Publications: Iraq, Mental Health, Refugee Abuse, Refugee Protection/Gulf of Aden, Trafficked Women & Asylum, Urban IDPs

Good Intentions: A Review of the New Asylum Model and its Impact on Trafficked Women Claiming Asylum (POPPY Project and Refugee Women's Resource Project, June 2008) [text]

Iraq Displacement and Return - 2008 Mid-Year Review (IOM, June 2008) [text]

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings: Checklist for Field Use (IASC, June 2008) [access via ReliefWeb]

Outsourcing abuse: The use and misuse of state-sanctioned force during the detention and removal of asylum seekers (Birnberg Peirce & Partners, Medical Justice and NCADC, July 2008) [text]

Refugee Law Project: Special Bulletin on Urban IDPs (July 2008) [text]

Regional Conference on Refugee Protection and International Migration in the Gulf of Aden, May 19-20, 2008 in Sana'a, Yemen (UNHCR, docs. posted July 2008) [access]

Posted in Publications.

Recent Bibliographies & Literature Reviews: Housing, Multiculturalism, Youth, Women Refugees

Annotated Bibliography of New Zealand Literature on Migrant and Refugee Youth (NZ Department of Labour, 2008) [text]

Housing, New Migration and Community Relations: A review of the evidence base (ICAR, 2008) [access]

Multiculturalism, Citizenship and Identity: A policy and literature review prepared as part of ICAR’s Refugee Rights and Responsibilities project, funded by the Sigrid Rausing Trust (ICAR, 2008) [text]

Women Refugees in International Perspectives, 1991-1999 (Research Resource Division for Refugees, Carleton University, 2007) [access]
- Extensive bibliography that updates the previous volume, published in 1997.

Posted in Publications.

Research Papers: Asylum/South Africa & UK, Climate Change, Corruption, NGOs/Romania, Palestinians, Protection, Urban IDPs

Barbour, Brian and Brian Gorlick, Embracing the 'responsibility to protect': a repertoire of measures including asylum for potential victims, New Issues in Refugee Research paper no. 159 (UNHCR, July 2008) [text]

Black, Richard et al., Demographics and Climate Change: Future Trends and Their Policy Implications for Migration, DRC Working Paper no. T-27 (Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, June 2008) [text]

Fielden, Alexandra, Ignored Displaced Persons: the plight of IDPs in urban areas, New Issues in Refugee Research paper no. 161 (UNHCR, July 2008) [text]

Fletcher, Emily, Changing Support for Asylum Seekers: An Analysis of Legislation and Parliamentary Debates, Working Paper no. 49 (Sussex Centre for Migration Research, May 2008) [text]

Maxwell, Daniel et al., Preventing Corruption in Humanitarian Assistance (Feinstein International Center, Humanitarian Policy Group & Transparency International, July 2008) [text]

Munteanu, Alison, Partners for protection: a review of the organizational capacity of NGOs in Romania, New Issues in Refugee Research paper no. 160 (UNHCR, July 2008) [text]

Tiltnes, Åge A., Characteristics of Displaced Palestinian Refugees from the Nahr El-Bared Refugee Camp, Fafo-paper 2008:02 (Fafo, May 2008) [text]

Vigneswaran, Darshan, A Foot in the Door: Access to Asylum in South Africa (Forced Migration Studies Programme, June 2008) [text]
- See the related research report.

Posted in Publications.

New Issues of Dev. in Practice, Hum. Exch., Mig.& Id.; Calls for Papers

New Issues:

Development in Practice, vol. 18, nos. 4&5 (August 2008) [contents]
- Focus is on participatory research and gender analysis; includes a literature review.

Humanitarian Exchange Magazine, no. 39 [full-text]
- Features articles on the humanitarian response in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Migrations & Identities, vol. 1, no. 1 (2008) [contents]
- Mix of articles.

Calls for Papers:

Forced Migration Review: "Ten Years of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement" (deadline 12 Sept. 2008) [access]

Refuge: Canada's Periodical on Refugees: 2 calls, one for "Sanctuary in a Global Context" (deadline 1 Sept. 2008), and the other for "Refugees and the Insecure Nation: Managing Forced Migration in the Global North" (deadline 31 Oct. 2008) [access]

Posted in Periodicals and Events & Opportunities.

