Thematic Focus: Solutions

Opportunities:

*Job announcement: Complementary Pathways Expert, UNHCR-RefugePoint Collaboration Project [info]

- No application deadline indicated.

*Job announcement: Resettlement Expert, UNHCR-RefugePoint Collaboration Project [info]

- No application deadline indicated.

Discussion panel: Thinking Beyond Resettlement: Are Complementary Pathways for Refugees the Answer?, 3 March 2021 [info]

Blog posts & press:

"Factbox: What Biden is doing to bring more refugees into the U.S.," Reuters, 9 Feb. 2021 [text]

Progress made in integration and social inclusion: Objective 16 “Empowerment of migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion” in the review process (RLI Blog, Feb. 2021) [text]

Refugee pressure rises as funding dwindles (ISS Today, Feb. 2021) [text]

Reports:

An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Launching a Refugee Private Sponsorship Pilot Initiative in the U.S. (Niskanen Center, Feb. 2021) [text]

Local Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees: A Gateway to existing ideas, resources and capacities for cities across the world (Center for Mediterranean Integration et al., Jan. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

The New Pact on Migration and Asylum & the Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion 2021-2027, Briefing Paper, no. 97 (Solidar, Dec. 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Refugees' social and economic integration prospects in Greece: A case study in Lesvos and Crete islands," Chapter in Europe at the Crossroads: Leadership, Challenges and State of Play, 1st Politeia International Conference Proceedings (Hellenic Association of Political Scientists, Feb. 2021) [ResearchGate]

Journal articles:

"La acogida y la integración de refugiados en Portugal: recuperando las voces de los actores," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 12 (2021) [open access]

- Focuses on Syrians in Portugal. Follow link for full-text in both Spanish and English.

"Charting a Course to Rebuild and Strengthen the US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP): Findings and Recommendations from the Center for Migration Studies Refugee Resettlement Survey: 2020," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 16 Feb. 2021 [open access]

"Community Sponsorship in Europe: Taking Stock, Policy Transfer and What the Future Might Hold," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 8 Feb. 2021 [abstract]

- Note: This open access article has been provisionally accepted but the final formatted text is not yet available. In the interim, here is a preprint version to serve as a preview.

"Integration Processes of Syrian Refugees in Turkey: 'Class-based Integration'," Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 33, no. 3 (Sept. 2020) [postprint]

"La nature équivoque des engagements internationaux des Etats en matière de réinstallation des réfugiés: l’exemple français," Revue generale de droit international public, vol. 124, nos. 3-4 (2020) [full-text]

- Scroll to p. 565.

"The Politics of Vulnerability in Refugee Admissions under the EU-Turkey Statement," Frontiers in Political Science, 9 Feb. 2021 [abstract]

- Focuses on Germany. Note: This open access article has been provisionally accepted but the final formatted text is not yet available. 

Multimedia:

The Future of Refugee Resettlement and Complementary Pathways: Strengthening Sustainable and Strategic Humanitarian Solutions for Refugees, 22 Feb. 2021 [access]

- Follow link for audio and video recordings.

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