Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters

Short pieces:

The Invisible Tide: Why Climate Policy Must Address the Unspoken Losses of Coastal Youth (RID Blog, May 2026) [text]

- Focuses on India.

Refugees innovating for inclusive climate action (UNHCR Innovation, June 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Zimbabwe.

Reports & journal articles:

"Climate-Induced Displacement and Migration – Implications on Poverty and Household Food Security in Southern Africa," Journal of Asian and African Studies, vol. 61, no. 2 (March 2026) [ResearchGate]

"Climate-Induced Exile in Latin America: Intersectionality, Refugee Women, and the Dynamics of Conflict and Negotiation," Histories, vol. 6, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

"Constrained agency of island and coastal communities facing climate displacement," Forced Migration Review, no. 76 Plus (June 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Indonesia and the Philippines.

"From conflict to climate crisis: How wars shape the future environment," Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 408 (May 2026) [open access]

"From Temporary Climate-Induced Displacement to Permanent Urban Settlement in Pakistan," Migration Information Source, 4 June 2026 [text]

Readiness Assessment of UNHCR’s Focus Area Strategic Plan for Climate Action, EVO/2026/03 (UNHCR, April 2026) [access]

- Follow link for text and summary.

Resource:

Practical Toolkit on Climate Change and Disaster Displacement: Training Materials for Decision-makers and Practitioners (Kaldor Centre, May 2026) [access]

- "These training materials are for decision-makers and practitioners working on international protection claims involving the impacts of climate change and disasters. They accompany the Practical Toolkit on International Protection in the Context of Climate Change and Disasters. The short training video and additional training materials below are intended for use by individuals and organizations seeking to better understand when, and how, international refugee and human rights law apply to people displaced in this context."

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters (22 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)

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance - Pt. 2

Reports & journal articles:

A Clear Vision for Official Development Assistance: Purpose, Principles, and Priorities, CGD Note (Center for Global Development, April 2026) [access]

- Follow link for report and brief. See also video recording of related panel discussion.

Global Report on Food Crises 2026 (Global Network Against Food Crises, April 2026) [access via UNHCR]

Humanitarian Alternatives = Alternatives Humanitaires, no. 31 (March 2026)  [Eng. full-text] [Fr. full-text]

- Issue theme is "Humanitarian action and social action: a common front? = Action humanitaire et action sociale: même combat?" See also the journal's top 10 articles over the last 10 years (in English and in French).

"Intersecting crises: a scoping review on the impact of underfunding, violations of international humanitarian law, and climate crisis on humanitarian action," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 11:8 (April 2026) [open access]

Managing humanitarian reform and displacement: the crisis in international cooperation and the implications for social protection, RLI Working Paper, no. 83 (Refugee Law Initiative, March 2026) [text]

Settlement terminology in displacement settings: Guidance for UNHCR Operations (UNHCR, April 2026) [text]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance - Pt. 1 (27 April 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)

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: Solutions - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Australian settlement workers’ use of food security information resources with refugee clients: a qualitative exploration," Public Health Nutrition, vol. 29, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Bridging the gap between principle and practice: the ‘right to asylum’ under Article 18 EU Charter and its implications for the EU Resettlement Regulation," International Journal of Refugee Law, Advance Articles, 28 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"Bright and Blurred Boundaries in the US Military: Experiences of Immigrants and Children of Immigrants," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 25 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"Evaluating bridge-building strategies: How direct and indirect contact with refugees in Italian welcome projects promotes positive intergroup relations," Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, vol 26, no. 1 (April 2026) [open access]

"The interplay between origin- and receiving-country conditions: experimental evidence on Ukrainian refugees’ return intentions," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 22 Jan. 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Germany.

"Intersectionality of Gender, Culture, and Identity Politics in Migrant Women’s Integration in Africa," African Human Mobility Review, vol. 11, no. 3 (Sept.-Dec. 2025) [open access]

"Post-Conflict Societies: Consensus-Building and the Decline of Voluntary Return," International Studies Review, vol. 27, no. 4 (Dec. 2025) [open access]

"Le rôle du contexte local sur les trajectoires de francisation des nouveaux arrivants: Le cas des réfugiés syriens à Gatineau," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 41, no. 1 (2025) [open access]

"Why do small Western European localities promote local integration policies? A qualitative comparative analysis," Comparative Migration Studies, 16 Jan. 2026 [open access] 

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 1 (30 Jan. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Children & Families

Short pieces:

In Parents’ Own Words: Documenting the Stories of Separated Families in Honduras (Women's Refugee Commission, Dec. 2025) [text]

