Regional Focus: MENA, incl. Syria

"1948 Refugees: Proceedings of an International Workshop, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law, 14-15 December 2016," Israel Law Review, vol. 51, no. 1 (2018) [free full-text]

85,000 People Displaced in 10 Weeks as Hostilities Rage across Yemen (UNHCR, Feb. 2018) [text]

*Algeria: New Wave of Deportations (Human Rights Watch, Feb. 2018) [text]

Algeria and Morocco: Developing Inclusive Strategies Can Prevent Violent Extremism, Policy Brief (Institute for Security Studies, Dec. 2017) [text]
- See also related ISS Today article.

Anger Mounts as Israel Begins Detention and Deportation of African Asylum Seekers (The Conversation, Feb. 2018) [text]

"Compensation for Palestinian Refugees: Law, Politics and Praxis," Israel Law Review, vol. 51, no. 1 (2018) [free full-text]

‘I Was Something She Bought’: Syrian Men Marry to Survive (Refugees Deeply, Feb. 2018) [text]

Libya: Residents Barred from Returning Home (Human Rights Watch, Feb. 2018) [text]

The Long Road Home - Achieving Durable Solutions to Displacement in Iraq: Lessons from Returns in Anbar (Danish Refugee Council, International Rescue Committee & Norwegian Refugee Council, Feb. 2018) [text]

Negotiating Protection in the Syrian Refugee Response (Middle East Institute, Feb. 2018) [text]

Out of Sight Out of Rights: Rejected Asylum Seekers and Closed-files Individuals in Egypt, Thesis (American University in Cairo, Spring 2018) [text]

Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon: The Neglected Crisis (Forced Migration Forum, Feb. 2018) [text]

UN Shelved 2017 Reforms to Syria Aid Response (IRIN, Feb. 2018) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Regional Focus: MENA, incl. Syria (7 Feb. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling

Challenges to the Counter-Migrants Smuggling Regime in the Mediterranean Sea, Research Paper, no. 2-18 (Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, Feb. 2018) [text via SSRN]

Flow Monitoring Surveys: The Human Trafficking and Other Exploitative Practices Indication Survey - Male and Female Respondents Interviewed along the Central and the Eastern Mediterranean Routes in 2017 (IOM, Jan. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

From Reception to Recognition: Identifying and Protecting Human Trafficking Victims in Mixed Migration Flows (OSCE, Jan. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related Thomson Reuters News Foundation article.

"Human Security and Shared Responsibility to Fight Transnational Crimes: Resolution 2240 (2015) of the United Nations Security Council on Smuggling of Migrants and Human Trafficking Off the Coast of Libya," Chapter in Blurring Boundaries: Human Security and Forced Migration (Brill/Nijhoff, June 2017) [preprint]

"Human Smugglers in Libya Have Links to Security Services: U.N. Report," Thomson Reuters News Foundation, 7 Feb. 2018 [text]

Human Smuggling and Libya’s Political End Game (Institute of Security Studies, Dec. 2017) [text]
- See also related ISS Today article.

Human Trafficking and the Law: How to Protect Trafficked Persons (Canadian Council for Refugees, Jan. 2018) [text]

Identification and Response to the Needs of Trafficked Asylum Seekers: A Comparative Report for the Republic of Cyprus, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, the UK and Switzerland (TRACKS, Jan. 2018) [text]
- See also a summary of the report and a European Toolbox, which "aims to facilitate the detection of [trafficking] victims, their needs and guide practitioners on supporting them appropriately and following up their cases."

"'Migrants are more profitable than drugs': How the Mafia Infiltrated Italy’s Asylum System," The Guardian, 1 Feb. 2018 [text]

*Of Rights and Borders: Human Trafficking and Contemporary Forms of Slavery in European Law, Oxford, 14 Feb. 2018 [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

"Out of Africa: The Organization of Migrant Smuggling across the Mediterranean," European Journal of Criminology, OnlineFirst, 21 Jan. 2018 [abstract]
- See also related lecture summary and Univ. of Cambridge research news report.

The Slave Trade in Libya: What Can Development Actors Do? (Future Development Blog, Jan. 2018) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling (19 Jan. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Americas

Applying Comprehensive Responses (CRRF) in North & Central America (UNHCR, Jan. 2018) [text]

Exit North: The Impact of Refugees Fleeing Trump’s US for Canada (Kaldor Centre, Feb. 2018) [text]

"Immigrants and Refugees in the Housing Markets of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, 2011," Canadian Journal of Urban Research, vol. 26, no. 2 (2017) [full-text]

La CNDH Hace un Llamado Urgente al Gobierno Federal ante el Posible Colapso del Sistema de Proteccion a Refugiados en Mexico (Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos, Feb. 2018) [text]
- See also related Washington Post article.

