Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

Event report: Assessing the Implications of Uganda's Shift from Group Status Refugee Recognition (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, June 2026) [text]

The long horizon of displacement in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNHCR Data Insight, June 2026) [text]

- "Refugees in Eastern and Southern Africa remain in exile for a median period of almost 16 years... ." See also related press release.

Migration: why this policy field is emerging as a priority in Liberia (African Arguments, June 2026) [text]

Migration in Somalia: People on the Move ( Blog On the Move, May 2026) [text]

Research Findings Verification Workshop: Legal Frameworks for Refugees/Asylum Seekers and Children on the Move in Malawi (Blog On the Move, May 2026) [text]

Statement by the Regional Women-Led Organizations Support Platform for the Sudan Situation (UNHCR, June 2026) [text]

US-Africa migrant deals ramp up as government transparency fails (ISS Today, May 2026) [text]

New open access book:

Economies of Care: Return Migration from South Africa to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (Berghahn Books, June 2026) [open access]

- "Crises and displacement have shaped practices and relations of care among Zimbabwean migrants and their families upon their return from South African urban areas. Through ethnographic research primarily in Bulawayo, Economies of Care addresses the intersection of kinship, state functions and migration in sustaining livelihoods amidst Zimbabwe's economic and political instability. It offers an in-depth analysis of how bureaucratic and intimate care structures intertwine, making it an essential resource for scholars of migration, anthropology and African studies."

Reports & journal articles:

The African Review, vol. 53, no. 3 (June 2026) [contents]

- Special issue on "Refugees, Displacement and the Politics of Belonging in Tanzania." The editorial is freely available.

"Care and Politics in Action: The Humanitarian Relief by Somali Businesswomen in Zambia to Puntland," Africa Spectrum, OnlineFirst, 4 Feb. 2026 [open access]

Regional Trends: Forced Displacement in West and Central Africa (UNHCR, June 2026) [text]

"'Standing on the shoulders of giants': the relationship between the African and global refugee conventions," International Journal of Refugee Law, Advance Articles, 5 June 2026 [open access]

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (27 May 2026)

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2 (27 May 2026)

New Issues of African Rev., Diasporas, IMR, Intl. Migr., J. Intercult. Stud., JEMS, Melbourne Asia Rev., Migr. Stud., REMHU, Torture J.

*Reminder: Postprints of articles published in the journals below that are marked with an asterisk can be archived/deposited in a repository immediately after publication (like the Forced Migration Research Archive) - i.e., there is no embargo period! This allows authors to provide open access to their scholarly journal articles without having to pay costly publication fees. Please refer to this earlier blog post for more information. 

Authors of open access articles in these journals are also encouraged to deposit their work in the Forced Migration Research Archive (FMRA). The submission form and guidelines are available on FMRA's website.

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*The African Review, vol. 53, no. 3 (June 2026) [contents]

- Special issue on "Refugees, Displacement and the Politics of Belonging in Tanzania." The editorial is freely available.

Diasporas: Circulations, Migrations, Histoire, no. 45 (2026) [open access]

- Thematic dossier on "Chercher refuge au-delà de l’Europe: Réfugiés, migrants et exilés européens au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique du Nord (xixe-xxe siècles) = Seeking Refuge Beyond Europe. European Refugees, Migrants and Exilees in the Middle East and North Africa, 19th and 20th centuries."

International Migration (2026) [access]

- Special collection on "Digitised Migration: Entangled and Uneven Landscapes." The introduction is freely available and six articles are open access.

International Migration (2026) [access]

- Special collection on "Imagining Migratory Futures: The Transnational Chain of Actors in Migration Information Campaigns Between Africa and Europe.” The introduction is freely available and four articles are open access.

International Migration, vol. 64, no. 3 (May 2026) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with five that are open access.

*International Migration Review, vol. 60, no. 2 (June 2026) [contents]

- Features a special collection on "The Rippling Effects of European Migration Governance in Africa," and sub-sections on "Migrant Education and Human Capital" and "Migration Research Across the Asian Continent."

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 52, no. 11 (2026) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with one that is freely available and eight that are open access.

Journal of Intercultural Studies, vol. 47, no. 2 (2026) [contents]

- Special issue on "Borderscapes: The de/construction of borders as an everyday practice." The introduction is freely available and three articles are open access.

Melbourne Asia Review, no. 26 (2026) [open access]

- Special issue on "Statelessness in Asia."

Migration Studies (2025-26) [access]

- Special collection on "Mobile Temporalities and Political Possibilities." Two articles are open access. See also this related Boston University post.

Migration Studies, vol. 14, no. 2 (June 2026) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with 12 that are open access.

REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 34 (2026) [open access]

- Mix of articles in either English, Portuguese or Spanish.

Torture Journal: Journal on Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture, vol. 36, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

- Mix of articles.

