30 September 2026

Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People

Short pieces:

"Comment: From aging in place to aging in displacement: mental health among older refugees in Egypt," The Lancet Regional Health - Eastern Mediterranean, In Press, 6 Sept. 2026 [open access]

Reports:

Advocating for Admission: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Diplomacy on behalf of Refugees with Disabilities, 1951-2011, Dissertation (Carleton Univ., 2026) [text]

Gender and Disability Alert: Displacement, Disability and Gender in Lebanon's 2026 Crisis (UN Women, July 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Refugee Displacement, Disability and Human Rights: The Production, Processing and Power of Data (Routledge, July 2026) [info]
- See also the open access dissertation upon which this book was based. 

When people are missing from humanitarian data, they are not missing from the crisis (Humanitarian Practice Network, Sept. 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Caregiving for individuals with autism in forceful displacement crisis: experiences of refugees in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq," Medicine, Conflict and Survival, Latest Articles, 23 Sept. 2026 [open access]

"Deporting Disability," Utah Law Review, no. 2 (2026) [full-text]
- Focuses on the US.

"Displacement, deprivation, and loss of dignity: The psychosocial and material impact of genocide on elderly Gazans," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 14 (2026) [open access]

"Early Childhood Intervention for Children with Disabilities and Syrian Refugee Children in Türkiye: Practices, Policies, and Recommendations," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 3 (March 2026) [open access]

"Family Separation, Resettlement Stressors, and Psychological Well-Being Among Older Bhutanese Refugees: A Scoping Review," Sage Open, 27 July 2026 [open access]

"Overlooked health and protection needs of older women in humanitarian settings: A qualitative study of practitioners," PLOS Aging Health 1(3): e0000044 (Sept. 2026) [open access]

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