New Migrant Routes, the Same Policy Responses: African Migration to Mexico, Mexico Security Initiative Student Paper (Univ. of Texas, Dec. 2017) [text]

On the Migrant Trail, a Refugee Movement Emerges (NACLA Blog, Jan. 2018) [text]

Open Borders in the Nineteenth Century: Constructing the National, the Citizen and the Foreigner in South America, Oxford, 24 Jan. 2018 [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

Overlooked, Under Protected: Mexico’s Deadly Refoulement of Central Americans Seeking Asylum (Amnesty International, Jan. 2018) [text]

Plan de Acción de Brasil: Evaluación del Grupo Articulador Regional del Plan de Acción de Brasil 2014-2017 [text via Asylum Access]
- "The Brazil Plan of Action, adopted by 28 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2014, defined specific actions to strengthen protections and sustainable solutions for refugees, forcibly displaced people and stateless people in the region. Marking its third anniversary, the Regional Working Group for the Brazil Plan of Action (GAR-PAB), of which Asylum Access is a member, published this report analyzing the challenges and best practices for each area of the plan of action." See also ACNUR's web page on the plan of action.

*Porous Colombia’s Futile Deportations of Venezuelans (Refugees Deeply, Feb. 2018) [text]

Putting Lives at Risk: Protection Failures Affecting Hondurans and Salvadorans Deported from the United States and Mexico (Refugees International, Feb. 2018) [text]

Refugee Determination System: A Practical Guide (Canadian Council for Refugees, Feb. 2018) [text]

UNHCR Welcomes Renewed Commitment to Protect Refugees by Latin American and Caribbean States at Key Meeting (UNHCR, Feb. 2018) [text]
-"The meeting concluded with the adoption of the “100 points of Brasilia” – a text that will serve as the region’s contribution to the global compact on refugees, which will be proposed to the United Nations General Assembly in September 2018."

Venezuelan Refugees Inflame Brazil’s Already Simmering Migrant Crisis (The Conversation, Feb. 2018) [text]

"Violence and Migration: Evidence from Mexico’s Drug War," IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 7:18 (Nov. 2017) [open access]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas (22 Jan. 2018)

Regional Focus: Africa

Publications:

[2018 Humanitarian Needs Overviews] (OCHA, 2018)
- For Cameroon, Chad & Nigeria.

African and Global Migration Goals Need to Align Better (Institute for Security Studies, Feb. 2018) [text]
- Commentary on the Global Compact for Migration.

Applying Comprehensive Responses (CRRF) in Africa (UNHCR, Jan. 2018) [text]

"A Dangerous Immigration Crackdown in West Africa," The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2018 [text]

"Everyday Justice for the Internally Displaced in a Context of Fragility: The Case of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)," Journal of Refugee Studies, 16 Oct. 2017 [open access]

From Response to Resilience: Working with Cities and City Plans to Address Urban Displacement -Lessons from Amman and Kampala (International Rescue Committee, Feb. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb] 

The Government of Rwanda and the UN Refugee Agency Launch a Joint Verification Exercise of Refugees and Asylum Seekers Residing in Rwanda (UNHCR, Feb. 2018) [text]

Migration Policy Frameworks in Africa  (Institute for Security Studies, Dec. 2017) [text]

Uganda: OECD Field Survey and Analysis Project (Ground Truth Solutions, Jan. 2018) [access]
- Follow link for downloads.

UNHCR Welcomes Uganda’s Commitment to Fight Corruption in Refugee Programmes (UNHCR, Feb. 2018) [text]

Resource:

Online Tutorial on Displacement and Durable Solutions in East Africa (ReDSS, Feb. 2018) [access] 

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Africa (6 Feb. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

New Issue of FMR

The latest issue of Forced Migration Review (FMR) has been published. The theme of FMR57 is "Syrians in Displacement." Here is the description:

"With 2018 marking the 7th anniversary of the Syrian conflict, this issue of FMR explores new insights and continuing challenges relating to the displacement of millions of Syrians both internally and in neighbouring countries. What we learn from responses to this large-scale, multi-faceted displacement is also relevant to other situations of displacement beyond as well as within the Middle East."

There are 27 articles focusing on the theme of "Syrians in Displacement," plus six general articles on other topics.

Readers can access FMR articles 1) individually, in HTML, PDF and MP3 formats, 2) via the digest feature, or 3) as a complete issue. Back issues of FMR are available here.

FMR is an open access publication. It is available online and in print in English, Arabic, French and Spanish. Audio versions of articles are available in English.

Tagged Periodicals.

New Issue of RSQ

The latest issue of Refugee Survey Quarterly (RSQ) has been published. Contents of vol. 37, no. 1, March 2018 include:

• The Securitisation of Canada’s Refugee System: Reviewing the Unintended Consequences of the 2012 Reform [abstract] [SSRN]
• Humanitarian Protection Advocacy in East Asia: Charting a Path Forward [abstract] [postprint]
• Seeking Asylum in Times of Crisis: Reception, Confinement, and Detention at Europe’s Southern Border [abstract] [Academia]
• Return Procedures Applicable to Rejected Asylum-Seekers in the European Union and Options for their Regularisation [abstract]
• The Great Escape? Converging Refugee Crises in Tyre, Lebanon [abstract]
• Mixed Up: International Law and the Meaning(s) of “Mixed Migration” [abstract] [Academia]

Tagged Periodicals.