News: 2025 Global Trends Report Published

UNHCR launched its flagship annual Global Trends report, in advance of World Refugee Day. From the press release:

"In 2025, 5.4 million people escaped violence and persecution by fleeing to other countries. But the report showed that returns are also gathering pace; 14.7 million displaced people returned to their areas or countries of origin in 2025 (4.4 million refugees and 10.3 million internally displaced people), with a sharp increase in Afghanistan, Sudan and Syria. Refugee returns were the second highest since records began 60 years ago, though many occurred under pressure and to precarious conditions at home. Overall, the data showed that global refugee numbers declined in 2025 by 3 per cent to 41.6 million. In a positive development, nearly 46,000 stateless people acquired citizenship across 24 countries last year. ...The Global Trends report showed that more than 70 per cent of refugees and others in need of international protection originated from Afghanistan, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and Venezuela. The largest hosts of refugees and other people in need of international protection in 2025 were: Colombia (2.8 million), Germany (2.7 million), Türkiye (2.4 million), Uganda (1.9 million), Islamic Republic of Iran (1.7 million), Chad (1.5 million) and Pakistan (1.3 million). In total, data from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre shows 68.6 million people were estimated as internally displaced due to conflict or violence as of end-2025, a 7 per cent decrease from end-2024... ."

This page provides additional highlights, in English, French, Spanish and Arabic, as well as access to the annexes and data set. In addition, several years of previous editions of the Global Trends report can be retrieved at the bottom of the page.

The complete text of the 2025 report is provided in English and Spanish. Moreover, a report on regional trends in West and Central Africa was also launched today.

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Opportunity:

Take part: Help to identify humanitarian archives, records and datasets at risk around the world and map the scale of the Humanitarian Archive Emergency [info]

- Links to a survey to help "identify archives, records, and datasets that are threatened, damaged, or already gone" in order to get a more complete "map of what exists, what is endangered, and what drivers of risk are most pressing." See this related blog post for more details.

Short pieces:

10 years of Humanitarian Alternatives: A common good for thinking about action (Humanitarian Alternatives/Alternatives Humanitaires, June 2026) [text]

"How to end well: Humanitarians must better plan their exits," The New Humanitarian, 1 June 2026 [text]

- See also related article in the Journal of International Humanitarian Action.

Ten insights from new humanitarian research studies in 2026 (ELRHA Insights, May 2026) [text]

"US pledges $1.8 billion more for UN humanitarian aid even as it’s cut foreign assistance overall," AP News, 14 May 2026 [text]

- See also related Inklings article and TNH opinion piece.

"What blocks reform? There are 10 years of lessons for the humanitarian reset," The New Humanitarian, 21 May 2026 [text]

Reports:

From Hormuz to the Frontlines of Hunger: The Middle East War's Economic Reach into Six Fragile Contexts (Mercy Corps, May 2026) [text]

The Economic Impact of the USAID Shutdown (SSRN, May 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Africa.

Humanitarian Diplomacy Re-Imagined: Towards a community-driven and justice-oriented approach to protect civilians (Oxfam, May 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

New World Disorder: More Shocks, Fewer Shock Absorbers (International Rescue Committee, June 2026) [access]

The world's most neglected displacement crises 2025, 10th ed. (Norwegian Refugee Council, June 2026) [access]

- See also related press release and methodology note.

Multimedia:

Diaspora aid: the lifeline we don’t talk about enough (Rethinking Humanitarianism Podcast Series, May 2026) [access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance (20 May 2026)

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Alternatives to detention: How tech ‘solutions’ expand containment (Border Criminologies Blog, June 2026) [text]

"Data of 600,000 Gaza households exposed in WFP cyber-attack," The New Humanitarian, 2 June 2026 [text]

- See also related Inklings article.

The digital lives of children experiencing displacement (Media@LSE Blog, May 2026) [text]

Home Office awards contract, plans 2027 implementation for using AI to assess age of asylum seekers (EIN, June 2026) [text]

#NO_LONGER_REFUGEES: How dignity drives Syrians’ return in the post-Assad era (RSC Blog, April 2026) [text]

Why Digital Access Matters for Refugee Girls in Conflict Settings (ACCORD, May 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Africa.

Reports: 

AI and Refugee Protection in the African Union: Smart Borders or Fortress Africa?, CIGI Policy Brief, no. 238 (Centre for International Governance Innovation, ) [text]

Community-Centered Connectivity in Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement, Uganda: An Internet Society Case Study (Internet Society, May 2026) [access]

LLMs as annotators of credibility assessment in Danish asylum decisions: evaluating classification performance and errors beyond aggregated metrics, MOBILE Working Paper, no. 98 (Univ. of Copenhagen, May 2026) [text]

Machine Learning Prediction of Conflict-Driven Refugee Migration: Evidence from Syria, Afghanistan, and Ukraine (SUNY Buffalo, 2026) [text]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies (13 May 2026)

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality

Opportunities:

Call for applications: Statelessness Essentials Course, Online, 15 June-15 September 2026 [info]

- *More details about the course sessions are provided here. Register by 10 June 2026.

