31 December 2024

Regional Focus: MENA

Short pieces:

"As Hopes Rise for Gaza Cease-Fire, Conditions There Have Worsened," New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024 [text]

The Complicated Reality of Syrians’ Return (Migration Policy Institute, Dec. 2024) [text]
- See also related articles from The New Humanitarian and the Wilson Center.

Egypt enacts first asylum law sparking concerns over migrant rights (InfoMigrants, Dec. 2024) [text]
- See also related HRW news story and RLS analysis

Gaza Humanitarian Access Snapshot #8 (13 Nov.-10 Dec. 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Human Rights Concerns of Migration into North Africa (UAB Institute for Human Rights Blog, Dec. 2024) [text

‘Lebanon wanted us gone … it was a risk to leave’: Syrian refugees who fled Israeli bombs face hostility and uncertainty on return (The Conversation, Dec. 2024) [text]

UNHCR urges continued protection and support for Syrians inside and outside the country (UNHCR, Dec. 2024) [text]

Reports: 

Forced Displacement Orders: Debunking the Myth of "Humane" Attacks (ActionAid & Oxfam, Dec. 2024) [text]
- Focuses on Lebanon.

Protection Brief: Yemen (UNHCR, Dec. 2024) [text]

Shifting sands: migration policy and governance in Libya, Tunisia and Egypt (Institute for Security Studies, Nov. 2024) [text]
- See also related ISS Today post.

*Syrian refugees in Jordan: reevaluating responses to protracted displacement (IIED, Sept. 2024) [text]

"Targeted aid killings: How Israel starved a population and sowed chaos in northern Gaza," The New Humanitarian, 3 Dec. 2024 [text]

Journal articles:

"Assessing the integration of refugee health data into national health information systems in Jordan, Lebanon, and Uganda," Conflict and Health, 18:49 (2024) [open access]

"Can social protection contribute to social connectedness in contexts of forced displacement and crisis? Lessons from Jordan’s labelled cash transfer for education," World Development, vol. 188 (April 2025) [open access]

"'Disturbing the Work of the Office': The Limits of Refugee Collective Action on 'UNHCR Territory' in Beirut," Journal of Human Rights Practice, vol. 16, no. 3 (Nov. 2024) [open access]
- Focuses on Sudanese in Lebanon.

"Enhancing International Social Work Education to Prepare Social Workers for Crisis, Flight and Social Transformation: Mindful-Based Intercultural Communication & Resilience Training (MBICRT)," QRP: Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulletin, vol. 63, no. 4 (2024) [open access]
- Focuses on Lebanon.

"'The government is confused': The political utility of institutional ambiguity in Jordan's humanitarian arena," Political Geography, vol. 116 (Jan. 2025) [open access]

"'This Damn War!' Family Dynamics and Resilience at Za'atari Camp in Jordan," QRP: Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulletin, vol. 63, no. 4 (2024) [open access]

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