600,000 Gaza households exposed in WFP cyber-attack," The New Humanitarian, 2 June 2026 [text]

- See also related Inklings article.

The digital lives of children experiencing displacement (Media@LSE Blog, May 2026) [text]

Home Office awards contract, plans 2027 implementation for using AI to assess age of asylum seekers (EIN, June 2026) [text]

#NO_LONGER_REFUGEES: How dignity drives Syrians’ return in the post-Assad era (RSC Blog, April 2026) [text]

Why Digital Access Matters for Refugee Girls in Conflict Settings (ACCORD, May 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Africa.

Reports: 

AI and Refugee Protection in the African Union: Smart Borders or Fortress Africa?, CIGI Policy Brief, no. 238 (Centre for International Governance Innovation, ) [text]

Community-Centered Connectivity in Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement, Uganda: An Internet Society Case Study (Internet Society, May 2026) [access]

LLMs as annotators of credibility assessment in Danish asylum decisions: evaluating classification performance and errors beyond aggregated metrics, MOBILE Working Paper, no. 98 (Univ. of Copenhagen, May 2026) [text]

Machine Learning Prediction of Conflict-Driven Refugee Migration: Evidence from Syria, Afghanistan, and Ukraine (SUNY Buffalo, 2026) [text]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies (13 May 2026)