Displacement from/in Iraq

The International Crisis Group recently issued a report entitled "Failed Responsibility: Iraqi Refugees in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon," with recommendations for Iraq, the U.S., host countries, and the international community.

For information on the status and treatment of Iraqi refugees in receiving countries, read the country updates for Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, the U.S. , and Yemen in the latest World Refugee Survey.

For regular updates on the internal displacement situation, see:

• The Internally Displaced People in Iraq - Updates (Iraqi Red Crescent, monthly) [access]
• IOM-Iraq Assessment and Statistics Report (bi-weekly) [access]

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New Issues of HHR, IJRL, JEMS, RHM, Researcher

Health and Human Rights, vol. 10, no. 1 (2008) [full-text]
- First issue in the newly-adopted open access format. Includes an article on promoting greater access to biomedical literature to meet the needs of people around the world who cannot afford the subscription costs generally associated with health and medical journals.

International Journal of Refugee Law, vol. 20, no. 2 (June 2008) [contents]
- Articles examine UNHCR's guidelines on human trafficking, the legal status of Afghan refugees in Pakistan, and extraterritorial processing.

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 34, no. 6 (2008) [contents]
- Includes articles on human smuggling and refugee entrepreneurship.

Reproductive Health Matters, vol. 16, no. 31 (May 2008) [contents]
- Special issue focusing on reproductive health and conflict-/displacement-affected people.

The Researcher, no. 10 (June 2008) [full-text via ecoi.net]
- Mix of articles relating to RSD and protection matters, including an article on the subject of human trafficking.

Posted in Periodicals.

Climate Change and its Implications

ReliefWeb has compiled a resource page entitled "Humanitarian Implications of Climate Change." It includes links to key documents, research institutions, international humanitarian organizations, hazard specific analysis, thematic impact studies, and geographic impact studies.

Two recent discussions on the displacement implications of climate change held within a day of each other are available as a podcast and video, respectively:

- Human Displacement and Climate Change in International Law, 22 May 2008 [FMO podcast]

- Climate Change, Migration & Environmental Refugees, 23 May 2008 [YouTube video]

Two upcoming meetings will provide further opportunity to explore this issue:

- Environmental Change and Migration, Refugee Studies Centre Workshop, 11-12 September 2008 (venue to be announced) [more info.]

- Environment, Forced Migration and Social Vulnerability, 9-11 October 2008, Bonn [more info.]

Posted in Publications and Events.

Recent UNHCR Meetings: EXCOM Conclusions, NGOs, Standing Committee

Annual Consultations with NGOs, 25-27 June 2008 [web site]
- Provides access to detailed agendas for the consultations and side meetings, NGO profiles, and previous years' meeting documents. Topics discussed this year include human rights mechanisms, protection of women and children, IDP protection, resettlement, detention, education/employment creation, refugee law, reducing statelessness, and urban refugees.

Informal Consultative Meeting, 9 June 2008 [documents]
- Held to discuss ways to improve the drafting process for EXCOM Conclusions and to examine their use.

Standing Committee Meeting, 24-26 June 2008 [documents]
- Topics addressed include protracted refugee situations, resettlement, HIV/AIDS, IDPs, staff/refugee security, among others.

Posted in Events and Publications.

Research/Policy Papers: Afghans/Pakistan, Local Integration, Palestinian Refugees, Racism, Stranded Migrants

Brynen, Rex, "The Past as Prelude? Negotiating the Palestinian Refugee Issue," Briefing Paper, The Regional Dimension of the Palestinian Refugee Issue (Chatham House, June 2008) [text]

Burnett, Jon, "Racism, Destitution and Asylum," PAFRAS Briefing Paper, no. 6 (PAFRAS, June 2008) [text]

Dowd, Rebecca, "Trapped in Transit: The Plight and Human Rights of Stranded Migrants," New Issues in Refugee Research Paper, no. 156 (UNHCR, June 2008) [text]

Fielden, Alexandra, "Local Integration: An Under-reported Solution to Protracted Refugee Situations," New Issues in Refugee Research Paper, no. 158 (UNHCR, June 2008) [text]

Gal, Orit, "Israeli Perspectives on the Palestinian Refugee Issue," Briefing Paper, The Regional Dimension of the Palestinian Refugee Issue (Chatham House, June 2008) [text]

Schöch, Rüdiger, "Afghan Refugees in Pakistan during the 1980s: Cold War Politics and Registration Practice," New Issues in Refugee Research Paper, no. 157 (UNHCR, June 2008) [text]

Posted in Publications.

