11 March 2011

Focus on Asia Pacific

Events & Opportunities:

David and Goliath: Children’s Unequal Battle for Refugee Protection, Hong Kong, 15 March 2011 [info]
- Lecture given by Jacqueline Bhabha.

Job Opportunity: Interpretation, Training and Outreach Officer, Hong Kong Refugee Advice Centre [info]
- Apply by 21 March 2011.

Events after the Fact:

Online Discussion: Assessing the Impact of a Changing Climate on Human Displacement, Asian Development Bank, 9 February 2011 [info]
- Transcript available.

Regional Expert Roundtable on Good Practices for the Identification, Prevention and Reduction of Statelessness and the Protection of Stateless Persons in South East Asia, Bangkok, 28-29 October 2010 (UNHCR, 2011) [discussion paper] [conf. report]

Report of the 3rd Asia Pacific Consultation on Refugee Rights, Bangkok, 25-27 November 2010 (APRRN, 2010) [text]
- See also brief summary.

Publications:

Climate Change and Migration in Asia and the Pacific: Draft Edition (Asian Development Bank, Feb. 2011) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Final report to be issued in March.

"A New Comprehensive Plan of Action: Addressing the Refugee Protection Gap in Southeast Asia through Local and Regional Integration," Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration, vol. 1, no. 1 (Feb. 2011) [full-text]

Update on UNHCR’s operations in Asia and the Pacific - 2011 (UNHCR, Feb. 2011) [text]

Web Sites:

Refugee Studies Forum [access]
- Newly established project in Tokyo which will undertake research, hold meetings, publish a journal, and network with scholars.

[Photo credit: "Group Photo of Delegates in Bangkok," Vision First]

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