30 August 2022

Round-up: OA Articles Published by Global South Authors (31 Aug. 2022)

This is a round-up of open access materials produced by authors based in the Global South (GS) and other geographic areas that are less well-represented in the domain of scholarly forced migration literature. Generally, articles are included if either the lead author or at least half of the co-authors are based in the GS. These references are organized by type of open access. The OA items herein were previously referenced on this blog as of 1 Aug. 2022.

Diamond OA:

"El asilo en disputa: estrategias violentas de sujeción durante el gobierno de Donald Trump," Frontera Norte, vol. 34 (2022)
- Author = Mexico

"Claiming Space and Contesting Gendered Refugeehood in Exile: Issues and Factors of Rohingya Refugee Women’s Civic Engagement in Diaspora," International Quarterly for Asian Studies, vol. 53, no. 2 (2022)
- Authors (2) = Germany (lead), Bangladesh

"Genealogía del régimen internacional de asilo: ¿control o protección?," Anuario Mexicano de Derecho Internacional, vol. XXII (Jan.-Dec. 2022)
- Author = Mexico

"Habitar en tierra ajena: estudio sobre las condiciones de vida de mujeres migrantes venezolanas en Colombia," Revista Latinoamericana Estudios de la Paz y el Conflicto, vol. 3, no. 5 (2022)
- Authors (2) = Colombia

"Migrar en pandemia y con fronteras cerradas: Trayectos de familias migrantes y solicitantes de asilo hasta Argentina," Cuestión Urbana, no. 11 (2022)
- Authors (2) = Argentina

"Perceptions of Returnees Concerning Their Rehabilitation and Reinstatement in Swat District, Pakistan: An Evaluative Study," Journal of Population and Social Studies, vol. 30 (2022)
- Authors (3) = Malaysia (2, incl. lead), Saudi Arabia (1)

"Repatriation of South Sudanese Refugees from the West Nile Districts, Uganda: What Do We Learn from the Process?," African Health Sciences, vol. 22, no. 2 (2022)
- Authors (2) = Uganda

Gold OA:

Note: Article processing charges (APCs) and other fees are indicated below; waivers are generally offered by gold OA journals but the waiver status of the authors listed below is unknown.

- Authors (4) = US (lead), DRC (1), UAE (1), Netherlands (1)
- APC = USD 4000

"Examining the Substance Use, Violence, and HIV and AIDS (SAVA) Syndemic among Urban Refugee Youth in Kampala, Uganda: Cross-sectional Survey Findings," BMJ Global Health, vol. 7, suppl. 5 (July 2022)
- Authors (7) = Canada (2, incl. lead), US/Uganda (2), Uganda (3)
- APC =  GBP 3000 

- Authors (3) = Malaysia/US (2), Malaysia (1)
- APC = USD 1805

"Self-Confidence of Venezuelan Migrant Entrepreneurs in Colombia," Social Sciences, vol. 11, no. 7 (July 2022)
- Authors (2) = Colombia
- APC = CHF 1400 

"Socio-economic and Environmental Impacts of Syrian Refugees in Jordan: A Jordanians’ Perspective," Heliyon, vol. 8, no. 8 (Aug. 2022)
- Authors (2) = Jordan
- APC = USD 1950

"Umma and the Nation-state: Dilemmas in Refuge Ethics," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 7:17 (Aug. 2022)
- Authors (2) = Turkey (lead), Qatar (1)
- APC = USD 790

- Authors (13) = Bangladesh
- APC = CHF 2500 

Green OA:

"The Detention of Migrant Children: A Comparative Study of the United States and Mexico," International Journal of Refugee Law, vol. 32, no. 2 (June 2020)
- Postprint version deposited in the Temple Univ. IR (US) 
- Authors (2) = US (lead), Mexico

Hybrid OA:

Note: Article processing charges (APCs) are indicated below; waivers are not available for hybrid OA APCs.

"Is Translocality a Hidden Solution to Overcome Protracted Displacement in the DR Congo?," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 28 July 2022
- Authors (6) = Netherlands (lead), DRC (5)
- APC = USD 3605

"A Matter of Time and Contacts: Trans-local Networks and Long-term Mobility of Eritrean Refugees," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 28 July 2022
- Authors (3) = Ethiopia (2, incl. lead), Germany (1)
- APC = USD 3605

"Mobility and Legal Infrastructure for Ukrainian Refugees," International Migration, vol. 60, no. 4 (Aug. 2022) 
- Authors (2) = Denmark (lead), Brazil
- APC = USD 3300

"'The war has divided us more than ever': Syrian Refugee Family Networks and Social Capital for Mobility through Protracted Displacement in Jordan," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 28 July 2022
- Authors (3) = Norway (lead), Jordan (2)
- APC = USD 3605

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29 August 2022

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Blog posts & press:

"Australia Urged to Speed Up Afghan Humanitarian Resettlement Process," VOA News, 16 Aug. 2022 [text]

How an Afghan refugee’s experience can inform our support for Ukrainian refugees (The Hill, Aug. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

Poland’s warm welcome to about 2 million Ukrainian refugees draws global praise, but it might not be sustainable (The Conversation, Aug. 2022) [text]

Will Ukrainian Refugees Return Home? (Focus Ukraine Blog, Aug. 2022) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Aceptación, adaptación y adopción: La clave para que los refugiados colombianos en Nueva Zelanda superen las barreras de la pertenencia," Pensamiento Americano, vol. 15, no. 29 (2022) [open access]

Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK (Migration Observatory, Aug. 2022) [text]

"Community and Private Sponsorship of Refugees in the USA: Rebirth of a Model," Journal of Policy Practice and Research, 13 Aug. 2022 [abstract]
- See also related UConn Today article.

The Effects of Sponsorship on Public Attitudes and Social Connection (Univ. of Ottawa, March 2022) [text]
- See also related literature round-up.

