Regional Focus: Middle East

Unfolding news: 

The UN Secretary-General is about to brief the press on the situations in Yarmouk and Yemen.

Yarmouk:

Syria: Barrel Bombs and Sniper Attacks Compound Misery of Civilians Besieged in Yarmouk (Amnesty International, April 2015) [text]

U.N. Official Calls Situation at Yarmouk Refugee Camp 'Beyond Inhumane' (NPR, April 2015) [text]

Yarmouk: A Timeline of Suffering (IRIN, April 2015) [text]

Yemen:

Few Escape Routes for Refugees and Migrants Trapped in Yemen (IRIN, April 2015) [text]

Humanitarian Funding Analysis: Conflict and Displacement in Yemen (Global Humanitarian Assistance, April 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

UNHCR Position on Returns to Yemen (UNHCR, April 2015) [text]

Other publications:

Humanitarian Consequences of the Actions of the Terrorist Group Known as “Islamic State” (PACE, March 2015) [text]

Iraq’s Internally Displaced Populations and External Refugees: A Soft Landing is a Requisite for us all (Future Development Blog, April 2015) [text]

Rebuilding from the Rubble: Post-conflict Land Tenure and Opportunities in the Gaza Strip, Paper prepared for 2015 World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty, Washington, DC, 23-27 March 2015 [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: MENA (1 April 2015)

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