11 November 2021

Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 1

Opportunities:

Migration & Humanitarian Protection in a Rapidly Evolving World, MPI 20th Anniversary Conference, 15 November 2021 [info]

Webinar: Building Research Relationships and Setting the Agenda, 19 November 2021 [info]

Job announcement: Deputy Editor, Forced Migration Review [info]
- Apply by 22 November 2021.

Webinar: Migrant Categorisation and Labels, 24 November 2021 [info]

Job announcement: Associate Professorship in the Anthropology of Migration, Univ. of Oxford [info]
- Application deadline is 30 November 2021.

2021 Internal Displacement Conference, 13 December 2021 [info]

Blog posts & press:

5 Key Findings on Internal Displacement and Mental Health (IDMC Blog, Oct. 2021) [text]

Actions must speak louder than words: five asks to achieve equity in vaccine delivery: Joint UN/Red Cross/Red Crescent Statement (UNHCR, Oct. 2021) [text]

Ground-breaking perspectives on research and “the refugee experience” (Kaldor Centre, Oct. 2021) [text]

Independent Oversight in UNHCR (Inspector General's Office, Oct. 2021) [text]
- See also related infographic on accessing oversight information.

Letters from the future: UNHCR’s new COMPASS approach casts to the future (UNHCR Innovation Service, Oct. 2021) [text]

Open letter to G20 Heads of State and Government (UNHCR, IOM & WHO, Oct. 2021) [text]
- "An appeal to G20 leaders to make vaccines accessible to people on the move."

Refugee and humanitarian histories at Manchester: a celebration of the work of Professor Peter Gatrell (Refugee History Blog, Nov. 2021) [text]

Venezuelans in Colombia: Syrians in Turkey 2.0 (RLI Blog, Nov. 2021) [text]
- "As an illustrative case study of practical South-South exchange, in this brief, we look at policy formulation in Colombia toward Venezuelan nationals in comparison to refugee policy in Turkey targeting Syrian nationals. There are indications that Colombia has adopted and adapted certain refugee policies based on the experience of Turkey. However, the degree to which this is the case has yet to be explored."

Reports:

Building on the Momentum: IDMC’s commitment to carry forward recommendations by the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Oct. 2021) [text

How We Talk about Migration: The Link between Migration Narratives, Policy, and Power (Migration Policy Institute, Oct. 2021) [text]

Humanitarianism and Securitisation: Contradictions in State Responses to Migration (E-International Relations, Nov. 2021) [text]

Mid-Year Trends 2021 (UNHCR, Nov. 2021) [access]
- "The report, for January-June 2021, showed an increase from 82.4 million at end 2020 [to over 84 million]. This resulted largely from internal displacement, with more people fleeing multiple active conflicts around the world, especially in Africa. The report also noted that COVID-19 border restrictions continued to limit access to asylum in many locations."

Severity of Internal Displacement: 2021 Report (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Oct. 2021) [text]
- This report "provides information on the conditions in which IDPs live across 45 countries affected by conflict and violence."

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