08 December 2021

Regional Focus: MENA

Blog posts & press:

Libya: Violence erupts outside UNHCR center where hundreds of migrants are protesting (InfoMigrants, Dec. 2021) [text]

Relief for asylum seekers offered a new life outside Libya (UNHCR, Nov. 2021) [text]
- See also related press release.

To Ease Iraq’s Displacement Crisis, Restorative Justice and Peacebuilding are Vital (Just Security Blog, Nov. 2021) [text]

"'The war crushed our dreams': Displaced again and again in Yemen’s Marib," The New Humanitarian, 24 Nov. 2021 [text]

Reports: 

Humanitarian Needs Overview 2022: Libya (OCHA, Dec. 2021) [text]

"I Haven’t Known the Taste of Safety for Ten Years": Syrians trying to survive in Lebanon & Syria (Refugee Protection Watch, Nov. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Impact of COVID-19 on the EU’s Mediterranean Migration Policies: The Case of Libya (Mixed Migration Centre, Nov. 2021) [text]

Lebanon’s Deepening Crisis: The Case for a Sustainable Aid Response (Refugees International, Dec. 2021) [text]

No Way Out: Migrants and Refugees Trapped in Libya Face Crimes Against Humanity (European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, International Federation for Human Rights & Lawyers for Justice in Libya, Nov. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Red Cross Red Crescent activities on migration and displacement in Middle East and North Africa: Snapshot 2021 (IFRC, Nov. 2021) [access via ReliefWeb]
- Follow link for report in English and Arabic.

Refugees in Lebanon: An Unknown Path (Access Center for Human Rights, Dec. 2021) [text via AMERA]

Roma in Iraq and Syria: On the Margins of IDP Protection, RID Working Paper, no. 9 (Researching Internal Displacement, Dec. 2021) [text

Shattered Lives: Understanding the Mental Health and Psychosocial Needs of Women and Children in Northwest Syria (World Vision, Dec. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Towards Durable Solutions to Displacement: Understanding Social Acceptance of Returnees in Post-ISIS Iraq (Mercy Corps, Nov. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Anomaly upon Anomaly: The 1951 Convention and State Disintegration," International Journal of Refugee Law, Advance Articles, 4 Dec. 2021 [open access]
- Uses Libya as an example of state disintegration.

"The development–humanitarian nexus: Linking development and disaster risk reduction with relief in Yemen as a case of high-intensity conflict," Disasters, Accepted Articles, 25 Nov. 2021 [open access]

"Violence, Displacement, and Support for Internally Displaced Persons: Evidence from Syria," Journal of Conflict Resolution, vol. 65, no. 10 (2021) [preprint via author site]

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