Report launch: Understanding Statelessness in Australia, Melbourne, 18 June 2026 [info]

Short pieces:

"1 Year Later, Deported Bhutanese Refugees Feel the Psychological Toll of Statelessness," The Diplomat, 20 May 2026 [text]

The Conundrum of Ethnic Recognition and the Limits of Group-Based Citizenship Campaigning in Kenya (CSS Blog, May 2026) [text]

Stateless people in Romania: still waiting for recognition and rights (ENS Blog, May 2026) [text]

"Taiwan's Democratic Blind Spot: Statelessness and Legal Exclusion," The Diplomat, 22 May 2026 [text]

Why Germany needs a statelessness determination procedure (ENS Blog, May 2026) [text]

**See also ISI's Monthly Bulletin for more news, information & resources.

Reports & journal articles: 

Applying the statelessness provisions in the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum (European Network on Statelessness, May 2026) [text]

Deprivation of Citizenship: Humanity, Equality, Democracy, Justice, Social Cohesion in the UK (Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion, June 2026) [text]

- See also related press release.

Exploring the Interface Between Birth Registration and Citizenship Determination: A Scoping Study in Seven Countries in Southern Africa (UNHCR & Vital Strategies, April 2026) [text]

Forced Migration, Statelessness, and Conflict in Africa: Legal Frameworks, Institutional Gaps, and Policy Pathways, Case Legal Studies Research Paper (Case Western Reserve Univ., Forthcoming) [text]

Guardianship, Nationality and Statelessness (European Network on Statelessness, May 2026) [text]

Melbourne Asia Review, no. 26 (2026) [open access]

- Special issue on "Statelessness in Asia."

"Will I Always be British?" An investigation into the impact of UK citizenship-stripping policies on feelings of belonging, security and Britishness in migrant communities (Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion, June 2026) [text]

- See also related press release.

Resource:

Global Caselaw Database on Statelessness (Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness) [access]

- "[E]stablished to strengthen access to jurisprudence on nationality, statelessness, and related human rights issues. ...The database covers judgments that address statelessness directly, such as where the applicant is stateless or at risk of statelessness."

*UPDATED

Related posts: 

- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1 (6 May 2026)

- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 2 (6 May 2026)

Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Building a Community of Experts in Health and Migration in the East and Horn of Africa Region to Address Challenges Connected to Forced Migration," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 4 (April 2026) [open access]

"Investigating supply chain barriers in humanitarian aid delivery: a case study of refugee camps in the Tigray region of Ethiopia," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 11:14 (May 2026) [open access]

"Neglected tropical diseases elimination activities in South Sudan’s largest refugee camp: lessons from 2 years of work," International Health, vol. 18, no. 3 (May 2026) [open access]

"Physical integrity and bioefficacy of long-lasting insecticidal nets 18 months after use among Central African Republic refugees in Gado-Badzere, a high malaria burden camp in Cameroon," Parasite Epidemiology and Control, vol. 33 (May 2026) [open access]

"Vernacular Memoryscapes and Heritage in Displacement-Affected Communities of Benue State, Nigeria," Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, Ahead-of-print, 24 April 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (27 May 2026)

Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

"Death, distrust, and desperation: The unending saga of Sudanese refugees trapped in northern Niger," The New Humanitarian, 25 May 2026 [text]

Kenya: Security Versus Protection? (Immigration Detention Monitor, April 2026) [text]

New Research Partnership to Promote Peace and Co-operation in Border Areas in Africa (LERRN, May 2026) [text]

South Africa: New Waves of Xenophobic Attacks (HRW, May 2026) [text]

"Sudanese authorities carry out deportations and abuse of South Sudanese," The New Humanitarian, 14 May 2026 [text]

UN Human Rights project transforms refugee camps into communities (OHCHR, May 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Kenya.

Reports:

Enhanced Protection and Solutions for Refugees through Inclusion in Chad’s National Digital Identity System (UNHCR, April 2026) [text]

Enhanced Protection and Solutions for Refugees through Inclusion in Ethiopia’s National Digital ID Program (UNHCR, April 2026) [text]

Missing Migrants on the Eastern Southern Africa Route: Characteristics, risks and recommendations (IOM, May 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

The political impact of refugees in Africa (CGIAR, 2025) [text]

Protection and Assistance Services Along the Western Africa Atlantic Route: Availability and Gaps (UNHCR & ICVA, May 2026) [text]

- See also info on a "new online dashboard to map protection and assistance services available ‎to refugees and migrants along key routes, starting with the Western Africa Atlantic Route."

