Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1

Event:

EXCOM Side Event: Supporting Solutions in the Central African Republic, Geneva, 8 Oct. 2019 [info]

Blog posts & media:

Amid Rising Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa, UNHCR Ramps Up Aid for Refugees, Calls for Urgent Action (UNHCR, Sept. 2019) [text]

"First Group of Namibia Refugees Deported from Botswana," VOA News, 17 Sept. 2019 [text]

Refugee Participation in Kakuma Refugee Camp (LERRN Blog, Sept. 2019) [text]

"Tanzania Begins Mass Deportation of Burundi Refugees," DW, 3 Oct. 2019 [text]
- See also earlier related Amnesty news report.

Reports & journal articles:

Regional

Assistance to Refugees, Returnees and Displaced Persons in Africa: Report of the Secretary-General, UN Doc. No. A/74/322 (UN General Assembly, Aug. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Follow link for English and Arabic versions.

Cape Town Declaration, 6 September 2019 [text via Refworld]
- Adopted by the Africa Chapter of the International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges.

A Region on the Move: Mid-year Mobility Overview, January to June 2019 (IOM, Oct. 2019) [text]

Update of UNHCR’s Operations in Africa (EXCOM, Sept. 2019) [text]

"Who is a Refugee in Africa? A Principled Framework for Interpreting and Applying Africa’s Expanded Refugee Definition," International Journal of Refugee Law, Advance Articles, 29 Sept. 2019 [abstract]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Africa (13 Sept. 2019)

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