Thematic Focus: General

Blog posts & media:

"Amnesty International Staff to Vote on Strike Action over Redundancies," The Guardian, 20 Sept. 2019 [text]

[Three Year Anniversary of the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants] (Twitter, Sept. 2019) [access]
- Follow link for thread.

UNHCR Names Nansen Refugee Award Regional Winners (UNHCR, Sept. 2019) [text]
- Note: "The overall winner of the Nansen Refugee Award – who is not among those honoured today – will be revealed on 2 October. The prize will be presented at a ceremony in Geneva on 7 October."

Reports & journal articles:

"The Alchemy of History: Mirroring the Past, Recent Charges Put Humanity on Trial by Discouraging Acts of Decency towards Migrants," Routed Magazine, 17 Aug. 2019 [text]

"Breaking the Mould: Policy Approaches towards Bridging Protection and Development," Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration, vol. 8, no. 1 (2019) [full-text]

"The Changing Political Impact of Compassion-evoking Pictures: The Case of the Drowned Toddler Alan Kurdi," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 45, no. 13 (2019) [open access]

Human Rights of Migrants: Report of the Secretary-General, UN Doc. No. A/74/271 (UN General Assembly, Aug. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

International Migrant Stock 2019 (UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Sept. 2019) [access via ReliefWeb]
- Follow link for press release, key messages, and population facts.

"A Loss for Words: Visual Representations of Migrants and Refugees in the Leave and Trump Campaigns," Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration, vol. 8, no. 1 (2019) [full-text]

"Mapping Differential Vulnerabilities and Rights: ‘Opening’ Access to Social Protection for Forcibly Displaced Populations," Comparative Migration Studies, 7:38 (Dec. 2019) [open access]

Missing Persons: Refugees Left Out and Left Behind in the SDGs (International Rescue Committee, Sept. 2019) [access]
- Follow link for full report and brief. See also related statement from business leaders.

"The Role of Conflict and Organized Violence in International Forced Migration," Demographic Research, vol. 41, art. no. 14 (July 2019) [open access]

"A Tightening Grip Abroad: Authoritarian Regimes Target Their Emigrant and Diaspora Communities," Migration Information Source, 22 Aug. 2019 [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: General (11 Sept. 2019)

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