16 November 2023

Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

Pledges aren’t enough to protect East Africa’s refugees (ISS Today, Nov. 2023) [text]

SADC Member States partner with the African Development Bank and UNHCR to address forced displacement, fragility, and climate resilience in Southern Africa (UNHCR, Nov. 2023) [text]

Verifying records of over 61,000 refugees and asylum seekers living in Republic of Congo (UNHCR Blog, Nov. 2023) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Conflict, climate change, food security, and mobility in the Karamoja Cluster: A study to analyse interactions among conflict, food security, climate change, migration and displacement factors (FAO, IGAD & Interpeace, Nov. 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

A Critical Turning Point: The Path to Durable Solutions for Refugees in Uganda (Norwegian Refugee Council, Nov. 2023) [text]

Exploring new approaches to urban refugee hosting in Kenya (IIED, Nov. 2023) [text]

Knowledge, resources and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights: The views and experiences of young refugees living in Kyangwali refugee settlement, Western Uganda (Open Univ., June 2023) [text]

Migration and Displacement in Secondary Cities: Insights from Côte d’Ivoire and Uganda (Migration Policy Institute, Nov. 2023) [text]
- See also video recording of related webinar.

"Systematic Analysis of the Security and Economic Implications of Migration and Regional Conflict in West Africa," Global Journal of Social Sciences, vol. 22, no. 1 (2023) [open access]

"When Legal Inclusion is not Enough: The 'Uganda Model' of Refugee Protection on the Brink of Failure," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 15 Nov. 2023 [open access]

White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection: Towards a complete overhaul of the migration system in South Africa (Govt. of South Africa, Nov. 2023) [text via CRAI]
- See also related press statement. Public comments on the white paper can be submitted until 19 January 2024.

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