Foundations for Belonging 2022 - Insights on newly arrived refugees: Family separation and reunion during the pandemic (Settlement Services International, April 2022) [text]
- See also related news release. Focuses on Australia.

"Mobility and legal infrastructure for Ukrainian refugees," International Migration, vol. 60, no. 4 (Aug. 2022) [open access]

Rebuilding a Principled and Strategic Refugee Program: Response to the Australian Government Discussion Paper on the 2022-23 Humanitarian Program (Refugee Council of Australia, Aug. 2022) [text]

"Repatriation of South Sudanese refugees from the West Nile districts, Uganda: What do we learn from the process?," African Health Sciences, vol. 22, no. 2 (2022) [open access]

UNHCR Appeals for Support as Refugees Needing Urgent Resettlement Exceed 2 Million: Report on Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement, 20-22 June 2022 (Refugee Council of Australia, Aug. 2022) [text]

Related post:

Thematic Focus: Education

Blog posts & press:

How Schools Welcome Newly Arrived Immigrant and Refugee Students (Immigration Impact Blog, Aug. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

Refugee voices must drive refugee education (World Vision, Aug. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Canada.

Reports:

Background Paper: Distance Education in Emergencies (Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies, Aug. 2022) [text]

The Impact of COVID-19 on Education and Youth Well-Being in the Dadaab Refugee Camps, LERRN Working Paper, no. 18 (Carleton Univ., Aug. 2022) [text]

Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Education in Emergencies (EiE): A Compendium of Vignettes for Research & Practice (Columbia Univ., Aug. 2022) [text via INEE]

Reporte de acciones para asegurar el derecho a la educación de los niños, niñas & adolescentes migrantes & refugiados en la región de ALC (UNICEF, Aug. 2022) [access via INEE]
- Follow link for both English and Spanish versions. Focuses on the Americas.

Universities' community engagement in Europe and Southeast Asia: supporting immigrants and refugees, CR&DALL Working Paper, no. 1001 (Univ. of Glasgow, 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Italy and the Philippines.

Journal articles:

"Accommodation, empowerment and disinvestment: Typical second-language learning trajectories of Syrian refugees in Germany," International Migration, Early View, 3 Aug. 2022 [open access]

"Exploring the early years needs of Venezuelan migrant children in Trinidad and Tobago," International Journal of Early Years Education, vol. 30, no. 2 (2022) [ResearchGate]

"The Life of Syrian Asylum-Seeking Children in a Temporary Shelter Centre in Turkey: An Ethnographic Study on Primary School Education," International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, vol. 14, no. 5 (2022) [open access]

"Teachers Can Teach Refugees: Making the Classroom a Welcoming Place for Refugees Through Children’s Literature," TxEP: Texas Educator Preparation, vol. 6 (2022) [full-text]

Resource:

Remote Learning Packs (UNICEF & World Bank) [access]
- "The seven Resource Packs are designed to support government officials and staff in national and international agencies tasked with designing and implementing effective remote learning opportunities for children in development and humanitarian contexts as well as strengthening existing remote learning programmes. Each pack is meant to cover early learning, primary and secondary with approaches for the most marginalized. They also include guidance and tools to support localized deployment." The distance education modalities covered include radio, print, TV, digital technology, and mobile.

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26 August 2022

Regional Focus: Europe

Opportunity:

ECRE & UNHCR Roundtable: Taking stock of the EU’s response to the Ukrainian Displacement, 7 September 2022 [info]

Blog post:

Legalising Refoulement: Pushbacks and Forcible ‘Voluntary’ Returns from the Latvian-Belarus Border (RLI Blog, Aug. 2022) [text]

Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia have their European prospects confirmed. What does it mean for migration policies? (ICMPD Blog, Aug. 2022) [text]

Reports & books/book chapters:

"Conditional Hospitality Toward Internal Refugees: Sweden During the Great Northern War, 1700–1721," Chapter in Baltic Hospitality from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century (Palgrave Macmillan, Aug. 2022) [open access]

Contesting Cosmopolitan Europe: Euroscepticism, Crisis and Borders (Amsterdam Univ. Press, Aug. 2022) [open access]
- See esp. chapters 4, 5, 7, 8 & 9.

Journal articles:

"Criminalisation, race, and citizenship in UK border control," Citizenship Studies, vol. 26, nos. 4-5 (2022) [free full-text]

"The EU’s Hospitality and Welcome Culture: Conceiving the 'No Human Being is Illegal' Principle in the EU Fundamental Freedoms and Migration Governance," Human Rights Review, vol. 23, no. 3 (Sept. 2022) [free full-text]

"European Divergent Approaches to Protection Claims Based on the Eritrean Military/National Service Programme," International Community Law Review, vol. 24, no. 4 (2022) [open access]

"International Legal Principles, Penal Populism and Criminalisation of ‘Unwanted Migration’: An Italian Cautionary Tale," International Community Law Review, vol. 24, no. 4 (2022) [open access]

"Peripheral Humanitarianism: Ephemerality, Experimentation and Effects of Refugee Provisioning in Paris," Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, In Press (Forthcoming) [postprint]

"Shrinking the space for civil society: (De)Politicizing the obstruction of humanitarian NGOs in EU border management," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 4 Aug. 2022 [open access]

"'They tell us to keep our distance, but we sleep five people in one tent': The opportunistic governance of displaced people in Calais during the COVID-19 pandemic," Social & Cultural Geography, Latest Articles, 4 Aug. 2022 [open access]

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Regional Focus: MENA

Opportunity:

Call for proposals: Refugees and Migrants within the Middle East [info]
- Series published by the American University in Cairo Press.

