Regional Focus: MENA

Event & opportunity:

International Conference: Refugee Entitlements in Egypt, Cairo, 26-27 February 2020 [info]
- Register by 15 February 2020.

*Refugee Research Opportunity in Lebanon, LERRN [info]
- Apply by 24 February 2020.

Blog posts & press:

Continuity vs. Overreach in the Trump Peace Plan (Part 2): Security, Refugees, and Narratives (Washington Inst., Feb. 2020) [text]

SuperCamp: Genealogies of Humanitarian Containment in the Middle East (NCHS Blog, Jan. 2020) [text]
- Provides overview of panel presentations at "Assisting and Protecting Refugees in Europe and the Middle East: Politics, Law, and Humanitarian Practices," Oslo, 19 Sept. 2019.

"Tunisia: North Africa's Overlooked Migration Hub," The New Humanitarian, 22 Jan. 2020 [text]

UNHCR to Suspend Operations at GDF in Tripoli Amid Safety Concerns (UNHCR, Jan. 2020) [text]
- See also related TNH article.

"Where are my rights?" African Refugees vs. UNHCR in Lebanon (openDemocracy, Jan. 2020) [text]

Reports & articles:

Humanitarian Exchange Magazine, no. 76 (Jan. 2020) [full-text]
- Focuses on the crisis in Yemen; includes 10 articles that cover such topics as the role of civil society, gender-based violence, the IDP crisis in Hodeida, protection issues, and health care & nutrition issues, among others.

Humanitarian Needs Overview: Libya (OCHA, Jan. 2020) [text]

Impact of Public Attitudes to Migration on the Political Environment in the Euro-Mediterranean Region (ICMPD & EUI, Jan. 2020) [text]
- This second chapter focuses on "Southern Partner Countries," including Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan and Lebanon.

Islamic State, Disputed Territory and Ethno-religious Diversity: An Opportunity for the Development of Iraq’s National Policy on Displacement (Middle East Research Institute, Dec. 2019) [text]

[Letter to UNHCR Explaining UNRWA's Role and Responsibilities vis-à-vis Palestinian Refugees in Syria] (UNRWA, Nov. 2019) [text via Refworld]

Migration in Libya: A Spatial Network Analysis, Policy Research Working Paper, no. 9110 (World Bank, Jan. 2020) [text]

Protection Deliverables 2019: Egypt, January-December 2019 (UNHCR, Jan. 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

Refugee Protection Regimes Working Paper Series (Respond Project, Feb. 2020)
- Country reports are available for Iraq and Lebanon.

Summary of Findings: Impact of Cash Based Interventions (CBI) on Protection Outcomes, MENA Protection Services Research Project (UNHCR, Feb. 2020) [text]

Unity and Inclusion: Refugees and the Jordanian Host Community (MENA Civil Society
Network for Displacement, Jan. 2020) [access via ReliefWeb]
- Focuses on Iraqi, Sudanese, Somali, Syrian, and Yemeni refugees in Jordan. Follow link for report in English and Arabic.

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Related post:
- Thematic Focus: MENA (20 Jan. 2020)

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