Regional Focus: MENA

Blog posts & press:

"Libya fails to stop migrant detention abuses, as EU-backed returns soar," The New Humanitarian, 24 June 2021 [text]

On the 10th anniversary of Syrian refugees in Turkey; challenging the status quo (COMPAS Blog, June 2021) [text]

"Syrians return to camps seeking aid as economic crash bites," The New Humanitarian, 28 June 2021 [text]

Vulnerable or not, no durable solutions on the horizon for refugees in Lebanon (Protect Project Blog, June 2021) [text]

Why it’s important to see displaced people as more than just ‘refugees’ (openDemocracy, June 2021) [text]

- Focuses on Syrians in Lebanon.

Reports & journal articles:

"Addressing Mental Health and Psychosocial Needs in Displacement: How a Stateless Person from Syria Became a Refugee and Community Helper in Iraq," Intervention Journal, vol. 19, no. 1 (Jan.-June 2021) [open access]

Assessing the Socioeconomic Impact of COVID-19 on Forcibly Displaced Populations: The Case of Lebanon, Thematic Brief, no. 3 (UNHCR, April 2021) [text]

"Governing Movement in Displacement: The Case of North Jordan," Chapter in Dignity in Movement: Borders, Bodies and Rights (E-International Relations, 2021) [open access]

"How COVID-19 financially hit urban refugees: evidence from mixed-method research with citizens and Syrian refugees in Turkey," Disasters, Accepted Articles, 1 July 2021 [free full-text]

Improving social protection for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Egypt: An overview of international practices (UNICEF, April 2021) [text]

Internal Displacement's Impacts on Health in Yemen (IDMC, June 2021) [text]

International Evacuations of Refugees and Impact on Protection Spaces: Case Study of UNHCR Evacuation Programme in Libya (RLI Working Paper, no. 59 (Refugee Law Initiative, June 2021) [text]

Position of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism on the human rights of adolescents/juveniles being detained in North-East Syria (OHCHR, May 2021) [text]

"Towards a Theory of Informal Supply Networks: An Exploratory Case Study of the Za'atari Refugee Camp," Journal of Operations Management, Early View, 8 June 2021 [preprint] 

- See also related Portland State Univ. press release.

Related post:

- Regional Focus: MENA (18 June 2021)