Thematic Focus: General

Global Refugee Forum Wrap-up:

The second Global Refugee Forum was held in Geneva from 13-15 December 2023. Recorded webcasts of the plenary sessions can be accessed here. For highlights of the discussions, check out the following, organized chronologically: 

• Global refugee summit opens with focus on unity for world’s refugees (UNHCR, 13 Dec.) [text]
• High Commissioner's opening remarks, 13 Dec. [text]
• Live blog: Day 1, 13 Dec. [access]
• Live blog: Day 2, 14 Dec. [access]
• Live blog: Day 3, 15 Dec. [access]
• Summary of the Global Refugee Forum 2023 by the co-hosts and co-convenors (15 Dec.) [text]
• High Commissioner's closing statement, 15 Dec. [text]
• Global Refugee Forum delivers unity and action amid global crises (UNHCR, 15 Dec.) [text]

Short pieces:

David Turton: 1940-2023 (Refugee Studies Centre, Dec. 2023) [text]

Global Migration in the 21st Century: Navigating the Impact of Climate Change, Conflict, and Demographic Shifts (World Bank, Dec. 2023) [text]

New survey shows that after COVID-19, refugees’ socio-economic conditions are worsening (UNHCR, Dec. 2023) [text]

“Refugees” or “Migrants”? How word choices affect rights and lives (UNHCR, Dec. 2023) [text]

We need to change the way we support refugees – now! (Voices Blog, Dec. 2023) [text]

Who’s leading refugee policy? Increasingly, refugees (MPC Blog, Dec. 2023) [text]

Reports:

Addressing root causes and drivers of irregular migration: An evidence gap map (International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, Dec. 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Building Equitable Partnerships (Asylum Access, Dec. 2023) [text]

- See also related toolkit.

Data Gaps in Microdata in the Context of Forced Displacement (Joint Data Centre, Dec. 2023) [text]

Global Appeal 2024 (UNHCR, 2023) [text]

The Only Real Protection is Local: The case for achieving localized protection by financing local advocates to engage in comprehensive strategies for strategic change (Asylum Access, Dec. 2023) [text]

Transit Migration and Development, KNOMAD Paper, no. 52 (Mixed Migration Centre, Nov. 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Decolonizing Forced Migration Studies," Chapter in Decolonial Politics in European Peripheries: Redefining Progressiveness, Coloniality and Transition Efforts (Routledge, Dec. 2023) [Academia]

"Forced displacement and subsequent generations’ migration intentions: intergenerational transmission of family migration capital," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 11 Dec. 2023 [open access]

"Rethinking Migration Studies for 2050," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 11 Dec. 2023 [open access]

Multimedia:

From refugee inclusion to shifting power: Building a global refugee sector that puts refugees first, 15 Dec. 2023 [access]

- A side event at the Global Refugee Forum.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: General (6 Dec. 2023)