Trump Administration Public-Charge Rule Would Amplify Harms to Immigrant Families (Migration Policy Institute, Jan. 2026) [text]

Reports & book chapters: 

"Environmental Justice, Climate Change and Food Security: Interventions with Refugee Children in Western Uganda," Chapter in Climate Justice in Action: Activism and Adaptation in Eastern Africa (Bristol Univ. Press, Jan. 2026) [open access]

Practical Guide on Age Assessment (EU Agency for Asylum, Nov. 2025) [text]

Journal articles:

"Assessing quality of life in displaced children on Lesvos using PROMIS: a mixed methods study," Quality of Life Research, 35:30 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

"Atención a NNA migrantes en Sonora: experiencias desde las OSC y el Estado," Frontera Norte, vol. 37 (2025) [open access]

- Focuses on Mexico. Available in English and Spanish.

"Examining suicidality and associated risk factors among refugee children and adolescents in Uganda," BMC Psychiatry, 25:1169 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

"The Impact of War on the Social Behaviors of Children and Adolescents in Refugee Camps," Cihan University-Erbil Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, vol. 10, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

"Refugees, Family Dynamics, and Resilience: Integrating Systemic Disruptions and Individual Coping Mechanisms," Journal of Family Issues, OnlineFirst, 30 Dec. 2025 [open access]

- Focuses on Germany.

"Urgent Returns: The Link Between Family and the Remigration Intentions of Deported Central Americans in an Era of Border Externalization," RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, vol. 11, no. 4 (2025) [open access]

"Screening for sexual violence against children in humanitarian settings: a feasibility study of a para-social worker-led intervention in Uganda," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 10:19 (Dec. 2025) [open access]

Standing on the frontline: Exploring representational work for unaccompanied minor asylum seekers in Norway," Critical Social Policy, OnlineFirst, 13 Jan. 2026 [open access]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 1 (16 Dec. 2025)

- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 2 (16 Dec. 2025)

Regional Focus: MENA - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

"Egypt ramps up Sudanese refugee deportations with little UNHCR pushback," The New Humanitarian, 4 Dec. 2025 [text]

"It’s time for a reckoning at the UN in Syria, and beyond," The New Humanitarian, 11 Dec. 2025 [text]

Moroccan families search for their missing children (InfoMigrants, Nov. 2025) [text]

South Africa: latest target in Israel's relocation of Palestinians? (ISS Today, Dec. 2025) [text]

Tunisia: Abusive Prosecutions of Refugee Group (HRW, Nov. 2025) [text]

Understanding UNRWA: The complex history and politics of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (FluchtforschungsBlog, Nov. 2025) [text]

Reports:

“All My Dreams Have Been Erased”: Israel’s Forced Displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank (Human Rights Watch, Nov. 2025) [text]

Assistance to Palestine refugees, UN Doc. No. A/C.4/80/L.17 (UN General Assembly, Nov. 2025) [access]

- This draft resolution was adopted by the UN General Assembly; it extends UNRWA's mandate to 30 June 2029.

Cost of Inaction: The Impact of WFP Assistance Cuts on Refugees in Jordan Food Security (World Food Programme, Nov. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, UN Doc. No. A/C.4/80/L.16 (UN General Assembly, Nov. 2025) [access]

- This draft resolution was adopted by the UN General Assembly. 

Multimedia:

A short history of the Gaza Strip, 15 Oct. 2025 [access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: MENA (21 Nov. 2025)

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"The 1916 National Liberation Uprising in Zhetysu province in Central Asia: The historical fate of Kazakh and Kyrgyz refugees who fled to China," Esboços: histórias em contextos globais, vol. 32 (2025) [open access]

"Addressing precarity for peace and sustainability among refugees: focus on the Rohingya crisis and necessary policy interventions," International Review of Sociology = Revue Internationale de Sociologie, Latest Articles, 24 Nov. 2025 [open access]

"Australia's Refugee/Asylum Seeker Geopolitics in Asia: The Role of Incentives," Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change, vol. 10, no. 4 (2025) [open access]

"Between Patriots and Refugees: Negotiating Displacement with the State in (Post-)Second World War China," Journal of Contemporary History, OnlineFirst, 1 Dec. 2025 [open access]

"Drivers and determinants of extreme humanitarian needs among Rohingya refugee households: Evidence from UNHCR’s multi-sectoral needs analysis," PLoS One 20(12): e0331727 (Dec. 2025) [open access]

"Exploring the role of cash-based interventions in alleviating food insecurity among the forcibly displaced: the case of Rohingya refugees, Bangladesh," Conflict and Health, 19:81 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

