Gil Loescher Memorial Fund:
In celebration of Gil's passion for teaching and research, a fund has been established to "support Oxford students conducting research on refugee and displacement issues, with preference given to students from low and middle-income countries or who themselves have been displaced." More information about how to contribute to the fund is available on this RSC web page.
Blog posts & press:
How to Solve the Global Refugee Crisis, in 75 Words or Fewer: Student Edition (IR Insider, Dec. 2020) [text]
Implementing the Global Compact on Migration (The Marrakesh Compact): Examining the First Regional Review (UNECE Region) (RLI Blog, Dec. 2020) [text]
Record 20,000 Students Engage in Refugee Policies through the 2020 Model UN Refugee Challenge (UNHCR, Dec. 2020) [text]
When People Who Haven’t Moved are Called ‘Migrants’: Considerations for Implementing Objective 4 of the Global Compact for Migration (ENS Blog, Dec. 2020) [text]
Reports & journal articles:
Emerging Scholars Network: Year in Review (Kaldor Centre, Dec. 2020) [text]
Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration: Report of the Secretary-General, UN Doc. No. A/75/542 (UN General Assembly, Oct. 2020) [access]
- Launched on 1 Dec. 2020; follow link for text in six languages, the agenda and concept note for the launch event, plus statements and recordings.
Impact of COVID-19 on the Decision to Migrate, COVID-19 Global Thematic Update #4 (Mixed Migration Centre, Dec. 2020) [text]
Mid-Year Trends 2020 (UNHCR, Dec. 2020) [text]
- See also related press release.
Migration Narratives from Origin and Destination Country Perspectives, Working Paper, no. 2020/18 (Ryerson Univ., Dec. 2020) [text]
Migration Narratives in Policy and Politics, Working Paper, no. 2020/17 (Ryerson Univ., Dec. 2020) [text]
"Modelling Interventions to Control COVID-19 Outbreaks in a Refugee Camp," BMJ Global Health, vol. 5, no. 12 (2020) [open access]
- Note: Study used "published data on the transmission rates and progression dynamics of COVID-19, and demographic and spatial data from Europe’s largest refugee camp, the Moria displacement camp on Lesbos, Greece."
The Substance of Solidarity: What the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Says about the Global Refugee Regime, Working Paper, no. 2020/15 (Ryerson Univ., Oct. 2020) [text]
Multimedia:
Preparing for Protection and Solutions in the Future, Final session of the High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges, 9 Dec. 2020 [access]
- Scroll to bottom for video recording. See also related news story.
What Does an Ethics of Care Mean for Knowledge Mobilization in Migration Contexts?, 25 Nov. 2020 [access]
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