Blog posts & press:

Environmental justice for refugees in host countries: How Syrian refugees are disproportionately harmed by air and water pollution in Lebanon (CMI Blog, Aug. 2022) [text]

How displaced Syrians effectively navigated ‘border frictions’ in Lebanon and Turkey (The Conversation, Aug. 2022) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Building Back Better: The Politicisation of Disaster and Displacement Response Architecture in Lebanon (Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies, Aug. 2022) [text]

Conceptual Blends and the Representation of the Syrian Refugees in the UNHCR Press Releases between 2011 and 2021 (ResearchSquare, Aug. 20220 [text]

Destination North Africa: Syrians' displacement trajectories to Tunisia (Mixed Migration Centre, Aug. 2022) [text]

The EU externalization of its external border control to North Africa and beyond: Its impact on the people and third countries of the region (American Univ. in Cairo & IOM, Fall 2021) [text]

Historical Backgrounder: Lebanon’s 2014 Refugee Policy Shift, LERRN Working Paper, no. 17 (Carleton Univ., Aug. 2022) [text]

Listening to those we help: A review of findings from October 2020 to May 2021 (IFRC & Turkish Red Crescent, Aug. 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]

Syrians in Tunisia: Routes to Tunisia and destination intentions (Mixed Migration Centre, Aug. 2022) [text]

Youth aspirations versus reality in Jordan: Assessing youth’s pathways towards empowerment and self-reliance in Jordan (Durable Solutions Platform, Danish Refugee Council & Jordan River Foundation, June 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]

Za’atari Refugee Camp, 10 Years On: Stalled ambitions and lost hope, but durable solutions are possible (Oxfam, Aug. 2022) [text]

Multimedia:

Questioning the Media and Public Discourse and Reshaping Attention and Inclusion Strategies, 7 July 2022 [access]
- See also related news story. Focuses on Syrians in Turkey.

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Regional Focus: Rohingya Crisis

Opportunity:

Call for contributions: OpinioJuris Blog Symposium [info]
- Contributions sought on the theme of "Myanmar and International Indifference: Rethinking Accountability."

Blog posts & reports:

5 Years On: 5 Priorities to Address the Rohingya Crisis and Forge a Better Future for the People of Myanmar (RI Blog, Aug. 2022) [text]

Andaman Sea: As movements from Myanmar and Bangladesh resume, safe routes are needed to avoid another crisis (Mixed Migration Centre, Aug. 2022) [text]

"Can the EU do more to help Rohingya refugees go home?," DW, 24 Aug. 2022 [text]

"‘Comprehensive’ solution needed to end mass displacement of Rohingya," UN News, 25 Aug. 2022 [text]

"Government Cracks Down on Myanmar Refugees in Indian Border State," The Diplomat, 26 Aug. 2022 [text]

IOM Calls for Increased Support and Lasting Solutions to Rohingya Refugees Crisis, Five Years On  (IOM, Aug. 2022) [text]

Myanmar: Five-year anniversary of Rohingya crisis must mark ‘turning point’ in quest for justice (Amnesty International, Aug. 2022) [text]

Myanmar: No Justice, No Freedom for Rohingya 5 Years On (Human Rights Watch, Aug. 2022) [text]

PR botch-up: Detention Centre presented as EWS housing for Rohingyas (Refugee Watch Online, Aug. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on India.

Q&A: Five years on, Rohingya refugees face dire conditions and a long road ahead (International Crisis Group, Aug. 2022) [text]

"Rohingya and CAA: What is India's refugee policy?," BBC News, 23 Aug. 2022 [text]

"Rohingya crisis sheds light on India's ambivalent refugee policy," DW, 26 Aug. 2022 [text]

"Rohingya exodus explained in maps and charts," Al Jazeera, 25 Aug. 2022 [text]

"Rohingya refugees share concerns with UN rights commissioner during visit to Cox’s Bazar," UN News, 16 Aug. 2022 [text]

Rohingya Refugees Still Desperate, Five Years after a Genocide (PRIO Blog, Aug. 2022) [text]

Stateless Rohingya continue to struggle for survival in Myanmar (UNHCR, Aug. 2022) [text]

"This Week Marks Five Years Since 700,000 Rohingya Refugees Fled Persecution in Myanmar," VOA News, 24 Aug. 2022 [text]

UNHCR appeals for renewed support and solutions for Rohingya refugees (UNHCR, Aug. 2022) [text]

Multimedia:

Press Briefing: Rohingya Refugees and Activists Address Rohingya Crisis Five Years On, 23 Aug. 2022 [access]

Related posts:


25 August 2022

Regional Focus: Africa

Blog posts & press:

"Access denied: I went to Rwanda to talk firsthand to refugees … and the state wouldn’t let me," The Guardian, 17 Aug. 2022 [text]

The Enrolment of Gambian CSOs in the Externalisation of Europe’s Border to The Gambia (Border Criminologies Blog, July 2022) [text]

Nowhere to run: the plight of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia (The Conversation, Aug. 2022) [text]

"'A playground for colonial forces': Unpacking the anti-UN protests in DR Congo," The New Humanitarian, 23 Aug. 2022 [text]

REF conference 2022: towards greater inclusion and protection for migrants and forcibly displaced persons (REF News, July 2022) [access]
- "On 9th and 10th June 2022, the Research and Evidence Facility (REF) of the EU Trust Fund for Africa in the Horn of Africa convened its second international conference around the theme ‘Migrants and Forcibly Displaced Persons: Towards Greater Inclusion and Protection’."

"UN Agencies: Severe Hunger Sliding Toward Famine in Horn of Africa," VOA News, 23 Aug. 2022 [text]

"Why humanitarians should stop hiding behind impartiality," The New Humanitarian, 22 Aug. 2022 [text]
- Focuses on South Sudan.

Reports & journal articles:

"Beyond ‘Just Comes’ and ‘Know-It-Alls’: Exploring Strategies to Deal with Returnee Stigmas During Diaspora Return Visits for Knowledge Transfer," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 16 Aug. 2022 [open access]
- Draws on interviews with stakeholders in Ethiopia, Sierra Leone and Somaliland.

