16 September 2021

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Blog posts & press:
 
Australia badly needs a plan to make refugee settlement work (openDemocracy, Sept. 2021) [text]

The Educated Refugee Woman. An Emerging Resettlement Category? (Global Policy Journal Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

The evacuation of Afghan refugees is over: now what? (FIXGOV Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

Federal election 2021: What the Conservatives don’t understand about refugee resettlement (The Conversation, Sept. 2021) [text]
- Focuses on Canada.

*Perilous situation for Afghan allies left behind shows a refugee system that’s not up to the job (The Conversation, Sept. 2021) [text]

*"Support For Resettling Afghan Refugees In The U.S. Is Broad — But Has Limits," NPR, 9 Sept. 2021 [text]

The Temporary Hosting of Evacuated Afghans in Third Countries: Responsibility Sharing or Externalisation? (RLI Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]
- "This post sets out what we know about the situation of the Afghans who were evacuated to a third country (outside of a US military base), specifically looking at what living conditions, protection, and legal pathways to the US the evacuees have access to."

Temporary protection as a durable solution for Afghan refugees in Europe? (CMI Blog, Aug. 2021) [text]

*"US Touts Public-Private Partnership to Assist Refugees," VOA News, 17 Sept. 2021 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Displaced social suffering: Burmese Christian refugees in a US Midwestern city," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 13 Jan. 2021 [ResearchGate]

EU funding for the integration of migrants and refugees in Greece: Τhe clock is ticking (International Rescue Committee & Common Ground, July 2021) [text]

"Framing Community Sponsorship in the context of the UK’s hostile environment," Critical Social Policy, 8 Sept. 2021 [open access]

*Leave no one behind: Promoting effective access of refugees in social protection systems in post-pandemic Europe, Integration Policy Brief, no. 1 (UNHCR, Sept. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Note on Resettlement and Other Referrals (UNHCR, Aug. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]
- "Currently, the resettlement quota allocated to Iran remains zero. Although a number of countries have announced increased resettlement programmes, there have been no specific commitments to resettle Afghan refugees from Iran."

*Putting Home at the Heart of Refugee Resettlement (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, June 2021) [text]

Refugee Resettlement and Complementary Pathways: Opportunities for Growth (Migration Policy Institute, Sept. 2021) [text]
- "The report takes a closer look at five case study countries—Finland, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States—and provides examples from many more." See also related audiovisual media below.

*Towards a Unified Model of Refugee Resettlement, CERC Migration Policy Brief, no. 4 (Ryerson Univ., Sept. 2021) [text]
- Focuses on Canada.

Multimedia:

Pathways for Protection: Promoting Sponsorship Initiatives for Refugees, 8 Sept. 2021 [access

Report launch: Opening More Avenues for Protection for Refugees, 13 Sept. 2021 [access]

Temporary Protection as a Durable Solution? The 'Return Turn' in Asylum Policies in Europe (TemPro) Project: Podcast Series (CMI) [access]
- Currently, three podcasts are available: 1) Temporary protection and the ‘paradigm shift’ in asylum policies in Denmark; 2) Temporary protection: a durable solution for Syrian refugees in Turkey?; and 3) Stop the Boats! Temporary Protection Australian Style.

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