News: New Amnesty International Annual Report

Amnesty International has published the latest edition of its flagship annual human rights report. From the preface:

"The Amnesty International Report 2017/18 shines a light on the state of the world’s human rights during 2017. The foreword, five regional overviews and a survey of 159 countries and territories from all regions document the struggle of many people to claim their rights, and the failures of governments to respect, protect and fulfil human rights. Yet there are also glimpses of hard-won progress, demonstrating that the defence of human rights does yield positive developments. This report pays tribute to the human rights defenders who continue to fight for change, sometimes risking their own lives in the process. In a year when austerity measures and natural disasters pushed many into deeper poverty and insecurity, this year’s report also shines a spotlight on economic, social and cultural rights."

Multiple language editions are available via AI's report page. Previous editions are available via the publications library.

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Admin: Winter Break

This blog is taking a little break; posts will resume in a week or so.

Open Access Round-up: 15 February 2018

Below is a listing of Open Access literature that I have referenced on this blog since 31 January 2018. If you are not familiar with Open Access, please visit my other blog for an introduction.

Green Open Access [info]

"Drivers of Intimate Partner Violence against Women in Three Refugee Camps," Violence against Women, vol. 24, no. 3 (2018)
- Preprint version of article.

"The European Union and Migration: An Interplay of National, Regional and International Law," American Journal of International Law Unbound (Forthcoming, 2018)
- Preprint version of article.

"A Rite of Reverse Passage: The Construction of Youth Migration in the US Asylum Process," Ethnic and Racial Studies, Latest Articles, 21 April 2017
- Preprint version of article.

"Voices Rarely Heard: Personal Construct Assessments of Sub-Saharan Unaccompanied Asylum-seeking and Refugee Youth in England," Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 81 (Oct. 2017)
- Postprint version of article.

Gold Open Access [info]

Articles, health-related:

"Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Italy: An Enhanced Estimation for First Generation Migrant Women Based on 2016 Survey Data," BMC Public Health, 18:129 (Jan. 2018)

"The Health Impacts of Climate-related Migration," BMC Medicine, 16:1 (Jan. 2018)

"Improving the Capacity of Community-based Workers in Australia to Provide Initial Assistance to Iraqi Refugees with Mental Health Problems: An Uncontrolled Evaluation of a Mental Health Literacy Course," International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 12:2 (Jan. 2018)

"Medical and Health Risks Associated with Communicable Diseases of Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh 2017," International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 9 Jan. 2018

"Mental Health Effects of Stress over the Life Span of Refugees," Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 7, no. 2 (Feb. 2018)

"Migrant Perinatal Depression Study: A Prospective Cohort Study of Perinatal Depression on the Thai-Myanmar Border," BMJ Open, 8:e017129 (Jan. 2018)

"Near-death Experiences, Attacks by Family Members, and Absence of Health Care in Their Home Countries Affect the Quality of Life of Refugee Women in Germany: A Multi-region, Cross-sectional, Gender-sensitive Study," BMC Medicine, 16:15 (Feb. 2018)

"A Practical Approach to Counseling Refugees: Applying Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs," Journal of Counselor Practice, vol. 8, no. 2 (2017)

"Psychosocial Problems in Traumatized Refugee Families: Overview of Risks and Some Recommendations for Support Services," Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 12:5 (Jan. 2018)

"A Psychosocial, Spiritual, and Physical Health Study among Assyrian-Syrian Refugees in Istanbul: Cultivating Resilience in the Midst of Hardship," Middle East Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 2, no. 2 (2017)

"Refugee Health: An Ongoing Commitment and Challenge," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(1):131 (Jan. 2018)

"The Role of Public Health Information in Assistance to Populations Living in Opposition and Contested Areas of Syria, 2012–2014," Conflict and Health, 11:33 (Dec. 2017)

"What is Required for Community-based Participatory Research to be Effective? Studying Asylum-seekers’ Access to Healthcare," Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 7:7 (Jan. 2018)

"Working with Refugees in the U.S.: Trauma-Informed and Structurally Competent Social Work Approaches," Advances in Social Work, vol. 18, no. 1 (2017)

Articles, other topics:

"DREAM Act-Eligible Poised to Build on the Investments Made in Them," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 6, no. 1 (2018)

"The Dublin III System: More Derogations to the Duty to Transfer Individual Asylum Seekers?," European Papers, vol. 2, no. 2 (2017)

"External Migration and Asylum Management: Accountability for Executive Action Outside EU-territory," European Papers, vol. 2, no. 2 (2017)

"Environmentally Displaced Persons in Europe: Limits of the Legal Protection of This Controversial Category of Migrants," Kent Student Law Review, vol. 3 (2017)

