09 January 2023

Regional Focus: MENA

Opportunities:

Webinar: Refugee Communities Mobilising in the Middle East: Refugee-led Organisations in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, 16 January 2023 [info]

Course: Palestine Refugees and International Law, Thessaloniki, 10-11 March 2023 [info]
- Apply by 23 February 2023.

Blog posts & press:

The Grand Bargain’s empty promise in Jordan (MEI, Jan. 2023) [text]

"Security Council unanimously agrees to extend Syria cross-border aid lifeline," UN News, 9 Jan. 2023 [text]

With No Judge or Jury, Who Will Decide the Fate of 4.1 million Aid-Dependent Syrians? A Comment on the Legality of UN-Coordinated Cross-Border Aid Operations in Syria (EJIL Talk Blog, Jan. 2023) [text]

Reports:

3RP Regional Strategic Overview 2023 (UNDP & UNHCR, Jan. 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Note: 3RP = Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan in Response to the Syria Crisis.

Refugee and migrant youth in Tunisia: Profiles, access to income, protection risks and assistance needs (Mixed Migration Centre, Dec. 2022) [text]

The Road Home from Al Hol Camp: Reflections on the Iraqi Experience, MEAC Findings Report, no. 24 (UNIDIR & UNU, Dec. 2022) [text]

Journal articles:

"Changing Numbers, Living Conditions, Unchanging Biopolitical Problematic: Syrian Refugees in Turkey," Border Crossing, vol. 13, no. 1 (2023) [open access]

"A Critical Appraisal of the UNRWA-USA Framework for Cooperation (2021-2022) Regarding Palestinian Refugees," IIUM Law Journal, vol. 30, no. 2 (2022) [open access]

"The effect of social determinants of health on quality of life among Afghan refugees in Iran during the COVID-19 pandemic: a path analysis," BMC Psychiatry, 23:11 (Jan. 2023) [open access]

"The impact of trauma, flight and protracted displacement on the mental health of Eritrean refugees living in Israel: An exploratory study of coping strategies," SSM - Mental Health, vol. 2 (Dec. 2022) [open access]

"Prevalence and determinants of intercourse without condoms among migrants and refugees in Morocco, 2021: a cross-sectional study," Scientific Reports, 12:22491 (Dec. 2022) [open access]

"Prevalence of Cigarettes and Waterpipe Smoking among Jordanians, Refugees, and Migrants in Jordan and Its Associated Factors: A Secondary Data Analysis," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 20, no. 1 (Dec. 2022) [open access]

"Urban Disparities and Quality of Life Among Afghan Refugees Living in Informal Settlements in Mashhad, Iran," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Latest Articles, 22 Dec. 2022 [ResearchGate]

"When Do States Repatriate Refugees? Evidence from the Middle East," Journal of Global Security Studies, vol. 8, no. 1 (March 2023) [open access]

"Why is Syria a War but Not Afghanistan? Nationality-based Aid and Protection in Turkey’s Syria Refugee Response," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 27 Dec. 2022 [open access]

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