Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 1

Are Integrated Services a Step towards Integration? Uganda Case Study (Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat, March 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

Asylum for Sale (NBC News et al., April 2019)
- Three-part series on "alleged corruption in refugee resettlement"; part 1 and part 2 are available, while part 3 is forthcoming. Read UNHCR's response here.

A Big Idea for a Better Response to Syrian Displacement (Clingendael Opinions, March 2019) [text]

*By the Numbers: 40 Years of Canada’s Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program (Govt. of Canada, April 2019) [text]

"Despite Talk of Returns, Turkey Quietly Works to Integrate Syrian Refugees," Reuters, 29 March 2019 [text]

Fifth Progress Report on the Implementation of the Durable Solutions Process (Sarajevo Process) for Refugees from Croatia Displaced by the 91-95 Conflict, Including Cessation of Refugee Status (UNHCR, March 2019) [text]
- Note: The reporting period was 2017, but this report was issued in 2019.

First Resettled Refugees Arrive in Portugal from Turkey (UNHCR, April 2019) [text]

Integration and Permanent Residence Policies: A Comparative Report, Study Paper, no. 130 (Rockwool Foundation, Oct. 2018) [text]
- Note: This study looked at Denmark, Germany, Norway, and the Netherlands.

Preference for Identification in the Field: Nudging Refugees' Integration Effort, Discussion Paper, no. 1905 (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, March 2019) [text]

*Refugee Resettlement in the Nordic Region: Effects of the 2015 "Migrant Crisis" and Parallels with the United States, RRSC Project Report, no. 10 (Univ. of Vermont, Jan. 2019) [text]

Yazidi Resettlement in Canada: Final Report 2018 (MANSO, Jan. 2019) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions (18 March 2019)

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Publications:

"As Refugee Arrivals Dwindle, Resettlement Agencies Face Cuts," Boston Globe, 18 July 2017 [text]

"Diplomats to Tillerson: Don't Eliminate State Department's Refugee Office," The Guardian, 17 July 2017 [text]

"Exclusive: Australia-U.S. Refugee Swap Again in Doubt as Officials Exit Nauru," Reuters, 15 July 2017 [text]

The Fall and Rise of Refugee Resettlement in 2017 (Niskanen Center Blog, June 2017) [text]

Fourth Progress Report on the Implementation of the Durable Solutions Process (Sarajevo Process) for Refugees from Croatia Displaced by the 91-95 Conflict, including Cessation of Refugee Status (UNHCR, June 2017) [text]

Home Secretary Announces £1 Million to Help Communities Support Refugees (Govt. of the UK, July 2017) [text]

"Homeland Security Employees Criticize Congress Bill That Would Restrict Refugees," Salon, 13 July 2017 [text]

Less Than One Third of Refugees in Australia’s Humanitarian Program are Resettled from UNHCR (Refugee Council of Australia, July 2017) [text]

Lost in Transition? The European Standards Behind Refugee Integration (Migration Policy Group, July 2016) [text via Refworld]

Realidad de la Integración Local de la Población Refugiada en Guatemala: Diagnóstico Participativo 2015 (UNHCR, June 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Refugees and a Right to Place: "Resettlement" as a Condition for the Sense of Self (Agenda for International Development, July 2017) [text]

Web site:

Wage Peace NZ [access] [Facebook]
- Campaign to increase refugee resettlement quota in New Zealand.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Solutions, esp. in the US (3 July 2017)

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Regional Focus: Europe

Admissibility, Responsibility and Safety in European Asylum Procedures (AIDA, Sept. 2016) [text]

"EASO, EU Law and Life in the Margins," Rights in Exile Newsletter, no. 73 (Sept. 2016) [full-text]

"The European Border and Coast Guard: A New Model Built on an Old Logic," European Papers: A Journal on Law and Integration, vol. 1, no. 2 (2016) [open access]

Fewer Refugees Entering Europe Than in 2015, but Asylum Backlog Still Growing (Pew Research, Sept. 2016) [text]

Humiliated, Ill-treated and Without Protection: Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Bulgaria (Pro Asyl, Dec. 2015) [text via Reliefweb]

Implementation of EU Readmission Agreements: Identity Determination Dilemmas and the Blurring of Rights (Springer, Aug. 2016) [open access]

Mediterranean Missing: Understanding Needs of Families and Obligations of Authorities (City University London, IOM & Univ. of York) [access]
- Follow the link to access the following reports: 1) Missing Migrants in the Mediterranean: Addressing the Humanitarian Crisis; 2) Missing Migrants: Management of Dead Bodies in Lesbos - Greek Country Report; 3) 'Like a part of a puzzle which is missing': The Impact on Families of a Relative Missing in Migration across the Mediterranean; 4) Dead and Missing Migrants: The Obligations of European States under International Human Rights Law.