Publications: Climate Change, Detention/Neth., Disabilities, DNA Testing, Env., Expulsions/Mauritania, Hosting Refugees, Preventing Sexual Abuse

Civil Wars beyond their Borders: The Human Capital and Health Consequences of Hosting Refugees (Institute for the Study of Labor, April 2008) [text via Human Security Gateway)

Climate Change and Human Rights: A Rough Guide (International Council on Human Rights Policy, June 2008) [text]

Disabilities among Refugees and Conflict-Affected Populations (Women's Commission, June 2008) [access to report, resource kit, fact sheet and other related info.)

Linking Environment and Conflict Prevention: The Role of the United Nations (Swiss Peace Foundation, 2008) [text]

Mauritania: Nobody wants anything to do with us, arrests and collective expulsions of migrants denied entry into Europe (Amnesty International, June 2008) [text]

The Netherlands: The Detention of Irregular Migrants and Asylum-Seekers (Amnesty International, June 2008) [text]

To Complain or Not to Complain: Still the Question - Consultations with Humanitarian Aid Beneficiaries on Their Perceptions of Efforts to Prevent and Respond to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (Humanitarian Accountability Partnership, June 2008) [text]

UNHCR Note on DNA Testing to Establish Family Relationships in the Refugee Context (UNHCR, June 2008) [text]

Posted in Publications.

Annual Reports: Conflicts, Disaster Statistics, Peace Efforts, UNICEF

2008 Peace Process Yearbook (Escola de cultura de pau, June 2008) [text]

Alert 2008! Report on conflicts, human rights and peacebuilding (Escola de cultura de pau, June 2008) [text]

Annual Disaster Statistical Review: The Numbers and Trends 2007 (CRED, ISDR & UCL, 2008) [text]

Humanitarian Action Report 2008 (UNICEF, June 2008) [text]

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New Issues of APMJ, Conflict Trends, Cultures & Conflits, Dis. Prev. & Mgmt., FEX, HHRJ, IJRL, JHA, JIMI, Torture, WAN

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, vol. 17, no. 1 (2008) [contents]
- Includes an article on displacement from the Three Gorges dam in China.

Conflict Trends, no. 1 (2008) [full-text]
- Tenth anniversary issue.

Cultures & Conflits, no. 69 (printemps 2008) [texte intégral]
- Focus of this issue is "Xénophobie de gouvernement, nationalisme d'Etat."

Disaster Prevention and Management, vol. 17, no. 3 (2008) [contents]
- Special issue on "Social perspectives on disasters in SE Asia."

Field Exchange, no. 33 (June 2008) [full-text]
- Focus is on nutrition problems.

Harvard Human Rights Journal, vol. 21 (Spring 2008) [full-text]
- Mix of articles on human rights.

International Journal of Refugee Law, vol. 20, no. 1 (March 2008) [contents]
- Articles examine the EU refugee qualification directive, Canadian refugee status determination (RSD), Canadian jurisprudence, and the relationship between the ICC and RSD.

Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (June 2008) [full-text]
- New article added entitled "Have Islamic aid agencies a privileged relationship in majority Muslim areas? The case of post-tsunami reconstruction in Aceh."

Journal of International Migration and Integration, vol. 9, no. 2 (June 2008) [contents]
- Theme of this issue is "Attracting new arrivals to smaller cities and rural communities: findings from Australia, Canada and New Zealand."

Torture Journal, vol. 18, no. 1 (2008) [full-text]
- Includes several articles on the impact of trauma and exposure to conflict on various populations, including displaced Turkish Cypriots.

Women's Asylum News, no. 76 (June/July 2008) [full-text]
- From the Refugee Women's Resource Project.

Posted in Periodicals.

World Disasters Report 2008

Six months after the 2007 edition was published, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched its World Disasters Report 2008. The theme of this issue is "Rising to the challenge of HIV in disasters and crises." The complete text of the book is provided online in English, while chapter summaries are available in French and Spanish; Arabic summaries can be accessed via the French and Spanish language pages.

Previous editions are also available.

Posted in Publications.