Regional Focus: Americas

Short pieces:

"Anger as Panama stops MSF working in Darién Gap amid sexual violence spat," The New Humanitarian, 11 March 2024 [text]

Argentina reaffirmed to the UNHCR that the protection of refugees is a matter of priority and a State policy for Argentina (Govt. of Argentina, March 2024) [text]

The Migration Crisis in Central America: How Domestic NGOs from Panama Are Central to the US Migration Strategy (USAPP Blog, March 2024) [text]

"What’s happening in Haiti, and what’s the humanitarian backdrop?," The New Humanitarian, 6 March 2024 [text]

- See also related IOM news story.

What is the Darien Gap? And why are more migrants risking this Latin American route to get to the US? (The Conversation, March 2024) [text]

Reports:

Converging Crises: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Migration in South America (Migration Policy Institute, March 2024) [text]

El impacto del desplazamiento forzado en la movilidad humana: Reporte del monitoreo de protección en México 2023 (UNHCR, March 2024) [access]

Movimientos migratorios recientes en América del Sur: Informe Anual 2023 (IOM, Feb. 2024) [text]

La situación humanitaria en el Caribe colombiano: la invisibilización contemporánea de lo históricamente olvidado (Consultoría para los Derechos Humanos y el Desplazamiento, March 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Between Two Worlds: The Role of Bilingual Call Centers in Navigating Post-Deportation Identity among Mexican Returnees," Journal of Identity and Migration Studies, vol. 17, no. 2 (2023) [open access]

"A global protection gap: Migrant insecurity in Mexico," Latin American Policy, vol. 15, no. 1 (March 2024) [open access]

"The impact of policy and policy communication on COVID-19 vaccination inequalities among Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Colombia: a comparative cross-sectional interrupted time-series analysis," BMJ Global Health, vol. 9, no. 3 (March 2024) [open access]

"Historic transit migration through Darién, Panama: Qualitative results of impact for local communities," Migration Policy Practice, vol. XIII, no. 1 (March 2024) [open access]

- Scroll to p. 18.

"Unrecognizing Refugees: The Inadmissibility Scheme Replacing Article 1F Decisions in Canada," International Journal of Refugee Law, Advance Articles, 29 Feb. 2024 [open access]

Multimedia:

What Is the Importance of Offering Temporary Protected Status During Conflict? (Points of Clarity Video Series, March 2024) [access]

- Focuses on Colombia.

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Americas (28 Feb. 2024)