Thematic Focus: Protection at Sea

Events:

Refugee Council of Australia's Annual General Meeting and Public Forum on Protection at Sea, Melbourne, 24 November 2014 [info]
- More details to follow.

"Protection at Sea," Theme of the High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges, Geneva, 10-11 December 2014 [info]
- A tentative schedule is now available.  Follow the a/m link for background information, key documents and regional reports.

Publications:

2014 Becomes the Deadliest Year at Sea off Yemen (UNHCR, Oct. 2014) [text]

Fatal Journeys: Tracking Lives Lost during Migration (IOM, Sept. 2014) [text]
- See also IOM's Missing Migrants Project web site.

"In Rickety Boats, Cuban Migrants Again Flee to U.S.," New York Times, 9 Oct. 2014 [text]

Interception of Asylum Seekers on the High Seas: A Bibliography (My Name is Asher Hirsch Blog, Oct. 2014) [text]

"Mare Nostrum to End - New Frontex Operation will not Ensure Rescue of Migrants in International Waters," ECRE Weekly Bulletin, 10 Oct. 2014 [text]

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Europe (7 Oct. 2014)
- Thematic Focus: Protection at Sea, esp. in the Mediterranean (16 April 2014)

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