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (6 May 2026)

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters

Short pieces:

Safeguarding Children’s Futures: Addressing children’s experiences of loss and damage in the context of climate-related (im)mobilities (RID Blog, May 2026) [text]

When Climate Change Still Matters in Asylum Law: Lessons from United States and Italian Case Law (RLI Blog, May 2026) [text]

Reports: 

"Addressing climate mobility: the role of local and community action," Chapter in World Migration Report 2026 (IOM, May 2026) [text]

Climate, the Environment and Site Management (CCCM Cluster, May 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Climate Change, Migration, and Vulnerability Diplomacy in the Middle East," Protracted Displacement in the Middle East and North Africa (Baker Institute, May 2026) [access]

- Scroll to p. 105 of this policy brief series.

Climate vulnerability at the household level: A behaviorally informed index and its application to refugees in Jordan, HiCN Working Paper, no. 454 (Households in Conflict Network, May 2026) [text]

Regional Symposium on Climate Mobility Approaches to Identifying and Reducing Risks in Africa, Nairobi, 24-26 March 2026 [access]

- Follow link for symposium documents.

When Climate Forces Movement: The Rise of Strategic Litigation for Climate Migrants, Graz Law Working Paper, no. 09-2026 (Univ. of Graz, May 2026) [text]

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union Treaty: Climate-Induced Migration and Security," Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales, vol. 41, no. 4 (2025) [open access]

"Between the homeless and the uprooted households: legal limits of civil defense in Rio Grande do Sul in the face of climate disaster displacement during the 2024 floods," REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, no. 34 (2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Brazil.

"Exploring the Linkages Between Climate Change, Food Security, Economic Growth, and Migration in Selected Countries," Sustainability, vol. 18, no. 19 (May 2026) [open access]

"How the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement Fail Climate and Racial Justice: Time for the Kampala Convention?," Chapter in Emancipating International Law: Confronting the Violence of Racialized Boundaries (Oxford Univ. Press, April 2026) [open access]

- See also related OpinioJuris post.

"Quiet catastrophes: Navigating climate-induced displacement and marginality in urban Mongolia," Migration Studies, vol. 14, no. 2 (June 2026) [open access]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 1 (4 May 2026)

- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 2 (4 May 2026)

Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

"African champions chart the way on the Global Compact for Migration," ISS Today, 5 May 2026 [text]

Beyond Humanitarianism: Reclaiming Health Equity for Internally Displaced Populations (RID Blog, April 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Mozambique.

Fleeing Sudan’s War: Refugees Detail Three Years of Trauma (Just Security, April 2026) [text]

- See also related TNH articles.

"How Sudan’s El Obeid survives drone strikes and siege warfare," The New Humanitarian, 29 April 2026 [text]

Transnational State Repressions, Abductions, and Refoulements in the Horn of Africa (Refugee Research Online, April 2026) [text]

Reports:

Guidance Note on Eritrea (UNHCR, April 2026) [text]

- This note "supersedes UNHCR’s Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Eritrea of April 2011."

Left Behind: Protection Gaps Leaving Somalia’s Displaced Exposed (Norwegian Refugee Council, April 2026) [text]

Many Doors, Uneven Outcomes: Dispute Resolution Pathways for Housing, Land, and Natural Resource Disputes in Nigeria (Norwegian Refugee Council, March 2026) [text]

“Stuck between a country we fled and a destination we may not reach”: Examining mixed movement dynamics in Madagascar (Mixed Migration Centre, April 2026) [text]

- This report examines "the case of Pakistani asylum seekers in the country and the position of Madagascar as a transit country along the Western Indian Ocean Route."

When aid disappears: Lessons from South Sudanese mutual aid (Conflict Sensitivity Resource Facility, April 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

African Human Mobility Review, vol. 12, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

- Five articles focus variously on South Africa's asylum policy/system and Zimbabwean Exemption Permit, as well as rural-urban youth migration and irregular migration in Ethiopia.

"Counting the costs of war: A holistic, multi-level assessment of the impact of conflict on Sudan," African Security Review, Latest Articles, 9 Nov. 2025 [open access]

Multimedia:

Emergency Response Rooms and Collective Action in Sudan (Into Africa Podcast Series, April 2026) [access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (10 Africa 2026)

Regional Focus: Africa

Opportunity:

Webinar: Between Commitment and Implementation: Refugee Protection in East Africa, 21 April 2026 [info]

Short pieces:

Amid Shaky Ceasefire, War in Iran is Starving Sudan (Just Security, April 2026) [text]

Basic Services and Humanitarian Support Amidst Conflict: To Whom to Turn as a Congolese IDP? (RID Blog, April 2026) [text]

"DRC joins US list of third-country deportation destinations," DW, 6 April 2026 [text]

Funding shortfalls put lifelines at risk for Sudanese refugees in Chad (WFP, April 2026) [text]

