Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 1

News:

A Barbara Harrell-Bond Foundation has been established and is accepting donations to continue Barbara's work on behalf of refugees. A documentary about Barbara's life can also be accessed via the new site.

News & developments:

Hospitality Extended to Refugees Must Not Be Taken for Granted, Host Countries Caution as Third Committee Explores Responsibility-Sharing Options, GA/SHC/4248 (UN, Nov. 2018) [text]

[Joint Letter on Enhancing Cooperation on Internal Displacement] (UNHCR & ICRC, Oct. 2018) [text]

Member States Pledge More Than $425 Million at 2018 United Nations Conference for Development, Humanitarian Activities, DEV/3369-SAG/500 (UN, Nov. 2018) [text]

"On the Move: The Faces, Places, and Politics of Migration," Christian Science Monitor (Oct.-Nov. 2018) [access]
- Ongoing series on global migration.

"Trump Wants to Make It Hard to Get Asylum. Other Countries Feel the Same," New York Times, 2 Nov. 2018 [text]

UN Refugee Chief Urges States to Support Fairer Response to Refugee Crises (UNHCR, Oct. 2018) [text]
- See also the HC's speech to the UNGA's Third Committee, the annual Report on the United High Commissioner for Refugees (Part 1 & Part 2) which was presented to the Committee, and an overview of the debate at the meeting.

World Cities Day: Addressing Internal Displacement is Key to Achieving Urban Sustainability (IDMC Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

Multimedia:

Asylum after Empire: Postcolonial Legacies in the Politics of Asylum Seeking, Oxford, 24 Oct. 2018 [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 1 (29 Oct. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 2 (29 Oct. 2018)

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