"Cash-like vouchers improve psychological well-being of vulnerable and displaced persons fleeing armed conflict," PNAS Nexus, vol. 1, no. 3 (July 2022) [open access]
- Focuses on the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Interactions between local communities and transiting migrants in Djibouti (Mixed Migration Centre, Aug. 2022) [text]

Interactions between local communities and transiting migrants in Hargeisa (Mixed Migration Centre, Aug. 2022) [text]

Refugee and Migrant Experiences in Gaborone City: Government Policies on Education and Employment (Refugees in Towns, July 2022) [text]

Rwanda: COI Compilation, Asylum System (Asylos, Aug. 2022) [text]

The Village Health Worker Partnership in Borno State and What It Means for Humanitarian Localization in Nigeria, Learning Brief (Women's Refugee Commission, July 2022) [text]

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Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies

Opportunities:

Job announcement: PhD in Algorithmic Fairness and Migration Law, Centre of Excellence on Global Mobility Law, Univ. of Copenhagen [info]
- Application deadline is 29 September 2022.

Call for applications: Fellowship, Migration and Technology Monitor [info]
- Submit expression of interest by 30 September 2022.

Blog posts & press:

"Google to start campaign against misinformation on Ukrainian refugees," DW, 24 Aug. 2022 [text]
- See also related Reuters article.

Listen Carefully: Call Centre Data Improves Understanding of Refugees’ Needs (UNHCR Innovation Service, Aug. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Uganda.

Top 10 Ways to Know If the Immigration Court Phone Line Has Been Hacked (The Asylumist Blog, Aug. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

"UK digital residence checks lock out refugees, slavery victims," Thomson Reuters Foundation News, 15 Aug. 2022 [text]

New open access book:

Migration Research in a Digitized World: Using Innovative Technology to Tackle Methodological Challenges (Springer, July 2022) [open access]
- "This open access book explores implications of the digital revolution for migration scholars’ methodological toolkit. New information and communication technologies hold considerable potential to improve the quality of migration research by originating previously non-viable solutions to a myriad of methodological challenges in this field of study. Combining cutting-edge migration scholarship and methodological expertise, the book addresses a range of crucial issues related to both researcher-designed data collections and the secondary use of 'big data', highlighting opportunities as well as challenges and limitations."

Reports & journal articles:

"Computational analysis of 140 years of US political speeches reveals more positive but increasingly polarized framing of immigration," PNAS, 119(31):e2120510119 (July 2022) [open access]
- See also related news release.

"Computational approaches to migration and integration research: promises and challenges," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 16 Aug. 2022 [free full-text]
- Introduction to a forthcoming special issue.

A Decade Later: Reflecting on Disaster Relief 2.0 (Digital Humanitarian Network, June 2022) [text]

"An eye for an ‘I:’ a critical assessment of artificial intelligence tools in migration and asylum management," Comparative Migration Studies, 10:32 (Aug. 2022) [open access]
- Includes three case studies on UNHCR, New Zealand and the US.

"Following the Online Trail of Ukrainian Refugees through Google Trends," CESifo Forum, vol. 23, no. 4 (2022) [full-text]

Memo: Provide guidance to immigration judges on internet-based video hearings (EOIR, Aug. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

Routed Magazine, no. OMC22 (June 2022) [full-text]
- See section 4 for tech-related articles.

Multimedia:

WhatsApp, Lebanon? (The New Humanitarian, July 2022) [access]
- An "illustrated timeline of Lebanon’s collapse through the conversations of five people." Several of the participants were volunteers who worked with refugees or refugees themselves. For more info, read this interview.

Resource:

Migration and Technology Monitor [access]
- "Our mission is to monitor surveillance technologies, automation, and the use of Artificial Intelligence to screen, track, and make decisions about people on the move. The Monitor’s aim is to highlight the far reaching impacts that these procedures and policies have on people’s rights and lives and to support communities doing work on these issues."

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24 August 2022

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Opportunity:

Report launch: 2022 edition of The State of the Humanitarian System report, Nairobi/Online, 7 September 2022 [info]

Blog posts & press:

10 years of the Aid Transparency Index—How has the US fared? (Future Development, Aug. 2022) [text]

*‘I am you and you are me’: UNHCR staff draw on first-hand knowledge of displacement (UNHCR, Aug. 2022) [text]

"Policymakers and racial justice activists came together to discuss decolonising aid. Here’s what happened…," The New Humanitarian, 11 Aug. 2022 [text]
- See also related feature and reading/resource list.

"U.N. Faces Record Humanitarian Aid Shortfall — but Not for Ukrainians," New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 [text]

Why does the humanitarian system need so much money? (Humanitarian Funding Forecast, Aug. 2022) [text]

World Humanitarian Day, 19 Aug. 2022 [access]
- See also The New Humanitarian's related feature

Reports & journal articles:

Aid Worker Security Report 2022 - Collateral violence: Managing risks for aid operations in major conflict (Humanitarian Outcomes, Aug. 2022) [text]
- See also related figures at a glance and timeline.

"From humanitarian aid to mutual aid: A lexicon of border struggle," Routed Magazine, no. OMC22 (June 2022) [text]

"Help-seeking attitudes and behaviours among humanitarian aid workers," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 7:16 (Aug. 2022) [open access]

"The Migration-Development Nexus Revisited: Immigrant Organizations and the Swedish Policy Framework for Development and Humanitarian Assistance," Forum for Development Studies, Latest Articles, 12 July 2022 [open access]

The State of the Humanitarian Energy Sector: Challenges, Progress and Issues in 2022 (UNITAR, 2022) [access via RSC]

Systems thinking for humanitarians: An introduction for the complete beginner (ALNAP, Aug. 2022) [text]

Towards Co-Ownership: The Role of Intermediaries in Supporting Locally-Led Humanitarian Action (Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Aug. 2022) [text]

Unpacking the value of locally led humanitarian action (Humanitarian Practice Network, Aug. 2022) [text]

Resource:

Underfunded Crisis Index (Humanitarian Funding Forecast) [access]
- This newly-launched index "shows that 5 contexts are chronically underfunded (<40%). This includes three regional refugee response plans (DR Congo, Burundi, and South Sudan), as well as Haiti and Venezuela."