"Making Sense of Child, Early and Forced Marriage among Syrian Refugee Girls: A Mixed Methods Study in Lebanon," BMJ Global Health, 3(1): e000509 (Jan. 2018)

"Reducing Acquisition Time for MRI-based Forensic Age Estimation," Scientific Reports, vol. 8, article no. 2063 (Feb. 2018)

Hybrid Open Access [info]

"Hair Cortisol Concentrations in War-affected Adolescents: A Prospective Intervention Trial," Psychoneuroendocrinology, vol. 89 (March 2018)

"Impact of Enhanced Health Interventions for United States-bound Refugees: Evaluating Best Practices in Migration Health," American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, OnlineFirst, 18 Dec. 2017

"Quantitative Survey on Health and Violence Endured by Refugees during Their Journey and in Calais, France," International Health, vol. 9, no. 6 (Nov. 2017)

"The Renationalisation of Migration Policies in Times of Crisis: The Case of Norway," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 6 Feb. 2018

"A Survey of Cervical Screening among Refugee and Non-refugee African Immigrant Women in Brisbane, Australia," Health Promotion Journal of Australia, vol. 28, no. 3 (Dec. 2017)

"UNHCR and the Syrian Refugee Response: Negotiating Status and Registration in Lebanon," International Journal of Human Rights, vol. 22, no. 3 (2018)

Law Reviews

"International Cooperation and Responsibility Sharing to Combat Climate Change: Lessons for International Refugee Law," Melbourne Journal of International Law, vol. 18, no. 2 (2017)

"Presidential Power to Protect Dreamers: Abusive or Proper?," Yale Law & Policy Review Inter Alia, 29 Jan. 2018

Related post:
- Open Access Round-up: 31 January 2018

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: United States

Can Regular Migration Channels Reduce Irregular Migration? Lessons for Europe from the United States (Center for Global Development, Feb. 2018) [text]
- See also related blog post.

Credible Fear: A Screening Mechanism in Expedited Removal, Issue Brief (Human Rights First, Feb. 2018) [text]

Fourth Circuit Rejects Trump Travel Ban 3.0 (ImmigrationProf Blog, Feb. 2017) [text]

"Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States," Migration Information Source, 8 Feb. 2018 [text]

Immigration Court Appearance Rates, Issue Brief (Human Rights First, Feb. 2018) [text]

"Immigration Governance for the Twenty-First Century," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 6, no. 1 (2018) [open access]

Illegal Immigration and Violent Crime Rates in the United States, 2009-2014 (SSRN, Feb. 2018) [text]

Myth v. Fact: Asylum Seekers in the United States (Human Rights First, Feb. 2018) [text]

"Operation Sojourner: The Government Infiltration of the Sanctuary Movement in the 1980s and Its Legacy on the Modern Central American Refugee Crisis," University of St. Thomas Law Journal, vol. 13, no. 3 (2017) [full-text]

Putting Lives at Risk: Protection Failures Affecting Hondurans and Salvadorans Deported from the United States and Mexico (Refugees International, Feb. 2018) [text]

The US Undocumented Population Fell Sharply During the Obama Era: Estimates for 2016 (Center for Migration Studies, Feb. 2018) [text]

The White House’s Immigration Framework Would Eviscerate Immigration from Latin America, Africa, and Asia (Center for American Progress, Feb. 2018) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: United States (8 Feb. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Data

5 Social Media and Digital Trends in Development to Watch for in 2018 (Voices Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

Big Data and Alternative Data Sources on Migration: From Case Studies to Policy Support, Ispra, Italy, 30 Nov. 2017 [info]
- Follow link for summary report and videos.

A Call to Action: Protecting Children on the Move Starts with Better Data (Unicef et al., Feb. 2018) [text]
- See also related joint press release.

How Tech Can Help When Children are Forced to Flee (World Economic Forum Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

"Improving Refugee Integration through Data-driven Algorithmic Assignment," Science Magazine, vol. 359, no. 6373 (Jan. 2018) [abstract]
- See also related Stanford Univ. news story, Thomson Reuters Foundation news report, and blog post.

"'Migrant TripAdvisor' App Helps New Arrivals Navigate Italy and Escape Abuse," Thomson Reuters Foundation News, 15 Feb. 2018 [text]

Millions of Refugees Could Benefit from Big Data – but We’re Not Using It (The Conversation, Jan. 2018) [text]

"Sentiment Analysis on Twitter: A Text Mining Approach to the Syrian Refugee Crisis," Telematics and Informatics, vol. 35, no. 1 (April 2018) [free full-text]

Sources Shared on Twitter: A Case Study on Immigration (Pew Research Center, Jan. 2018) [text]

When Refugees Lead, Tech Solutions Can Go Beyond the Hype (Refugees Deeply, Jan. 2018) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: ICTs and Information-related Items (18 Jan. 2018)

Tagged Publications.  

News: First Formal Consultation re. GCR

The first formal consultation since the release of the zero draft of the Global Compact on Refugees was held in Geneva on 13-14 February 2018. Here are the agenda and the opening remarks of the Assistant High Commissioner for Protection. NGO statements at the consultation are available on ICVA's web site.