*"From Finding to Making Jari: The Return of Burmese Political Refugees from South Korea," Population, Space and Place, vol. 32, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

"Pandemic border control and immigration exclusion: Japan’s politics of foreign entry during COVID-19," Comparative Migration Studies, Article in Press, 5 Dec. 2025 [open access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 1 (10 Dec. 2025)

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

 

"Aid interrupted: what Myanmar’s crisis reveals about humanitarian system’s fragility," Alternatives Humanitaires = Humanitarian Alternatives (Nov. 2025) [full-text]

Anthropology of the Middle East, vol. 20, no. 2 (Dec. 2025) [open access]

- Special issue on "Middle Eastern Migrants in East Asia: Navigation of Identity, Religion and Belonging."

"Conflict-Induced Migration and Economic Opportunities: The Integration of Yemeni Migrants in Indonesia Amidst the Ongoing Yemeni Crisis," Arabian Humanities, no. 20 (2025) [open access]

"Deadly sea passages: navigating risks and uncertainties aboard Rohingya refugee boats," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 4 Nov. 2025 [open access]

"From Australian Influence to Rohingya Refugees: A Systematic Literature Review of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Indonesia," Indonesian Journal of Socio-Legal Studies, vol. 4, no. 2 (2025) [open access]

"Reimagining the Asylum Law in India: A Study on the Duty of Non-Refoulement," National Law School of India Review, vol. 36, no. 1 (2025) [full-text]

"The Suitability, Readability, and Accuracy of Food Security Resources for Refugees Resettling in Australia," Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, vol. 57, no. 11 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

"'They Are Still Not Gone Even Though They Are No Longer Here': What Community Members and Local Stakeholders Valued in How Organisations Closed Humanitarian Assistance Projects in Six Locales in the Philippines," Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, vol. 6, nos. 2-3 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

"Transforming Lost Time into Migration Capital: Hazara Refugee Social and Cultural Capital Development in Indonesia," Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 36, no. 4 (Dec. 2023) [postprint]

- Note: The embargo period for accessing this article has now ended.

"Yemenis in South Korea: Risky Freedom under the Refugee Act and the Employment Permit System," Arabian Humanities, no. 20 (2025) [open access] 

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 1 (19 Nov. 2025)

Regional Focus: MENA - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"The ethical life of spontaneity: refugees’ and local responders’ understandings of ‘Humanitarianism’ in Lebanon, Jordan, and Türkiye," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 10 Oct. 2025 [open access]

"From displacement to hunger: How migration due to conflict affects food security in Yemen," PLoS One 20(10): e0333830 (Oct. 2025) [open access]

"Healthcare access among sub-Saharan migrants and refugees in Tunisia: an interpretative qualitative study," BMC Medicine, 23:547 (Oct. 2025) [open access]

"Integrating lifestyle and welfare aspirations in (im)mobility decisions: perspectives from a relatively disadvantaged group in Tangier, Morocco," Comparative Migration Studies, 13:78 (Oct. 2025) [open access]

"Moving, Staying, or Returning: Risk-taking Attitudes and Secondary Migration Aspirations," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 10 Oct. 2025 [open access]

- Focuses on Syrians in Turkey.

*"Neoliberal economic policies as a root cause of forced migration from Arab Spring countries: the case of Syria," Disasters, vol. 50, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

"The pragmatics of alienation: revisiting humanitarianism in Lebanon," Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, vol. 26 (2025) [open access]

"Settler Colonialism and the Displacement/Immobility Nexus: Israeli Policy in Gaza Since 1948," Journal of Genocide Research, Latest Articles, 24 Aug. 2025 [open access]

"Understanding Syrian Migration in Syria Normalisation, Return and Reintegration: The Case of Internally Displaced People in Post-War Reconstruction in Homs," Mediterranean Politics, Latest Articles, 14 July 2025 [open access]

"The unmovable borderland: war, home, and the decision against displacement in South Lebanon," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 10:15 (Oct. 2025) [open access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Regional Focus: MENA - Pt. 1 (16 Oct. 2025)

Regional Focus: Americas

Short pieces:

Al Límite: Panorama en las Américas - El impacto devastador de los recortes en la ayuda para las personas forzadas a huir (UNHCR, July 2025) [text]

Human mobility under threat: How is Latin America responding? (Dejusticia, Sept. 2025) [text]

- Also available in Spanish.

IACHR and United Nations Experts: States Must Protect the Rights of Persons in Human Mobility (OAS, Sept. 2025) [text]

- Also available in Spanish.