Three years on, war-weary Sudanese remain on the move (UNHCR, April 2026) [text]

Trade in all directions: How wars, crime and instability are fueling and expanding migration routes across Africa (InfoMigrants, April 2026) [text]

"Uganda receives first US deportation flight under third-country agreement," The Guardian, 2 April 2026 [text]

New open access book:

Refugee-Led Organizations in Uganda: Agency, Gender, and Politics of Self-Organizing in Exile (McGill-Queen’s University Press, April 2026) [open access]

- "Self-organization plays an essential yet often overlooked role in the everyday lives of refugees in exile. By self-organizing, they challenge restrictions, claim political representation, foster social relations and belonging, and create ongoing economic opportunities. While government authorities and aid organizations are supposed to provide protection and assistance, refugees often continue to face adversities, restrictions, and risks, prompting them to establish and maintain their own support systems. Refugee-Led Organizations in Uganda offers nuanced insight into the problems arising from the aid system and especially the significance of the spectrum of informal and formalized self-organizations. [The authors] draw on a gender-sensitive understanding of relational agency and situated knowledge and use empirical research in Uganda’s camp Kyaka II and the capital, Kampala, to reveal how individuals collectively contribute to their own support in times of emergency and in everyday life."

Reports:

The case for large cash transfers: supporting refugees to meet basic needs and build resilience (ODI Humanitarian Policy Group, April 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Uganda.

Exhausted: Three years of displacement and the collapse of survival systems in Sudan and the region (Norwegian Refugee Council, April 2026) [text]

- See also related news release.

Somali systems: from aid-centred to state-led crisis response (ODI Humanitarian Policy Group, April 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Authoritarian legacies: how 1970s African dictators shaped contemporary refugee policies," Third World Quarterly, Latest Articles, 14 March 2026 [open access]

"Forced migrant arrivals can reduce political trust in African host communities," World Development, vol. 203 (July 2026) [open access]

"'Human beings should not be deported': The Horn of Africa’s hegemon contests the EU’s norm to readmit," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 27 March 2026 [open access]

"Nigeria Aims to Capitalize on Regional Integration amid Evolving Emigration Patterns," Migration Information Source, 8 April 2026 [open access]

"Trajectories of migration aspirations through urban and temporal lenses: rethinking (im)mobility decision-making in Dakar, Senegal," Comparative Migration Studies, 14:21 (April 2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (27 March 2026)

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

African Court Should Protect People Displaced by Climate Change: Decision Could Promote Rights-Based Adaptation, Durable Solutions (HRW, March 2026) [text]

- Includes a link to HRW's submitted amicus brief; see also UNHCR's brief.

The UN is turning refugees into carbon offset workers (The Conversation, March 2026) [text]

New open access book:

The Climate, Migration and Health Nexus: Opportunities for Interregional Cooperation (Springer, April 2026) [open access]

- "This open access book offers innovative contributions to the climate-migration-health nexus and the role of regional governance in this nexus, emphasizing the importance of interregional cooperation in addressing these challenges. It considers climate change as an intensifier of leading to rising of migration and displacement, in interaction with economic, political, and social factors. These in turn have profound implications for society, particularly in relation to human health and health systems. The spread of infectious diseases, the rise in chronic health conditions, mental health issues, and fragmented access to healthcare are already emerging as critical concerns. This volume fills the gap in the understanding of the intricate climate-migration-health nexus and provides new empirical evidence and data to inform effective interventions and policies."

Reports & book chapters:

Country-specific Displacement Risk Profiles (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2026)

- Read the intro to this series. So far, profiles are available for Bangladesh, Guatemala, Kenya and Nigeria. They use IDMC's Global Displacement Risk Model 2.0 for displacement estimates.

Incorporating Displacement into the Treaty on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters, Remarks delivered at a Technical Briefing on the Treaty on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters and Disaster Displacement, Geneva, 23 March 2026 [access]

MECMEA: Managing the impacts of environmental change & conflict on mobility in Eastern Africa (Mixed Migration Centre, 2026) [access]

- This project has produced a synthesis report, four country briefs (Burundi, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan), and a related interactive dashboard.

"Not Lex Specialis, Yet: Testing a Complementary Climate-Displacement Regime in Bangladesh in post-ICJ Climate Advisory Opinion 2025," Chapter in Climate on the Move: Migration, Environment, Health, Economy, and Justice in a Changing World (Springer, Forthcoming 2026) [preprint]

Rethinking Planned Relocation as Social Protection in an Era of Increasing Climate Change Risks, RID Working Paper, no. 51 (Researching Internal Displacement, March 2026) [text]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 1 (10 March 2026)

- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 2 (10 March 2026)

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality

Short pieces:

Collaborating to safeguard children’s identity rights amid global challenges (ENS Blog, March 2026) [text]

Statelessness in Iran: Understanding the Challenges of Nationality and Gender Discrimination (Maastricht Univ. Blog, March 2026) [text]

Study: Americans divided on immigration, but support birthright citizenship (Univ. of Rochester, March 2026) [text]

- See also related NPR article and Pew Research post.