This news story from the SDG Knowledge Hub provides some background and context for the consultation.

As ICVA noted in this tweet, the next steps for UNHCR before the second formal consultation (currently scheduled for 20-21 March 2018) are: "informal briefing with Member States in New York on 16 February; work on revising the zero draft based on consultations."

For some additional comments from NGOs on the zero draft, see:
- Initiative for Child Rights in the Global Compacts' Recommendations Following the Zero Draft of the Global Compact on Refugees [text]
- InterAction Refugee Policy Working Group Reaction to Zero Draft of the Global Compact on Refugees [text] [related blog post]
- NGO Reaction to the Zero Draft of the Global Compact on Refugees’ Programme of Action [text]

In addition, a panel of experts will discuss the draft at an event at the University of Ottawa on 26 February 2018.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Global Compact on Refugees Round-up (9 Feb. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Regional Focus: Europe

Accessing Asylum in Europe: Extraterritorial Border Controls Meet Refugee Rights, Oxford, 7 Feb. 2018 [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

Analysis: Flow Monitoring Surveys - Profile of Migrants Interviewed in Romania (IOM, Jan. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Asylum Seekers and Beneficiaries of International Protection in V4 Countries (People in Need, Dec. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Note: V4 countries include the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.

Can Regular Migration Channels Reduce Irregular Migration? Lessons for Europe from the United States (Center for Global Development, Feb. 2018) [text]
- See also related blog post.

Country Reports (Asylum Information Database, Feb. 2018)
- AIDA has updated its reports for Bulgaria, France, Malta and Switzerland.

EU-Turkey Cooperation in Migration Matters: A Game Changer in a Multi Layered Relationship?, CLEER Papers, no. 2017/4 (Centre for the Law of EU External Relations, 2017) [text via SSRN]

Harmful Borders: An Analysis of the Daily Struggle of Migrants as They Attempt to Leave Ventimiglia for Northern Europe (MSF, Feb. 2018) [text]

A Hostile Environment? Documenting the Living Situation for Asylum Seekers in London (Refugee Rights Europe, Feb. 2018) [text]
- See also related Guardian article.

How Canada is Inspiring Scandinavian Countries on Immigration (The Conversation, Feb. 2018) [text]

Legal Aid (Individual Legal Representation in Asylum/Refugee Context) for Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Greece: Challenges and Barriers (Legal Aid Actors Task Force, Jan. 2018) [text]

"Out of Sight" - Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Italy: Informal Settlements and Social Marginalisation, 2nd ed. (MSF, Feb. 2018) [text]
- Follow up to original 2016 report.

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe (9 Feb. 2018)

Tagged Publications.  

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

City of Challenge and Opportunity: Employment and Livelihoods for Internally Displaced People in Maiduguri, Borno State, UnSettlement: Urban Displacement in the 21st Century Thematic Series (IDMC, Feb. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

How to Better Help Refugees and Asylum Seekers Enter the Workforce (ABC RN's Life Matters, 12 Dec. 2017 [info]
- Follow link for audio.

Jordan, Lebanon Compacts Should be Improved, not Abandoned (Refugees Deeply, Feb. 2018) [text]

The Jordan Compact: Lessons Learnt and Implications for Future Refugee Compacts (ODI, Feb. 2018) [text]

Managed Labor Migration in Afghanistan: Exploring Employment and Growth Opportunities for Afghanistan (World Bank, Feb. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Refugee Markets Brief: The Power of Markets to Support Refugee Economic Opportunities in West Nile, Uganda (Mercy Corps, Dec. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Refugees Don't Drain America's Economy. They Revitalize It," Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2018 [text]

UNHCR’s Grandi Hails Jordan’s Job Scheme for Syrian Refugees (UNHCR, Feb. 2018) [text]

U.S. Employers’ Guide to Hiring Refugees (TENT & LIRS, Jan. 2018) [text]

Welcome to Work? Legal Migration Pathways for Low-Skilled Workers (Migration Policy Institute, Jan. 2018) [text]

Why Bangladesh Needs a Refugee Compact and Three Big Ideas to Make It Happen, CGD Notes (Center for Global Development, Feb. 2018) [text]
- See also related CGD blog post.

Why Refugees are an ‘Ideal Talent Source’ for Multinationals (Refugees Deeply, Feb. 2018) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (29 Jan. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Solutions

News & developments:

"Australia Takes the Most Refugees Since Start of Humanitarian Program," The Guardian, 10 Feb. 2018 [text]

"Dozens of Refugee Resettlement Offices to Close as Trump Downsizes Program," Thomson Reuters Foundation News, 14 Feb. 2018 [text]

"Fourth Group of Refugees Set to Leave Nauru for the US," The Guardian, 10 Feb. 2018 [text]

"Majority of Australians Support Refugee Resettlement in NZ," Stuff NZ, 29 Jan. 2018 [text]

"Third Group of Manus Refugees Leave for US as Despair Grips Those Left Behind," The Guardian, 14 Feb. 2018 [text]

Publications/media:

"The Costs of Secondary Migration: Perspectives from Local Voluntary Agencies in the USA," Journal of International Migration and Integration, OnlineFirst, 10 Feb. 2018 [abstract]
- See also earlier related working paper.

