Regional Focus: Americas

Short pieces:

The migration opportunity: Colombia's policy example to the world (World Economic Forum Blog, April 2023) [text]

"One Year Later: Slow Progress on a Key Migration Initiative," Americas Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 2 (2023) [text]

**Visit the weekly Americas Migration Brief for a much more extensive round-up of news and publications.

Reports:

Adapting Public Policies in Response to an Unprecedented Influx of Refugees and Migrants: Colombia Case Study of Migration from Venezuela, Background paper to the World Development Report 2023 (April 2023) [text]

Far from Safety: Dangers and Limits to Protection for Asylum Seekers Transiting through Latin America (CGRS, April 2023) [text]

International Migration in the Caribbean, Background paper to the World Development Report 2023 (April 2023) [text]

The Law for the Prevention, Care and Protection of Internally Displaced Persons in Honduras and the Work of UNHCR (UNHCR, April 2023) [text]

- The Spanish version is available here.

Mexico’s policy response as an emerging destination for refugees, asylum-seekers, and persons in need of international protection, Background paper to the World Development Report 2023 (April 2023) [text]

Reception and Integration of Migrants and Refugees in Cities across the Americas (Organization of American States et al., April 2023) [access]

- The Spanish version is available here.

Redes y Movilidad Humana en Ecuador: Las redes de apoyo y su impacto en la protección, asistencia e inclusión de las personas refugiadas y otras  en situación de movilidad humana en el Ecuador (UNHCR, March 2023) [text]

- See also related news story.

La situación del desplazamiento forzado interno en la región centro-occidente de México (Govt. of Mexico, May 2023) [access]

- Note: The report is presented in 3 parts.

Journal articles

"Actors, Ideas, and International Influence: Understanding Migration Policy Change in South America," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 1 May 2023 [open access]

"Roxham Road Meets a Dead End? U.S.-Canada Safe Third Country Agreement is Revised," Migration Information Source, 27 April 2023 [text]

Multimedia:

A Complex Picture: Diversifying Migration Flows & Policies at the U.S.-Mexico Border (World of Migration Podcast, April 2023 [access]

“We can’t deter our way out of this”: a view from the Honduras-Nicaragua border (Latin America Today Podcast, May 2023) [access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Americas (20 April 2023)