Why North Macedonia needs a Statelessness Determination Procedure (ENS Blog, March 2026) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Building Statelessness-Sensitive ID Systems (World Bank, Feb. 2026) [text]

"Citizenship Revocation as Punishment," Chapter in Statelessness and Citizenship Revocation in Europe (De Gruyter, Forthcoming June 2026) [preprint]

"Denaturalization's Missing Limit," Northwestern Univ. Law Review Online (Forthcoming) [preprint]

- Focuses on the US.

Featured Issue: Threats to Citizenship and Naturalization (AILA, April 2026) [access]

- Focuses on the US.

Toolkit to identify statelessness in Scotland (European Network on Statelessness, March 2026) [access]

Multimedia:

Africa’s new treaty on statelessness and the right to a nationality: How to make it work?, 4 February 2026 [access]

Identifying and protecting displaced stateless people in Europe: What needs to happen next?, 23 March 2026 [access]

Resource:

Legal Atlas on Gender Discrimination in Nationality Laws (Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights) [access]

- "An online interactive tool that presents a map of countries with gender discriminatory nationality laws and provides country specific details on the legal and policy framework of the discrimination, including constitutional provisions and international obligations."

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1 (6 March 2026)

- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 2 (6 March 2026)

Thematic Focus: General

Short pieces:

Event Report: Regional Organizations, Localized Knowledge and the Shifting Geopolitics of the Global Refugee Regime (LERRN, March 2026) [text]

Refugee research, policy and practice: some frequently asked questions (LERRN Blog, updated March 2026) [text]

The sea as silent witness: Toward a community of care in maritime refugee research (Border Criminologies Blog, March 2026) [text]

Reports & book chapters:

95th Standing Committee Meeting, Geneva, 24-26 March 2026 [access]

- Follow link for English- and French-language meeting documents, remarks/oral updates and presentations. See also related NGO statements on ICVA's website.

Beyond Presence: Who Shapes Decisions in Global Refugee Governance? (R-SEAT, March 2026) [access via LERRN]

Into the storm: Ten years of search and rescue amid neglect, solidarity and struggle in the Central Mediterranean (SOS Méditerranée, March 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Refugees and Social Protection," Chapter in The Handbook of Social Protection: Evidence and New Directions for Low- and Middle-Income Countries (MIT Press, 2026) [open access]

Journal articles:

"Between Shelter and Housing: What Do Liberal Democracies Owe to Asylum Seekers?," Res Publica, Latest Articles, 11 March 2026 [open access]

"Food insecurity among migrants and refugees in high-income countries: a meta-analysis of observational studies," Food Security, Latest Articles, 17 March 2026 [open access]

"Humanitarian complex: the paradoxical tension of migration narrative and mapping," Comparative Migration Studies, 14:19 (March 2026) [open access]

"Norms, not just interests: public support for migrant rights protections in Europe–Africa cooperation on irregular migration," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 27 March 2026 [open access]

"The rise of repatriation: Global South refugees and forerunners of the International Organization for Migration in the long 1970s," Third World Quarterly, Latest Articles, 15 March 2026 [open access]

"Seeking Asylum, Not Looking for Being the Scapegoat: An Ethical Analysis of the Discourse About Humans Seeking Asylum," De Ethica, vol. 9, no. 3 (2026) [open access]

Multimedia:

Grounding the Components of an Ethical Response to Refugees, 4 March 2026 [access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: General (6 March 2026)

Regional Focus: Africa

Opportunity:

Call for registration: Bridging the gap? Rethinking engagement between migration research, policies and practices, Legon, Ghana, 23-24 April 2026 [info]

Short pieces:

The limits of counting: What Europe misses about African mobility (MPC Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

Little by little: How accessible loans are opening the door to clean cooking in Mauritania (UNHCR Innovation Service, Feb. 2026) [text]

"South Sudan power-sharing collapse drives violence and mass displacement," The New Humanitarian, 12 March 2026 [text]

State exploitation of regime fragmentation: A case study of Sudan’s weaponisation of an institutional gap in the international protection legal framework (RLI Blog, March 2026) [text]

Ua ndege wawili kwa jiwe moja: The EAC’s Coloniality and the Refugee Question (RLI Blog, March 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Tanzania.

Reports:

Equitable Access to Housing, Land, and Property: A Path to Peace and Durable Solutions in CAR (Norwegian Refugee Council, Nov. 2025 & Jan. 2026) [access]

- Follow link for the full report in French, and a briefing note and summary in English.

Evaluation of the emergency transit mechanism project in Niger, EVO/2025/15 (UNHCR, Aug. 2025) [access]

- Follow link for report in English and French, and management response.