Focus on Refugee Resettlement 'Success' to Enhance Debate (The Hill, Feb. 2018) [text]
- See also related Yale Jackson Inst. for Global Affairs blog post.

No One Teaches You to Become an Australian: Report of the Inquiry into Migrant Settlement Outcomes (Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, Dec. 2017) [text]

On Refugee Integration and the Global Compact on Refugees: Lessons from Turkey, Washington, DC, 30 Jan. 2018 [info]
- Follow link for video and audio.

Refugee Capacity in Context: A History of Recent Resettlement Numbers in the US, RRSC Project Report, no. 7 (Univ. of Vermont, Feb. 2018) [text]

Refugee Resettlement Facts (UNHCR, Jan. 2018) [infographic]
- US factsheet.

Resettling Syrian Refugees: The Intersection of Rehabilitation and Protection, 25 Oct. 2017 [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

Safe but not Settled: The Impact of Family Separation on Refugees in the UK (Refugee Council & Oxfam, Jan. 2018) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Solutions (29 Jan. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: General

Global Compact for Migration mini round-up:

Conversation on the Global Compact for Migration and Zero Draft, New York, 9 Feb. 2018 [info]
- Listen to this event in two parts: Part I, Part II.

Cultivating a New Bargain on Migration: Three Recommendations for the Global Compact (CGD Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

*Expert Views: Good and Bad News in the Draft Global Migration Compact (Refugees Deeply, Feb. 2018) [text]

MMP Note on the Zero Draft of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (Mixed Migration Platform, Feb. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

"New UN Global Compact on Migration Moves Ahead," Devex, 8 Feb. 2018 [text]

On a Right(s) Path? My First Thoughts on the Zero Draft of the Global Compact #ForMigration (GFMD, Migration, Development & Human Rights Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

Publications/media:

Deeply Talks: What to Watch on Refugees and Migration in 2018 (Refugees Deeply, Feb. 2018) [access]
- Follow link for podcast.

Delving into the Work of #EGRIS on Official Statistics (JIPS, Feb. 2018) [text]

Deterring Emigration with Foreign Aid: An Overview of Evidence from Low-Income Countries, Policy Paper, no. 119  (Center for Global Development, Feb. 2018) [text]
- See also related summary and Guardian article.

NGO Reaction to the Zero Draft of the Global Compact on Refugees’ Programme of Action (DRC et al., Feb. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Political Predicament and Agency of Refugees, Oxford, 17 Jan. 2018 [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

"Trump Nominee for U.N. Migration Post Called Muslims Violent, Christians Top Priority," Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2018 [text]
- See also related Washington Post editorial.

UnSettlement: Urban Displacement in the 21st Century - Research Agenda and Call for Partners (IDMC, Feb. 2018) [text]
- "We are embarking on a programme of research that will involve partnerships with a wide range of experts and institutions. For this, we invite those interested to join our effort to help us answer the many questions raised in this paper."

Urban Myths? Debunking Claims about Displacement in Cities (IDMC Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

While the Migration Agenda Moves Forward, IDPs Keep Getting Side-tracked (IDMC Blog, Jan. 2018) [text]

"Who Gets the Right to Stay?," Boston Review, 23 Jan. 2018 [text]

Resource:

JIPS Essential Toolkit (Joint IDP Profiling Service) [access]
- "[A] collection of easily accessible tools and methodology guides for conducting a profiling exercise from start to finish. The toolkit is built from our collective experiences working in the field, so our colleagues and partners around the world don’t need to start from scratch each time."

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Global Compact on Refugees Round-up (9 Feb. 2018)
- News: "Zero Draft" of Global Compact on Migration (6 Feb. 2018)
- News: "Zero Draft" of Global Compact on Refugees (31 Jan. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: General (25 Jan. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Thematic Focus: Children

2018 Humanitarian Action for Children Appeal (Unicef, 2018) [access]

2018 Whole of Syria Child Protection Operational Strategy (Protection Cluster, Feb. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Child Labour within the Syrian Refugee Response: A Regional Strategic Framework for Action (Unicef, ILO & UNHCR, Sept. 2017) [text via Refworld]

Inside Malaysia’s ‘Living Hell’ for Refugee Children (Refugees Deeply, Feb. 2018) [text]

"Reducing Acquisition Time for MRI-based Forensic Age Estimation," Scientific Reports, vol. 8, article no. 2063 (Feb. 2018) [open access]

"A Rite of Reverse Passage: The Construction of Youth Migration in the US Asylum Process," Ethnic and Racial Studies, Latest Articles, 21 April 2017 [preprint]

Technical Note on UNHCR's Engagement in the Implementation of the Protection Mechanisms Established by Security Council Resolutions 1612 and 1960 (MRM and MARA) (UNHCR, Jan. 2018) [text]
- The purpose of this Technical Note is to help UNHCR operations understand and implement their responsibilities in relation to the: 1) Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism for grave violations against children in armed conflict ("MRM"), as established by UN Security Council resolution 1612 (2005); and 2) Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Arrangements on conflict-related sexual violence ("MARA"), as established by UN Security Council resolution 1960 (2010).

