19 May 2026

Regional Focus: MENA

Short pieces:

Despite announced ceasefire, more people are forced to flee their homes in Lebanon (UNHCR, May 2026) [text]

Middle East crisis ripple effects strain aid efforts beyond region (UNHCR, May 2026) [text]

"Palestinians in Gaza mark anniversary of 1948 mass expulsion and say today’s catastrophe is worse," AP News, 15 May 2026 [text]

Tunisia: End Abusive Prosecution of Refugee Aid Workers (HRW, May 2026) [text]

Where Iranians are going under fire – a real‑time picture of displacement (The Conversation, May 2026) [text]

Reports:

An Analysis of Afghan Onward Movements from Iran to Türkiye (UNHCR, May 2026) [text]

Deaths and Displacement in Lebanon: Update on the Human Rights Situation in Lebanon (OHCHR, April 2026) [text]

Overview Report: Practices and policies affecting human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
including East Jerusalem (7 October 2023 – 31 May 2025) (OHCHR, May 2026) [text]

Protracted Displacement in the Middle East and North Africa (Baker Institute, May 2026) [text]
- A compilation of nine briefs that "examine innovative approaches and state strategies for addressing long-term displacement — from refugee-led responses in Lebanon to climate-focused diplomacy in Egypt and Jordan, and alternative pathways in the United Arab Emirates — offering lessons on governance, inclusion, and durable solutions."

Syrian refugees in Turkey: real prospects for returning to Syria?, Les Analyses du CERI (SciencesPo, April 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Navigating access barriers: Strategies for Syrian refugees confronting healthcare challenges in Jordan - A qualitative approach," PLOS Glob Public Health 6(5): e0006136 (May 2026) [open access]

"The Prohibition on Forced Displacement, the Right to Leave, Non-Refoulement and the Right to Return: Four Sides of the Same Coin?," International & Comparative Law Quarterly, vol. 75, no. 1 (2026) [open access]
- "The article posits that a future realisation of the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination has been coopted by external actors as a justification for infringing, in an immediate and tangible sense, the individual rights of Gazans to leave the strip in order to seek and to enjoy elsewhere protection from rights violations... ."

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