*UPDATED

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23 August 2022

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 2

Reports:

In Pursuit of Livelihood: An In-Depth Investigation of Asylum Seekers' Battle against Poverty and Social Exclusion in Malta (JRS Malta & Aditus, Dec. 2021; launched July 2022) [text]

Labour Market Access for Migrants in Libya and the Impact of COVID-19 (International Labour Organization, 2022) [text]
 
Mobile Wallet User Journeys and Potential Products for Refugees and Women in Jordan (GIZ, July 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related news article.

The Positive Economic Contributions of Refugees in Türkiye (Building Markets, Aug. 2022) [access]
- Follow link for report in English, Turkish and Arabic.

Rapid Market Assessment of Five Value Chains in Nakivale Refugee Settlement and Host Community Isingiro District (ILO, Aug. 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]

Showing its Age: The 1951 Convention and the Right to Work - The Example of Ethiopia, RLI Working Paper, no. 62 (Refugee Law Initiative, July 2022) [text]

Social Policy Trends: Incomes of Refugees in Canada (Univ. of Calgary, Aug. 2022) [text]

"They tell a person to leave, but he has nowhere to go": The ban on employment of asylum seekers in 17 cities (ACRI & PHR, Aug. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Israel.

Tracer study: Skills Profiling Application in Egypt for Refugees and Host Communities - Key Findings and Way Forward (ILO, April 2022) [text]

Related post:

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1

Blog posts & press:

64 percent of refugees in Jordan survive on less than 3 dinar a day (UNHCR, March 2022) [text]

Debunking Major Myths About Immigrants’ Socioeconomic Status in the US (Immigration Impact Blog, Aug. 2022) [text]

Macroeconomic costs of conflict: Impact on GDP and refugee flows (VoxEU, July 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Ukraine.

Report from the Dadaab Response Association: Challenges for Refugee Businesses from the Pandemic to Devastating Fires (LERRN News, Aug. 2022) [text]

Journal articles:

"How capital shapes refugees’ access to the labour market: the case of Syrians in Sweden," International Journal of Human Resource Management, Latest Articles, 16 Aug. 2022 [open access]

"Non-economic migrants as workers: securing the right to work for asylum applicants in the EU,"  European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 24, no. 1 (2022) [postprint]

"Self-Confidence of Venezuelan Migrant Entrepreneurs in Colombia," Social Sciences, vol. 11, no. 7 (July 2022) [open access]

Multimedia:

The impacts of the Ukrainian crisis on employment and livelihoods of refugees and IDPs and decent work responses, 20 June 2022 [access]
- More info is available here.

Related posts:


Thematic Focus: Gender Issues

Blog posts & press:

Afghan women, migration, and their future (Migration Data Portal Blog, Aug. 2022) [text]

Refugee and migrant women are often excluded from mainstream domestic violence services and policy (The Conversation, July 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Australia.

Reports:

From UNHCR:

2021: Listening and talking to the field (Aug. 2022) [text]

Fighting sexual misconduct in the midst of a pandemic: 2020 in review (Aug. 2022) [text]

Tackling sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment: 2020-2022 Strategy and Action plan (Aug. 2022) [text]
 
From Women's Refugee Commission, CARE & local partners:

"Case management integrated with cash transfers is one of the best responses we can use": An Operational Learning Brief on Integrating Cash Assistance into Gender-Based Violence Programming in Ocaña, Colombia (Aug. 2022) [access]
- Follow link for brief in English and Spanish.

"No one has power over me": The Impact of Integrating Cash Assistance into Gender-Based Violence Response in Northwest Syria - A Mixed-Methods Evaluation over Nine Months (Aug. 2022) [access]
- Follow link for report and brief in English and Arabic.

"We have a way to start out on our own": The Effectiveness of Cash Assistance Integrated into Gender-Based Violence Case Management for Forced Migrants, Refugees, and Host Nationals in Norte
de Santander, Colombia - A Quasi-Experimental Mixed-Methods Evaluation (Aug. 2022) [access]
- Follow link for report and brief in English and Spanish.

"With money, I am the queen": Integrated Cash and Gender-Based Violence Programming for IPV Survivors in Guayaquil, Ecuador (Aug. 2022) [access]
- Follow link for report and brief in English and Spanish.

Journal articles:

"Claiming Space and Contesting Gendered Refugeehood in Exile: Issues and Factors of Rohingya Refugee Women’s Civic Engagement in Diaspora," International Quarterly for Asian Studies, vol. 53, no. 2 (2022) [open access]

"The Gendered Consequences of Seeking Asylum in US-Mexico Border Encampments," Crossings: An Undergraduate Arts Journal, vol. 2, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

"Habitar en tierra ajena: estudio sobre las condiciones de vida de mujeres migrantes venezolanas en Colombia," Revista Latinoamericana Estudios de la Paz y el Conflicto, vol. 3, no. 5 (2022) [open access]

"'The pandemic made us stop and think about who we are and what we want': Using intersectionality to understand migrant and refugee women’s experiences of gender-based violence during COVID-19," BMC Public Health, 22:1469 (Aug. 2022) [open access]

"Saving Brown Women from Brown Men? 'Refugee Women', Gender and the Racialised Politics of Protection," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 13 Aug. 2022 [open access]

"'An Unhappy Interlude': Trivialisation and Privatisation of Forced Marriage in Asylum-Seeker Women’s Cases in the UK," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 19 July 2022 [open access]

"Unprincipled and unrealised: CEDAW and discrimination experienced in the context of migration control," International Journal of Discrimination and the Law, OnlineFirst, 14 July 2022 [open access]

Related posts:

22 August 2022

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality

Opportunities:

Webinar: Mass Atrocities and Statelessness: Under-explored Connections?, 25 August 2022 [info]

CFP: Statelessness and Citizenship Review [info] [info]
- Contributions for a special issue sought from early career statelessness scholars, in particular members of the Global PhDs on Statelessness (GPS) network. Submit abstracts by 1 September 2022.

