15 June 2021

Regional Focus: Americas

Event:

International Donors’ Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants, 17 June 2021 [info]
- Follow this link for background information and to watch the conference live.

Blog posts & press:

As Canada Hosts Venezuela Donor Conference, the World Must Step Up (RI Blog, June 2021) [text]

"Closed borders aren’t stopping Venezuelan migration, they’re just making it more dangerous," The New Humanitarian, 27 May 2021 [text]

Declaración Conjunta de la VII Reunión Técnica Internacional sobre Movilidad Humana de Ciudadanos Venezolanos en la Región, Lima 27 y 28 de mayo de 2021 [text]

Joint press release: International community mobilizes to find solutions to the forced displacement that affects Central America and Mexico (UNHCR, June 2021) [text]

Refugees find safety and a new life in Mexico (UNHCR, June 2021) [text]

Research Ethics in Practice Amidst COVID-19: Overcoming Ethical Challenges in Conducting Research with Internally Displaced Afro-Colombian Women in Colombia (RLI Blog, June 2021) [text]

UNHCR, IOM, aid partners call for urgent support to refugees and migrants from Venezuela and their hosts: Joint UNHCR-IOM Press Release (June 2021) [text]


Reports & journal articles:

Between Rootedness and the Decision to Migrate: Push and Retention Factors of Migration in Guatemala (Catholic Relief Services, June 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

"La Caminata del Migrante: a social movement," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 15 June 2021 [open access]

Communities in Crisis: Policy Recommendations to Address the Humanitarian Crisis in Northern Central America (International Rescue Committee, June 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Expanding Access to Protections for Refugees and Migrants in Central America and Mexico (WOLA et al., May 2021) [text]

Extortion and forced displacement in Central America: Opportunity for a new US agenda in the region (Global Initiative, April 2021) [text]

"Intersecting Crises: Pandemic and Hurricanes Add to Political Instability Driving Migration from Honduras," Migration Information Source, 10 June 2021 [text]

Mexico’s Sowing Life Program: Deterring Immigration or Climate Change Dilemma? (E-International Relations, June 2021) [text]

Revista IUS, vol. 15, no. 47 (Jan.-June 2021) [open access]
- Special issue on "Migraciones, Relaciones Internacionales y Derecho Internacional," with 13 articles.

Understanding Migration: Corruption, Poor Governance, and Their Effects on Migration in Central America (US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, June 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

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