Regional Focus: Asia - Pt. 1

Opportunity:

South Asia Short Course on Refugee Rights and Advocacy, Bangalore, India, 4-8 June 2018 [info]
- Apply by 16 March 2018.

Publications:

"Afghan Attacks Force Aid Rethink, Leave Local NGOs More Exposed," IRIN, 8 Feb. 2018 [text]

"Despite Global Refugee Crisis, Japan Accepts Only 20 Refugees in 2017," Rights in Exile Newsletter, no. 90 (March 2018) [text]

Refugees in Indonesia Told to Assimilate but Not Settle (Refugees Deeply, Feb. 2018) [text]

"The Role of SAARC and EU in Managing Refugees in South Asia and Beyond: Potential for North-South Cooperation," Global Policy, vol. 9, no. 1 (Feb. 2018) [free full-text]

The Situation in Afghanistan and Its Implications for International Peace and Security: Report of the Secretary-General, UN Doc. No. A/72/768–S/2018/165 (UN General Assembly & Security Council, Feb. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Section V focuses on "Humanitarian Assistance and Refugees."

Three Ways East Asia Can Avoid a North Korean Refugee ‘Crisis’ (The Conversation, Feb. 2018) [text]

"UK under Pressure over Afghan Asylum Seekers Amid Civilian Deaths," The Guardian, 19 Feb. 2018 [text]

UNHCR-facilitated Voluntary Repatriation of Afghan Refugees Resumed (UNHCR Pakistan, March 2018) [text]

Urban Refugees in Delhi: Refugee Networks, Faith and Well-being (IIED, Dec. 2017) [text]

Why Does the UK Deport North Korean Asylum Seekers? (The Conversation, March 2018) [text]

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

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