"Minimalist Reflections on Europe, Refugees and Law," European Papers: A Journal on Law and Integration, vol. 1, no. 2 (2016) [open access]

Needed In Europe: A Comprehensive Plan of Action on Refugees (Interest Group on Migration and Refugee Law, Aug. 2016) [text]

Reform of the Dublin System [EU Legislation in Progress] (EPRS, Aug. 2016) [text]

Third Progress Report on the Implementation of the Durable Solutions Process (Sarajevo Process) for Refugees from Croatia Displaced by the 91-95 Conflict, including Cessation of Refugee Status (UNHCR, Aug. 2016) [text]

Troubled Waters (IRIN, Aug. 2016) [text]

"Why Are You Keeping Me Here?": Unaccompanied Children Detained in Greece (Human Rights Watch, Sept. 2016) [text]

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (20 Aug. 2016)
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (20 Aug. 2016)

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Regional Focus: Europe

Event: 

Course: Migration in the Margins of Europe: From Istanbul to Athens, 4-31 January 2016 [info]
-  Application deadline is 9 Nov. 2015.

Publications:

Distribution of Refugees Very Uneven among EU Member States—Even When Accounting for Economic Strength and Total Population, DIW Economic Bulletin, no. 39 (German Institute of Economic Research, Sept. 2015) [text]

Draft Action Plan: EU-Turkey Cooperation on Support of Refugees and Migration Management (European Commission, Oct. 2015) [text]

EU: Shifting Responsibility on Refugees, Asylum Seekers (Human Rights Watch, Oct. 2015) [text]

Europe’s Asylum Seekers: Who They Are, Where They’re Going, and Their Chances of Staying (Pew Research Center, Sept. 2015) [text]

The Mediterranean Migration Crisis and Refugee Resettlement (CTPSR & CRMC, Sept. 2015) [access]
- Follow link for summary of breakfast briefing and link to text of briefing paper.

Mission Report on Samos (Greek Refugee Council, Sept. 2015) [text via AIDA]

Refugee Quota: The End of the EU or the Beginning of Collective Humanitarianism (The Migrationist, Oct. 2015) [text]

Refugee Surge Brings Youth to an Aging Europe (Pew Research Center, Oct. 2015) [text]

Second Progress Report: Implementation of the Durable Solutions Process (Sarajevo Process) for Refugees from Croatia Displaced by the 91-95 Conflict, including Cessation of Refugee Status (UNHCR, Sept. 2015) [text]

UNHCR Statement Ahead of the Justice and Home Affairs Council Meeting, 8-9 October 2015 [text]

Why Europe Can't Handle the Migration Crisis (Brookings' Order from Chaos Blog, Oct. 2015) [text]

Resource:

science4refugees: Helping Refugee Scientists and Researchers Find Suitable Jobs (European Commission) [access]
- "Science4Refugees matches talented refugees and asylum seekers who have a scientific background with positions in universities and research institutions that are 'refugee-welcoming organisations' and that have suitable positions available, including internships and part-time and full-time jobs."

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe (2 Oct. 2015)

Tagged Events & Opportunities, Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Regional Focus: Europe

News:

UNHCR Recommends Starting the Cessation Process for Refugees from Croatia (UNHCR, April 2014) [text]
- The press release links to the full report: Implementation of the Durable Solutions Process (Sarajevo Process) for Refugees from Croatia Displaced by the 91-95 Conflict, including Cessation of Refugee Status.

Publications:

Ad-Hoc Query on Removal Policies (European Migration Network, July 2013) [text]

Asylum Policy Instruction: Asylum Interviews, version 5.0 (UK Home Office, March 2014) [text]

Migrants Knocking at the Doors of Fortress Europe?, Maastricht, 15 Jan. 2014 [summary]

"More Promises but Few Solutions for Europe's Illegal Migrants," Wall Street Journal, 3 April 2014 [text]

*Nitkellmu? Perspectives on Refugee Integration in Malta (UNHCR & Aditus, Dec. 2013) [text]

Somalis in European Cities (Open Society Foundations) [access via Refworld]
- Follow the link for the most recent report, Somalis in Amsterdam. The other available reports can also be accessed (see the Comments section for links).

Suspension of Returns of Asylum-seekers to Bulgaria Must Continue (Amnesty International, March 2014) [text]
- See also related news release.

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe (31 March 2014)

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