This is Our View: The Voices of Unaccompanied Afghan Children in Norway (UNHCR, Nov. 2017) [text]

Unaccompanied and Separated Children along Italy’s Northern Borders (InterSOS, Feb. 2018) [text]

"Voices Rarely Heard: Personal Construct Assessments of Sub-Saharan Unaccompanied Asylum-seeking and Refugee Youth in England," Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 81 (Oct. 2017)[postprint]

A Warm Welcome? Unaccompanied Migrant Children in Networks of Care and Asylum (UCL Institute of Education, Nov. 2017) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Children (12 Jan. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Mental Health

An Exploration of the Mental Health Needs of Asylum Seeking Women and Children in the UK: Implications for Health Visiting Practice (Community Practitioner, Feb. 2018) [text]
 - Follow link for literature review.

Guidelines for Psychologists Working with Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the UK (British Psychological Society, Feb. 2018) [text]

"Hair Cortisol Concentrations in War-affected Adolescents: A Prospective Intervention Trial," Psychoneuroendocrinology, vol. 89 (March 2018) [open access]

"Improving the Capacity of Community-based Workers in Australia to Provide Initial Assistance to Iraqi Refugees with Mental Health Problems: An Uncontrolled Evaluation of a Mental Health Literacy Course," International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 12:2 (Jan. 2018) [open access]

Let’s Talk about the Mental Health of Young Immigrant and Refugee Men (The Conversation, Jan. 2018) [text]

"Life after Trauma: The Mental-health Needs of Asylum Seekers in Europe," Migration Information Source, 30 Jan. 2018 [text]

"Mental Health Effects of Stress over the Life Span of Refugees," Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 7, no. 2 (Feb. 2018) [open access]

"Migrant Perinatal Depression Study: A Prospective Cohort Study of Perinatal Depression on the Thai-Myanmar Border," BMJ Open, 8:e017129 (Jan. 2018) [open access]

"A Practical Approach to Counseling Refugees: Applying Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs," Journal of Counselor Practice, vol. 8, no. 2 (2017) [open access]

"Psychosocial Problems in Traumatized Refugee Families: Overview of Risks and Some Recommendations for Support Services," Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 12:5 (Jan. 2018) [open access]

Reclaiming Dreams: Prioritising the Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing of Children in Conflict (War Child, Feb. 2018) [text via ALNAP]

Why Ignoring Mental Health Needs of Young Syrian Refugees Could Harm Us All (The Conversation, Jan. 2018) [text]

"Working with Refugees in the U.S.: Trauma-Informed and Structurally Competent Social Work Approaches," Advances in Social Work, vol. 18, no. 1 (2017) [open access]

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Health (5 Feb. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health (3 Jan. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Gender Issues

Course: 

Sexual Violence in Conflict Settings & Emergencies, Geneva, 19-23 March 2018 [info]

Publications:

Accountability Framework for the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Policy on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Girls in Humanitarian Action 2018-2022 (Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Dec. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Disasters, vol. 42, no. suppl. S1 (Jan. 2018) [free full-text]
- Special issue on "Gender, sexuality, and violence in humanitarian crises."

"Drivers of Intimate Partner Violence against Women in Three Refugee Camps," Violence against Women, vol. 24, no. 3 (2018) [preprint]

"Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Italy: An Enhanced Estimation for First Generation Migrant Women Based on 2016 Survey Data," BMC Public Health, 18:129 (Jan. 2018) [open access]

Four Ways to Make Sure Gender in Emergencies Includes Men and Boys (HPN Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

Humanitarian Action: 2018 Overview (UNFPA, Jan, 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Immigrant Women and Girls Often Face Abuse, Homelessness after Arriving to the United States (Immigration Impact Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

Living on the Edge: The Everyday Life of Migrant Women in Libya (RMMS, Dec. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Looking at the Gender Dimension of Internal Displacement (JIPS, Dec. 2017) [text]

"Making Sense of Child, Early and Forced Marriage among Syrian Refugee Girls: A Mixed Methods Study in Lebanon," BMJ Global Health, 3(1): e000509 (Jan. 2018) [open access]

"Near-death Experiences, Attacks by Family Members, and Absence of Health Care in Their Home Countries Affect the Quality of Life of Refugee Women in Germany: A Multi-region, Cross-sectional, Gender-sensitive Study," BMC Medicine, 16:15 (Feb. 2018) [open access]

*Podcasts to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence: Leveraging Social Networks in Somali Refugee Camps in Ethiopia (Dev4Peace Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

Refugee Women and Children Face Heightened Risk of Sexual Violence Amid Tensions and Overcrowding at Reception Facilities on Greek Islands (UNHCR, Feb. 2018) [text]
- See also related Human Rights Watch report.