From ‘Scarcity to Sustainability’: Strengthening the Regional Food-Water Nexus Amid Migration Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa, Research Report, no. 3 (UNU, 2025) [text]

Governing inequality: Kenya's state, aid politics and perpetual humanitarian crisis (ODI Humanitarian Policy Group, March 2026) [text]

New Evidence of Starvation Crimes in Darfur (Just Security & Yale Humanitarian Research Lab, March 2026) [access]

A roadmap for energy access in displacement settings: Mauritania (Global Platform for Action & UNHCR, Dec. 2025) [text]

Sudan: Hallmarks of Genocide in El-Fasher - Report of the independent international fact-finding mission for the Sudan, UN Doc. No. A/HRC/61/77 (Human Rights Council, Feb. 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

Disasters (2025-2026) [access]

- Special article collection on "Resilience in protracted crises: navigating uncertainty in the drylands" that explores "diverse themes and new evidence from Mali, Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Sudan and Ethiopia." The Editorial is freely available and five articles are open access.

"The making of a suspicious bureaucrat: role-learning and decision-making at a Schengen visa consulate in West Africa," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 22 March 2026 [open access]

"Social support coping strategies among sub-Saharan African refugees: A systematic review and meta-synthesis," Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, vol. 13 (2026) [open access]

"'There is No Fixed time': Epidemic Preparedness and Relational Time Among Acholi Refugees in Uganda," Medical Anthropology: Cross-Cultural Studies in Health and Illness, vol. 45, no. 2 (2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (25 Feb. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Climate Change and Migration in Sub-Sahara Africa: Implications for Inequality Within and Without," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 4 March 2026 [full-text]

"Climate Crisis, Human Mobility and Security Challenges in the MENA Region: Implications for Sustainable Development and Regional Stability," Sustainable Development, Early View, 23 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Considering Climate Migration in Kiribati and Tuvalu Through a Victimological Lens," International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, vol. 15, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Drought is associated with human migration in agriculture-dependent middle-income countries," Communications Earth & Environment, 6 March 2026 [open access]

"Élévation du niveau de la mer et apatridie climatique, l’immatérialité d’un statut et sa protection juridique," Revue des Droits de l'Homme, no. 29 (2026) [open access]

"Emotionally aligned and structurally sorted: How opinion groups divide on climate and asylum," PNAS Nexus, 27 Feb. 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Germany.

Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, vol. 9, no. 1 (Feb. 2026) [contents]

- Thematic feature on "Colonial Pasts, Alternative Futures: Cultural Dynamics of Climate Change Resettlement and Inhabitation in the Global South." The introduction and four other articles are open access.

"A Last Resort? Reframing Evacuations as an Anticipatory Disaster Risk Management Strategy," Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies, Ahead of Print, 21 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"Mapping the Evidence on Food Security Outcomes and Initiatives Among Climate Refugees: A Scoping Review," Foods, vol. 15, no. 4 (Feb. 2026) [open access]

"Perceived deservingness shapes attitudes toward environmental migrants in rural Bangladesh," Communications Earth & Environment, 26 Feb. 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 1 (10 March 2026)

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1

Opportunities:

Webinar: Identifying and protecting displaced stateless people in Europe: What needs to happen next?, 23 March 2026 [info]

Research launch: Struggles and opportunities for Rohingya in post-coup Myanmar, Melbourne, 2 April 2026 [info]

Call for registration: 15th Online Course on Statelessness, 18 May–11 June 2026 [info]

- Register by 13 April 2026.

Short pieces:

Deportation from the US: The risks for stateless people (RSC Blog, March 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Bhutanese refugees.

From Evidence to Action: Armenia Joins the Statelessness Index (ENS Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

State-of-play assessment on statelessness in Europe shows reasons to celebrate, some setbacks and opportunities to act (ENS Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

Statement by the ACHPR on the second anniversary of the Protocol to the African Charter on the Specific Aspects of the Right to Nationality and the Eradication of Statelessness in Africa (African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, Feb. 2026) [text]

Reports:

Background Note on Gender Equality, Nationality Laws and Statelessness 2026 (UNHCR, March 2026) [text]

Compendium of Promising Practices on Access to Nationality for Stateless Children (COE European Committee on Legal Co-operation, Feb. 2026) [text]

Spotlight on Statelessness (July-Dec. 2025) (UNHCR, March 2026) [text]

Multimedia:

2026 State of Play Assessment on Statelessness in Europe, 25 Feb. 2026 [access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality (5 Feb. 2026) 

Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

African countries should resist Europe’s assertive migration diplomacy (ISS Today, Feb. 2026) [text]

As Sudan war approaches fourth year, humanitarian agencies appeal for support to refugees (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [text]

How African Governments Responded to the 2025 Aid Shock (CGD Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

Regional protection scheme needed for Sudan’s displacement crisis (ISS Today, Feb. 2025) [text]

USD 91M Appeal Launched to Support Migrants Along Key African Migration Corridors (IOM, Feb. 2026) [text]

Reports:

Aid and Accountability for Sudanese Refugees in Chad (Refugees International, Feb. 2026) [text]

Aid, Interrupted: Conflict Dynamics Following the USAID Suspension in Africa (Univ. of Sydney, Feb. 2026) [text]

- See also related CGD Blog post.