Call for participation: Consultation on the Nationality Rights Index for Southern Africa, 9 September 2022 
- Follow this link to provide input on Tanzania and this link for input on Zimbabwe.

Call for registration: 6th Online Course on Statelessness, 24 October-18 November 2022 [info]
- Register by 23 September 2022

Call for applications: Statelessness Intensive Course 2023, 15-21 February 2023 [info]
- Submission deadline is 30 September 2022.

Blog posts & press:

Asserting Statelessness: Using Archival History to Challenge State Discourse (CSS Blog, July 2022) [text]

The Campaign to End Statelessness: April-June 2022 Update (UNHCR, Aug. 2022) [text]

Children born in the largest refugee camp in the world teach us what being stateless means to them (ENS Blog, Aug. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on the Rohingya in Bangladesh.

Might a ‘victory for human rights’ in the Netherlands benefit stateless children in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA): possible applications of Zhao v the Netherlands (ENS Blog, July 2022) [text]

Preventing and solving statelessness in European law (ENS Blog, July 2022) [text]

UNHCR applauds Liberia for removing gender discrimination from its nationality law (UNHCR, Aug. 2022) [text]

An update on barriers to citizenship facing stateless children in the UK (ENS Blog, July 2022) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Memorandum of the Establishment of the Eastern African Nationality Network, 11 May 2022 [text]
- See also related press release.

Resolving Existing Major Situations of Statelessness, Good Practice Papers: Action 1 (UNHCR, Aug. 2022) [text]

The State We’re in: Ending Sexism in Nationality Laws (Equality Now, July 2022) [access]
- Follow link for report and executive summary in multiple languages and for the Annex of Laws in English. See also related press release. Regional reports are also available for the Americas, Asia, MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Statelessness and Citizenship Review, vol. 4, no. 1 (2022) [open access]
- Special issue on "Children and Statelessness."

"Ties that bind and unbind: charting the boundaries of European Union citizenship," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 5 Aug. 2022 [open access]

"'What about it is unclear? I mean I was born here': Ungeklärte Staatsangehörigkeit and the (re-)production of de facto statelessness in Germany," Citizenship Studies, Latest Articles, 26 July 2022 [open access]

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18 August 2022

Thematic Focus: General

Blog posts & press:

Professor Stephen Castles, 1944-2022 (International Migration Institute, Aug. 2022) [text]

Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff releases new album titled ‘Refugees’ (UNHCR, Aug. 2022) [text]

Who is counting the refugees? Displacement data, its limitations, and potential for misuse (Refugee History Blog, Aug. 2022) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Empathic Solidarity on the Frontline," Boston University International Law Journal, vol. 40, no. 1 (2022) [full-text]

Forced Migration and Food Crises, Working Paper, no. 2227 (Banco de España, July 2022) [text via EconPapers]

High Commissioner’s Dialogue on Protection Challenges: Development Cooperation - Concept Note (UNHCR, June 2022) [access]

"Identity, trust, and the experiences of refugees during a COVID-19 lockdown," PLoS ONE 17(8): e0271977 (Aug. 2022) [open access]
- Compares pandemic experiences of Syrian and Rohingya refugees.

Time sequence of forced displacement into neighbouring countries (Centre for European Policy Studies, Feb. 2022) [text]

"Umma and the nation-state: dilemmas in refuge ethics," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 7:17 (Aug. 2022) [open access]

UNHCR’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Synthesis of evaluative evidence, ES/2022/05 (UNHCR, June 2022) [text]
- See also related brief.

"Unsettling protracted displacement: connectivity and mobility beyond 'Limbo'," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 28 July 2022 [free full-text]
- Introductory article in forthcoming special issue.

Multimedia:

The State of Global Displacement and Refugee Advocacy: A Conversation with UN High Commissioner Filippo Grandi and Friends, 10 Aug. 2022 [access]

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17 August 2022

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 2

Journal articles:
 
"The Effects of Trauma Types at Pre-Migration, Transit, and Post-Migration Stages on Depression and PTSD among North Korean Refugees in South Korea," Challenges, vol. 13, no. 2 (July 2022) [open access]

"Exploring dignity in the context of displacement: evidence from Rohingyas in Bangladesh and IDPs in Afghanistan," Third World Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 8 (2022) [open access]
- See also earlier related reports herehere and here.

"The Organisational Pattern of Rohingya Refugee Community in Malaysia: Structural Opportunities, Constraints, and Intra-Community Dynamics," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 2 June 2022 [open access]

"Perceptions of Returnees Concerning Their Rehabilitation and Reinstatement in Swat District, Pakistan: An Evaluative Study," Journal of Population and Social Studies, vol. 30 (2022) [open access]

"Shanghai, a Haven for Refugees: German and Austrian refugees in Shanghai, 1938-1945," The Mirror, vol. 42, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

"Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Practices and Outreach Services in Settlements for Rohingya Population in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 2018–2021," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 15 (Aug. 2022) [open access]

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Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 1

Blog posts & press:

Five things you should know about Afghanistan (UNHCR, Aug. 2022) [text]

"HK asylees to be offered full residency in new plan," Taipei Times, 28 July 2022 [text]

The need for refugee law in India (Bar and Bench, March 2022) [text]

"One year on, few options for Afghans escaping hunger and Taliban persecution," The New Humanitarian, 10 Aug. 2022 [text]

