Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Opportunity:

Research symposium: Meeting the ‘Dual Imperative’: Working towards solutions for displacement in the Asia Pacific through policy-oriented research, Online, 27-28 April 2023 [info]

Short pieces:

Explainer: High Court ruling in immigration case could impact hundreds of visa decisions since 2016 (The Conversation, April 2023) [text]

- Focuses on Australia.

"Sanctuary in Name Only: Afghan Refugees, Police Brutality and Addiction in Pakistan," Tendon Magazine, no. 5 (Nov. 2022) [text]

What a new global index can tell us about a country’s response to refugees: Reflections from Australia (RLI Blog, April 2023) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Community-Based Research in Fragile Contexts: Reflections from Rohingya Refugee Camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 11, no. 1 (2023) [full-text]

Conflict Dynamics between Bangladeshi Host Communities and Rohingya Refugees (US Institute of Peace, April 2023) [text]

Exploring the Overshadowed Streams of the Red Cross Movement: Endeavour and Motivation within and beyond Japan (1867-1919), eCahiers de l’Institut, no. 46 (Graduate Institute, Feb. 2023) [open access]

- Focuses on the Japanese Red Cross Society.

"Five Years Lost: Youth Inclusion in the Rohingya Response," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 11, no. 1 (2023) [full-text]

A Glimpse at Camp Life in Cox’s Bazar: Examining Aid Response and Distilling Solutions (US Committee for Refugees & Immigrants, April 2023) [text]

Humanitarian Access SCORE Report: Myanmar - Survey on the Coverage, Operational Reach, and Effectiveness of Humanitarian Aid (Humanitarian Outcomes, April 2023) [text]

"Mental deterioration of refugees and asylum seekers with uncertain legal status in Australia: Perceptions and responses of legal representatives," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, OnlineFirst, 5 April 2023 [open access]

Protecting Migrants through Good Security Sector Governance in Southeast Asia (Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance, 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Seeking Asylum in Japan: Oral Tales of a Contemporary Other, eCahiers de l’Institut, no. 48 (Graduate Institute, April 2023) [open access]

Multimedia:

First Refugee-led Grants Award Ceremony, Bangkok, 12 April 2023 [access]

- Grants were awarded to RLOs in the Asia Pacific region.

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific (7 April 2023)