Monitoreo de protección revela aumento en 2025 del porcentaje de personas que llega a México y declara haber salido de su país por violencia (UNHCR, Sept. 2025) [text]

'They grabbed us like dogs': deportation quotas tear Haitian migrants’ lives apart," The Guardian, 7 Sept. 2025 [text]

**Visit the weekly Americas Migration Brief for a much more extensive round-up of news and publications.

New open access book:

A Long Journey Home: Losing and Remaking Home following Conflict and Displacement (Berghahn Books, Sept. 2025) [open access]

- "Advancing contemporary scholarly debates on the role of home in understanding displacement and emplacement, A Long Journey Home explores powerful personal narratives from Colombia. The book examines the experiences of those whose sense of home has been disrupted by decades of conflict and violence. It highlights the profound feelings of loss and the enduring struggle of living without a home – an experience that can last for years or even decades. Through these stories, the book reveals how internally displaced people use creativity and imagination to remake their home while on the move." See also related FM List post.

Reports: 

‘Going to the Supermarket was Hard’: Pandemic Foodscapes and Unsettled Food Practices of Refugees in the Waterloo Region, Migration & Food Security (MiFOOD) Paper, no. 36 (Hungry Cities Partnership, 2025) [text]

- Focuses on Canada.

Mexico’s Immigration Policies and Human Rights, GDP Working Paper, no. 26 (Global Detention Project, July 2025) [text]

Migración inversa en la ruta Costa Rica–Panamá–Colombia: Desafíos de protección y necesidad de una respuesta humanitaria regional (Instituciones Nacionales de Derechos Humanos (INDH) de Panamá, Costa Rica y Colombia, Aug. 2025) [text via Refworld]

- See also related PBS article.

Migration and Food (In)security During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Quito, Ecuador: A Photovoice Study with Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees, COVID-19 and Food Security Research Brief, no. 11 (Hungry Cities Partnership, 2025) [text]

Nicaragua: Persecution Beyond Borders - Exile and Transnational Human Rights Violations (OHCHR, Sept. 2025) [access]

- Available in English and Spanish.

Journal articles:

"Factors influencing U.S. and Canadian policy responses to Ukrainian refugees," Estudios fronterizos, vol. 26 (2025) [open access]

- Available in English and Spanish.

"Venezuelan Migration in Colombia: A Critical Literature Review," REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 33 (2025) [open access]

Multimedia:

On the Move: Rapidly Evolving Migration Trends and Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean, 8 Sept. 2025 [access]

- See also recording of this book discussion in Spanish.

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1 (29 Aug. 2025)

- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 2 (29 Aug. 2025)

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters

Short pieces:

Libya: Climate change pushes migrants toward new routes (InfoMigrants, Aug. 2025) [text]

Project Flow: Solarizing water systems for refugees and their hosts through innovative finance (UNHCR Blog, Aug. 2025) [text]

Wildfire displacement is on the rise: 2025 sends a clear warning (IDMC Blog, Aug 2025) [text]

Reports:  

Climate Change, Food Security, and Migration Report (International Organization for Migration, June 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

- Focuses on Libya.

Climate Impacts Return and Displacement in Afghanistan: Research Brief (UNHCR, May 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Climate-Change Vulnerability and Climate Migration: Evidence from Guatemala, SPA Policy Brief (American Univ., Aug. 2025) [text]

Forced to flee in a changing climate: How the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is addressing climate and disaster displacement across the Asia Pacific Region (IFRC, Aug. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

The intersection of mobility, environmental and climate change, and conflict in the East and Horn of Africa: A synthesis of the existing knowledge and remaining research gaps (Mixed Migration Centre, Aug. 2025) [text]

"Waiting for God" Flood Displacement and Planned Relocation of Fisherfolk in Saint-Louis, Senegal (Human Rights Watch, Aug. 2025) [access]

- Also available in French.

Journal articles:

"Combining mental health and climate-smart agricultural interventions to improve food security in humanitarian settings: study protocol for the THRIVE cluster-randomized controlled trial with mothers in Nakivale refugee settlement, Uganda," Trials, 26:331 (Sept. 2025) [open access]

"The elusive climate migrant: symbolic geographies in migration studies," Comparative Migration Studies, 13:64 (Aug. 2025) [open access]

"Empowering Ukrainian refugees in Seattle: integrating hazard preparedness education into resettlement research," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 2 Sept. 2025 [open access]

"Statehood and the Protection of Persons in the Context of Sea-Level Rise: the International Law Association’s Contribution," Yearbook of International Disaster Law, vol. 6 (2023; posted online Aug. 2025) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters (11 Aug. 2025)

Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2

Journal articles & book chapters:

African Human Mobility Review, vol. 11, no. 2 (2025) [open access]

- Mix of articles, focusing on child trafficking in Ethiopia, climate adversity in Mozamibique, faith-based refugee protection in Kakuma, cross-border solidarity in South Africa, and assessing pledges made to eradicate statelessness in the SADC.