"Ugandan asylum-seeker given pathway to stay in Taiwan after 7 years," Focus Taiwan, 9 Aug. 2022 [text]

Why migrant and refugee women and children remain in the shadows of health reforms in New Zealand (The Conversation, Aug. 2022) [text]

Reports: 

Afghanistan at a Precipice (Norwegian Refugee Council, Aug. 2022) [text]

*Fit for Purpose: Getting Humanitarian Aid Right in Afghanistan One Year after the Taliban Takeover (Refugees International, Aug. 2022) [text]

Pathways to Migrant Protection: A Mapping of National Practice for Admission and Stay on Human Rights and Humanitarian Grounds in Asia and the Pacific (OHCHR, May 2022) [text]

Undoing Precarity: Elevating Positive Practices for Refugee Protection in South and South East Asia (Refugee Solidarity Network, Aug. 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]

Multimedia:

One Year on: The Situation for At-Risk Afghans in Afghanistan and Abroad, 10 Aug. 2022 [access]

*UPDATED

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Regional Focus: Europe

Blog posts & press:

"Helping asylum seekers in Northern Cyprus," International Politics and Society, 12 Aug. 2022 [text]

"Hot and cold: Greece’s treatment of Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian refugees," The New Humanitarian, 16 Aug. 2022 [text]

Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind: Greece’s Battle with Asylum Seekers Sparks Human Rights Crisis (Organization for World Peace, Aug. 2022) [text]

Pushbacks: A Core Element of Policies Against Irregularised Mobility and Asylum (Arrested Lawyers Initiative Blog, Aug. 2022) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Accommodation, empowerment and disinvestment: Typical second-language learning trajectories of Syrian refugees in Germany," International Migration, Early View, 3 Aug. 2022 [open access]

"The affective infrastructure of a protest camp: Asylum seekers’ 'Right to Live' movement," The Sociological Review, OnlineFirst, 8 Aug. 2022 [open access]
- Focuses on Finland.

"Did exposure to asylum seeking migration affect the electoral outcome of the ‘Alternative für Deutschland’ in Berlin? Evidence from the 2019 European elections," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 16 Aug. 2022 [open access]

"European Union-Extraterritorialisation in the Western Balkans: The Case of the Frontex-Serbia Status Agreement," Chapter in The Application of EU Law Beyond Its Borders, CLEER Paper, no. 3 (T.M.C. Asser Institute, 2022) [full-text]
- Scroll to p. 111.

"Fragile Buffer Zones: The Externalization Dynamism in the Field of Border Security and Possible Alternatives," Zeitschrift für Migrationsforschung = Journal of Migration Studies, vol. 2, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

"Reassessing the Relationship between Equality and Vulnerability in Relation to Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the ECtHR: The MSS Case 10 Years on," International Journal of Refugee Law, Advance Articles, 6 Aug. 2022 [free full-text]

"Rethinking commonality in refugee status determination in Europe: Legal geographies of asylum appeals," Political Geography, vol. 98 (Oct. 2022) [open access]

"Silence and Voice in Oral Hearings: Spatial, Temporal, and Relational Conditions for Communication in Asylum and Compulsory Care Hearings," Social & Legal Studies, OnlineFirst, 9 Aug. 2022 [open access]
- Focuses on Sweden.

"Social Connection, (Im)material Gains and Experiences of Inclusion of Asylum Seekers’ and Refugees’ Volunteering in Glasgow," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 11 Aug. 2022 [open access]

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Regional Focus: United States

Opportunity:

Call for registration: 19th Immigration Law and Policy Conference, Washington, DC/Online, 20 September 2022 [info]
- Panel topics are now available. Note: There is a limited supply of in-person tickets.

Blog posts & press:

"Biden administration ends Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy," PBS News Hour, 9 Aug. 2022 [text]

Crossing the US-Mexico border is deadlier than ever for migrants – here’s why (The Conversation, Aug. 2022) [text]

U.S. Immigration Views Remain Mixed and Highly Partisan (Gallup, Aug. 2022) [text]

Who Enforces Immigration Policy Anyway? (Immigration Impact Blog, Aug. 2022) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

2022 Supplement to the Seventh Edition of Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy (Foundation Press, 2022) [SSRN]

"El asilo en disputa: estrategias violentas de sujeción durante el gobierno de Donald Trump," Frontera Norte, vol. 34 (2022) [open access]

"Challenging Stereotypes in Refugee Protection," Boston University International Law Journal, vol. 40, no. 1 (2022) [full-text]

"Computational analysis of 140 years of US political speeches reveals more positive but increasingly polarized framing of immigration," PNAS, 119(31):e2120510119 (July 2022) [open access]
- See also related news release.

"Is There a Safe Haven for Asylees Elsewhere? Assessing the International Legal Implications of Trump-Era Removal Practices," Harvard Latin American Law Review, vol. 25 (Spring 2022) [full-text]

New Data Sheds Light on What Happens to People Found Inadmissible at U.S. Ports of Entry (TRAC, Aug. 2022) [text]

Pretense of Protection: Biden Administration and Congress Should Avoid Exacerbating Expedited Removal Deficiencies (Human Rights First, Aug. 2022) [access]

"Refugees Under Duress: International Law and the Serious Nonpolitical Crime Bar," Belmont Law Review, vol. 9, no. 2 (2022) [full-text]

"Unraveling: Trump, the ‘End’ of Asylum, and the Prospects of Restoring Lost Time," Boston University International Law Journal, vol. 40, no. 1 (2022) [full-text]

Multimedia:

Webinar Series on "Responding faithfully to multiple refugee crises" (UCC, July 2022) [access]
- Four videos are available.
 
