30 March 2017

Thematic Focus: Solutions

As Refugees Resettle across Europe, Four News Organizations Partner to Tell the Still-unfolding Stories of Integration (Nieman Lab, March 2017) [text]

"Australia Close to Resettling 12,000 Syrian Refugees," VOA News, 22 March 2017 [text]

"Canadians Adopted Refugee Families for a Year. Then Came 'Month 13'," New York Times, 25 March 2017 [text]

"Can Resettlement Prevent Irregular Migration?," Al Jazeera, 26 March 2017 [text]
- "Accessible resettlement programmes for refugees in Africa can curb irregular immigration to the West and save lives."

Enhancing Humanitarian Admission in Europe, Webinar, 23 March 2017 [info]
- Note: Audio of this webinar should become available soon.

"In Vermont Town, Refugee Resettlement Debate Costs Mayor His Job," NPR, 8 March 2017 [text]

Integrating Young Male Refugees: Initial Evidence from an Inclusive Soccer Project, Discussion Paper, no. 17-016 (Centre for European Economic Research, 2017) [text]

"The Last Refugee: Through the Closing Door," Boston Globe, 23 March 2017 [text]

"Make America Great by Welcoming Refugees Again," Thomson Reuters News, 28 March 2017 [text]
- Note: This is a comment by the former director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

"Refugees in Texas: Attitudes Toward Security and Service," Pulitzer Center, 15 March 2017 [text]

A Year after Key Conference Sought to Boost Resettlement Targets for Syrian Refugees, Half of the 500,000 Places Sought Have Been Achieved (UNHCR, March 2017) [text]

Resource:

Welcoming Refugees (Welcoming America) [access]
- This program "assists organizations and communities across the country plan ways to help local refugees feel a greater part of their new community and to build understanding among all residents."

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Solutions (18 March 2017)

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