*Technical Note on UNHCR's Engagement in the Implementation of the Protection Mechanisms Established by Security Council Resolutions 1612 and 1960 (MRM and MARA) (UNHCR, Jan. 2018) [text]
 - The purpose of this Technical Note is to help UNHCR operations understand and implement their responsibilities in relation to the: 1) Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism for grave violations against children in armed conflict ("MRM"), as established by UN Security Council resolution 1612 (2005); and 2) Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Arrangements on conflict-related sexual violence ("MARA"), as established by UN Security Council resolution 1960 (2010).

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Gender Issues (15 Dec. 2017)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Event & opportunity:

Humanitarian Encyclopedia Survey: How Do You Speak Humanitarian? [info]
- Follow link for 10-minute survey; no deadline indicated.

Creating Hope in Conflict: A Humanitarian Grand Challenge, London, 19 February 2018 [info]
- Will also be livestreamed. Register by 16 February 2018.

Publications:

A Design Experiment: Imagining Alternative Humanitarian Action (ODI, Jan. 2018) [access]
- Follow link for design guide and summary.

Essays from the Edge of Humanitarian Innovation: Year in Review 2017 (UNHCR Innovation Service, Jan. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Exploring the Links between Chinese Foreign Policy and Humanitarian Action: Multiple Interests, Processes and Actors (ODI, Jan. 2018) [text]

"Fears Grow That Trump’s Threat to US Foreign Aid is Putting Lives at Risk," The Guardian, 11 Feb. 2018 [text]

Global Humanitarian Outlook: Fireside Chat at the Tradeshift Sanctuary, Davos , 24 Jan. 2018 [info]
- See also IRIN's special report.

Humanitarian Encyclopedia Project (CERAH) [info]
- Note: A beta version will be publicly available in the fall.

La Acción Humanitaria en 2016-2017: Usos, Abusos y Desusos del Humanitarismo en el Escenario Internacional (Instituto de Estudios sobre Conflictos y Acción Humanitaria & MSF, Dec. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Learning Report - Adaptation and Innovation: Meeting Humanitarian Needs in Fragile and Conflict Contexts (World Vision, Feb. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Regional Organisations Humanitarian Action Network (ROHAN) Annual Meeting 2017, Addis Ababa, 7-9 Nov. 2017: Conference Report [text via ODI]

The State of the World's Cash Report: Cash Transfer Programming in Humanitarian Aid (Cash Learning Partnership, Jan. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related IRIN comment.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance (19 Jan. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: Global Compact on Refugees Round-up

Requests for feedback:

The zero draft of the Global Compact on Refugees was released on 31 January 2018. If you have comments/reactions to share, you can submit them to:

Forced Migration Forum:
- The blog's authors are inviting comments to be posted.
- To read those that have already been posted and/or contribute your own, go to: Zero Draft of the Global Compact on Refugees Released: Discussion

Refugees Deeply:
- They have posted a brief questionnaire, and hope to use answers in an upcoming article.
- To contribute, go to: How Transformative is the Zero Draft of the Global Refugee Compact?

UNHCR:
- Written contributions continue to be accepted and posted on UNHCR's web site.
- To contribute, go to: Towards a Global Compact on Refugees: Written Contributions

Other commentary:

Are the Global Compacts on Refugees and for Migration Addressing Statelessness Appropriately? (ENS Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

*Expert Views: How Promising is the Global Refugee Compact Zero Draft? (Refugees Deeply, Feb. 2018) [text]

The Global Compact for Refugees - Bringing Mayors to the Table: Why and How, Policy Brief (Brookings Institution, Jan. 2018) [text]

Global Compact on Refugees: Positive Vision Lacking Concrete Engagement (ECRE, Feb. 2018) [text]

The International Rescue Committee’s Perspective on the Zero Draft of the Global Compact for Refugees (IRC, Feb. 2018) [text]

Q&A: Hoping for an 'Ambitious, Far-reaching, Bold' UN Refugee Compact (Devex, Feb. 2018) [text]

UNHCR re-organization:

This is from ICVA's Jan. 2018 Bulletin:

"UNHCR announced a few changes in the HQ organigram, particularly:
- The creation of a Division of Resilience and Solutions, led by Mr. Daniel Endres, including a Service working on the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework and a Service geared towards partnerships and strategies with development actors and inclusion.
- The Governance Service, led by Mr. Johan Cels, will become part of the Executive Office and will steer consultations with member states on the Global Compact on Refugees.
- Mr. Volker Türk, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, will supervise the Service's consultations with Member States on the Global Compact on Refugees and the new Division of Resilience and Solutions."

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- News: "Zero Draft" of Global Compact on Refugees (31 Jan. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: Global Compacts Round-up (25 Jan. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.