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15 August 2022

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Blog posts & press:

Australia’s special visa program for Ukrainians to end, despite war raging on (The Conversation, July 2022) [text]

"Costa Rica prepares plan to regularize status of 200,000 mostly Nicaraguan migrants," Reuters, 10 Aug. 2022 [text]

Emerging from COVID, the US Refugee Resettlement Program Enters a Critical Phase (CMS, Aug. 2022) [text]

The experiences of forced migrants in the US and Ireland shows the need for more humane and sustainable refugee and asylum policies (USAPP Blog, Aug. 2022) [text]

"Homes for Ukraine: Quarter of refugee sponsors do not want to carry on," BBC News, 11 Aug. 2022 [text]

"Is Poland’s smooth reception of Ukrainian refugees heading for trouble?," The New Humanitarian, 4 Aug. 2022 [text]

"Refugee resettlement: Pledges kept and unkept," The New Humanitarian, 5 Aug. 2022 [text]
- Scroll down for the latest on resettlement in the US.

*Time to treat Afghan allies with same respect as those fleeing Ukraine (The Hill, Aug. 2022) [text]


Reports & journal articles:

Canadian Immigration Policy and the Russo-Ukraine War, Research Paper, no. 15:23 (Univ. of Calgary, Aug. 2022) [text]
- See also related CBC News article.

CESifo Forum, vol. 23, no. 4 (2022) [full-text]
- Issue includes a focus on "How Can Europe Handle the Ukrainian Refugee Challenge?"

*Dignity in Repatriation: What does it mean for UNHCR?, RLI Working Paper, no. 63 (Refugee Law Initiative, Aug. 2022) [text]

Evaluation of UNHCR’s Repatriation Programmes and Activities 2015–2021, ES/2022/04 (UNHCR, May 2022) [text]
- "The evaluation conducted in-depth case studies in six countries, including three countries of origin (Burundi, Central African Republic (CAR) and Colombia) and three countries of asylum (Iran, Republic of Congo (RoC) and Tanzania)."

"Public policy towards immigrants in Poland’s shrinking cities: The case study of the city of Lomza," International Migration, Early View, 2 Aug. 2022 [open access]

Social Cohesion in Europe Literature Review (British Council & COMPAS, March 2022) [text]

Social Cohesion in Türkiye: Programming Model and Guide (UNHCR, Aug. 2022) [text]

Solutions, UN Doc. No. EC/73/SC/CRP.13, 84th Meeting of the EXCOM Standing Committee, 24 June 2022 [text]
- See also related remarks.

Voices of Syrians: Resettled Refugees in Ireland (IOM & Govt. of Ireland, Aug. 2022) [text]
- See also related Irish Times article.

Warm Welcomes, Lurking Tensions: Important Lessons from the Global South for Countries Hosting Refugees from Ukraine (World Vision, Aug. 2022) [text]

*UPDATED

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12 August 2022

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters

Opportunity:

Call for registration: Annual Thematic Course on International Protection: Climate Change and Forced Displacement, Online, 3-21 October 2022 [info]
- Register by 2 September 2022.

Blog posts & press:

Leveraging household surveys to boost research on climate migration (Let's Talk Development Blog, July 2022) [text]

New Ministerial Declaration on Migration, Climate Change & Environment is endorsed by Presidents and Ministers from the East and Horn Africa, in Kampala, Uganda (IOM, July 2022) [text]
- The text of the declaration is here.

One million people displaced by drought in Somalia (UNHCR & NRC, Aug. 2022) [text]

Reports:

Beyond Panic: Exploring Climate Mobilities in Senegal, Guatemala, Cambodia and Kenya - Case Study Report (WeWorld-GVC, Aug. 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]

Desplazados climáticos: evolución de su reconocimiento y protección jurídica, Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas Serie Doctrina Jurídica, no. 921 (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2021) [text]

Guiding Principles for Children on the Move in the Context of Climate Change (UNICEF et al., July 2022) [access]

Mapeo sobre Migración, Medio Ambiente y Cambio Climático en América del Sur (IOM & PDD, 2022) [text]

Migration, Environment, and Climate Change in Iraq (IOM, Aug. 2022) [access]

Movilidad Humana en Contextos de Desastres, Degradación Ambiental y Cambio Climático en Costa Rica: Análisis de Evidencia y de Políticas, Migración, Serie de Notas de Políticas, no. 2 (IOM & PDD, June 2022) [text]

Movilidad Humana en el Contexto del Cambio Climático y Desastres en Centroamérica: Una Perspectiva de Derechos Humanos (IIDH, PDD & RESAMA, 2022) [text]

Policy Brief on Migration, Environment and Climate Change: Ukraine (IOM, April 2022) [text]

The Responsibility of the International Community in Situations of Human Mobility Due to Environmental Causes, Working Paper, no. 1 (Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, July 2022) [text]

Articles:

"Discovery of Oil Could Bring Migrant Labor Opportunities and Climate Displacement Challenges for Guyana," Migration Information Source, 27 July 2022 [text]

"Does Changing the Narrative Improve Host Community Attitudes Toward Climate Migrants? Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 9 Aug. 2022 [preprint]

"Managing, now becoming, refugees: Climate change and extractivism in the Republic of Nauru," American Anthropologist, Early View, 26 July 2022 [open access]

"Political ecologies of resettlement in river deltas," Geography Compass, vol. 16, no. 6 (June 2022) [open access]

Routed Magazine, no. OMC22 (June 2022) [full-text]
- Section 3 of this special issue focuses on "Climate Change and (Im)mobility."

Multimedia:

Strengthening Governance to Reduce Disaster Displacement Risks, Session at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, Indonesia, 26 May 2022 [access]
- Follow link for video recording, related documents, and background materials.

Resource:

Geneva Technical Hub (GTH) [access]
- Contributes "to the Second Pillar of the UNHCR’s Strategic Framework for Climate Action and its recently launched Operational Strategy by studying solutions to support the conservation of the natural environment and mitigate environmental degradation." Read an overview of the GTH here.

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