"Everything belongs to the agencies": performative refugee elections in Kakuma refugee camp, Refugee-led Research Working Paper, no. 10 (Refugee Studies Centre, Nov. 2025) [text]

What communities have taught us about effective and accountable humanitarian aid in Chad (Concern & Ground Truth Solutions, Dec. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Ecological Paradoxes of Conflict: The Dual Impact of Armed Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises on Africa's Ecosystems," African Journal of Ecology, vol. 64, no. 2 (March 2026) [free full-text]

"Entwined economies of violence: understanding borderland conflict and resource politics in northern Kenya," Disasters, vol. 50, no. 2 (April 2026) [open access]

"Exploring a Scalar Nexus Approach to Understanding Environmental Change Around Refugee Settlements in Uganda," Annals of the American Association of Geographers, Latest Articles, 12 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Migrants’ Right to Membership of Political Parties: Reappraisal," Constitutional Court Review, vol. 15, no. 1 (Dec. 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on South Africa.

"Sudanese refugees in Chad: addressing overwhelming mental health needs through sustainable partnerships," BJPsych Open, vol. 12, no. 2 (March 2026) [open access] 

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (6 Feb. 2026)

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2 (6 Feb. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters

Short pieces:

Enhancing legal preparedness for climate displacement: Judicial engagement with the non-refoulement principle in the decade since the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda (Nansen Initiative +10 Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

A ‘last resort’: A decade of addressing gaps in knowledge, guidance and policies on planned relocation (Nansen Initiative +10 Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

Resolving Climate-Related Internal Displacement at a Time of Crisis (RID Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

Subsidiary Protection and Climate Refugees: A Cure-All or a Limited Remedy? (Völkerrechtsblog, Feb. 2026) [text]

Reports: 

How Caribbean States Became Climate Mobility Policy Innovators (Carnegie Endowment, Jan. 2026) [text]

Predicting Forced Displacement in the Context of Climate Change (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [access]

- Follow link for report and appendix.

Journal articles:

"Anticipated Ecological Disaster: Climate Change, Perennial Floods and Urban Resilience in Makurdi City, Nigeria," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 16, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Bordering, de-bordering, and re-bordering: Fulani mobility in West Africa’s changing climates," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 15 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Decolonizing People: An Understanding of Pashtun Indigenous Community Vulnerability to Climate-Induced Displacement," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 16, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Dynamics of Sudden On-Set Hydrometeorological and Geophysical Disaster-Driven Internal Displacement in High-Income Country Context: Insights from the Global Internal Displacement Database," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 16, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

- Focuses on the US.

"From Ravaged Livelihoods in the Global South to Mediterranean Crossings: The Reality of Climate Migration," Ocean and Society, vol. 3 (2026) [open access]

"Locally-led maladaptation as a configuration of responsibilities: ethnographic photo essay of a bamboo wall in Bangladesh," Disasters, vol. 50, no. 2 (April 2026) [open access]

"The role of soft law in ensuring durable solutions for children displaced by climate change in Africa," African Human Rights Law Journal, vol. 25 (2025) [open access]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 1 (30 Jan. 2026) 

- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 2 (30 Jan. 2026)

Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Africa's Migration Transition: A Long-Run Historical Perspective," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 23 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"Bridging the Implementation Gap: Refugee Governance and Institutional Coordination in Uganda’s Borderlands," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 22 Jan. 2026 [full-text]

"Can Redistribution Change Policy Views? Aid and Attitudes toward Refugees," Journal of Political Economy, vol. 133, no. 9 (Sept. 2025) [preprint]

- Focuses on Kenya and Uganda.

"Forced displacement in Africa: Could the Tanzanian Maasai obtain justice? The East African Court of Justice case under the lens of the Ogiek case before the African Court," African Human Rights Law Journal, vol. 25, no. 2 (2025) [open access]

"Human Rights in Resettlement Policies of European Bilateral Development Finance Institutions Operating in Sub-Saharan Africa: Hitting the Mark?," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 16, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Introducing a Survivor-Centred Policy Framework for Conflict-Induced Internal Displacement in Uganda," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 16, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"The subversion of politics: Political prohibitions on refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa," African Human Rights Law Journal, vol. 25, no. 2 (2025) [open access]

"Typology of Internally Displaced People: Insights from Northern Nigeria," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 16, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (6 Feb. 2026)