09 May 2024

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 1

Opportunity:

Call for registration: ASB-UNHCR Research Workshop on Refugee Studies and Forced Displacement 2024, Kuala Lumpur, 12-13 June 2024 [info]

Short pieces:

"‘Bleak milestone’: UN says 3 million forced to flee in Myanmar conflict," Al Jazeera, 8 May 2024 [text]

Coalition demands amendments to government’s deportation bill, as crucial High Court judgement set for Friday (The Conversation, May 2024) [text]
- Focuses on Australia.

The government wanted to avoid an inquiry into its deportation bill. Given the findings, it’s easy to see why (The Conversation, May 2024) [text]
- Focuses on Australia.

"Is Japan 'xenophobic' like US President Biden claims?," DW, 6 May 2024 [text]
- See also related blog post.

UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner applauds Indonesia’s humanitarian traditions on refugee protection (UNHCR, April 2024) [text]
- See also related story.

What does actionable displacement data look like? (IDMC Blog, April 2024) [text]
- Uses examples from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam.

Reports:

Building Trust During COVID-19 in Humanitarian Settings: Lessons Learnt (Red Crescent Society of Kyrgyzstan, March 2024) [text]

Protecting Refugees in Australia and Globally (UNHCR, May 2024) [text]

Multimedia:

Migrants and refugees are easy political targets (What’s Unsaid Podcast Series, May 2024) [access]
- Focuses on Pakistan's expulsion of Afghan refugees.

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