24 March 2026

Regional Focus: MENA

Opportunities:

Seminar: The Syrian Refugees in Egypt and Their Return, Cairo, 26 March 2026 [info]

Course: Palestine Refugees and International Law, Istanbul, 8-9 May 2026 [info]
- *Note that the venue and dates have changed.* Closing date for applications is 10 April 2026.

Short pieces:

"Displaced but uncounted: The people aid is leaving behind in Lebanon’s war," The New Humanitarian, 17 March 2026 [text]
- See also related UNHCR briefing note.

Egypt: UN experts raise alarm over violations against refugees and migrants (OHCHR, March 2026) [text]

Middle East Conflict Spurs New Displacement (Baker Institute, March 2026) [text]

"Syria’s next chapter: Where hopes and concerns meet," JDC Newsletter (March 2026) [text]
- See also the related JDC Digest for March.

UNHCR responds to rising displacement in Middle East emergency (UNHCR, March 2026) [text]
- Includes link to the related dashboard. See also related TNH article.

Why Syrian refugee return is driven by push, not pull (MPC Blog, March 2026) [text]

Reports:

Civil Documentation of Refugees in Jordan: Evolution, Achievements, and Future Priorities (2011-2025) (UNHCR, March 2026) [text]

Independent evaluation of data systems in MENA: Multi-country evaluation of phone-based contact centres, EVO/2025/06 (UNHCR, July 2025) [access]
- Follow link for report in English and Arabic, executive summary and annexes in English, and the management response in English.

Journal articles:

"The burden of hospitality: the role of cultural and economic concerns in attitudes towards Syrian refugees in Türkiye," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 1 March 2026 [open access]

"Displacing the displaced: the response to the protracted precarious situation of Syrian refugees in Türkiye during the Covid-19 pandemic," International Journal of Human Rights, vol. 29, no. 1 (2025) [SSRN]

"Forced migrants’ agency in first countries of asylum: towards a more holistic understanding of decisions about secondary movement by Syrian refugees in Turkey and Lebanon," Comparative Migration Studies, 25 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Logos, refugee advertisement and humanitarian ethics: a case study of Syrian refugees," Journal of Global Ethics, Latest Articles, 4 March 2026 [open access]

"Prevalence of probable posttraumatic stress disorder among Sudanese refugees in Egypt: a pilot study," Population Health Metrics, 8 March 2026 [open access]

"Return or Stay? The Dilemma of Hope and Despair among Syrian Refugees Living in Jordan: An Ecological Perspective," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 3 (March 2026) [open access]

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