"Coronavirus containment: communal future-making and the logics of containment in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya," Comparative Migration Studies, 13:61 (Aug. 2025) [open access]

"Migrant and Refugee Solidarity in Urban South Africa," Chapter in Urban Migrant Inclusion and Refugee Protection, vol. 2 (Springer, Aug. 2025) [open access]

"On Shifting Sands in Africa’s Sahel Region: Tensions between Security and Free Movement," Migration Information Source, 20 Aug. 2025 [text]

"Opinion leadership, threats, and enhancers to social cohesion and unity of South Africans and African immigrants in the post-apartheid era," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 4 Sept. 2025 [open access]

"Solidarity Practices Among Informal Migrant Networks in Cities of Ghana," Chapter in Urban Migrant Inclusion and Refugee Protection, vol. 1 (Springer, Aug. 2025) [open access]

"Remittances, food insecurity, and coping strategies of West African migrants in Accra, Ghana," Global Food Security, vol. 45 (June 2025) [preprint]

"‘Without Partners our Hands are tied!’ Exploring Multi-stakeholder Partnerships on Migration and Displacement in African Intermediary Cities," Urban Migrant Inclusion and Refugee Protection, vol. 2 (Springer, Aug. 2025) [open access]

Multimedia:

Conflict, climate, and the internal displacement of 3.7 million Nigerians (The Youth Bloom Podcast Series, July 2025) [access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (5 Sept. 2025)

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Short pieces:

Complementary pathways: a win-win for refugees and host communities (Global Compact on Refugees, May 2025) [access]

- Discusses the 2024 Executive Committee conclusion on Durable Solutions and Complementary Pathways.

Durable Disillusionment: (Ir)Relevance of Solutions in Protracted Crises (RLI Blog, July 2025) [text]

- Introduction to new blog series that focuses on Syrians.

"Federal court rules Trump administration can’t use travel ban to keep 80 refugees out of U.S.," PBS News, 15 July 2025 [text]

I study refugees, and here are the facts on the history and impact of refugee resettlement in the US (The Conversation, July 2025) [text]

"Kenya’s flagship refugee integration plan runs into local opposition," The New Humanitarian, 21 July 2025 [text]

Swedish government to implement survey to improve integration efforts (InfoMigrants, July 2025) [text]

Reports:

Cities, Sport and Inclusion: A Policy Plan to Support Displaced Communities (Olympic Refuge Foundation, 2025) [text]

Durable solutions and complementary pathways, including implementation of the ExCom conclusion, 93rd Meeting of the Standing Committee, UN Doc. No. EC/76/SC/CRP.12 (Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme, May 2025 [text] 

Going Home: Rethinking Studies of Wartime Refugees' Return Intentions (SSRN, June 2025) [text]

- Focuses on Ukrainians.

Journal articles:

"Addressing food insecurity among U.S. refugees, considering the temporal patterns of food insecurity after resettlement: Qualitative insights from Utah," PLoS One 20(7): e0327645 (July 2025) [open access]

*"Art as a path to social inclusion: perspectives of Syrian refugees in Istanbul," Journal of Refugee Studies, 21 July 2025 [open access]

"Designing for Resilience and Adaptive Capabilities: Public Libraries as Therapeutic and Inclusive Learning Environments for Refugees in New Country," Public Library Quarterly," Latest Articles, 18 July 2025 [open access]

"Editorial: The Role of Faith in the Mental Health and Integration of Forcibly Displaced Populations," Frontiers in Psychiatry, 7 July 2025 [open access]

- Introduces the articles included in this research topic.

"Do institutions matter for refugee integration? a comparison of case worker integration strategies in Switzerland and Canada," Comparative Migration Studies, 13:53 (July 2025) [open access]

"Encounters at the Edge: When Contact Builds Bridges or Barriers in Refugee-Receiving Countries," International Migration, vol. 63, no. 4 (Aug. 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on Syrians in Türkiye.

"'Have we ever heard about Ukrainians causing trouble?' How integration workers in Denmark make sense of the special act on displaced Ukrainians," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 16 July 2025 [open access]

"It's Not the Economy: The Effect of Framing Arguments on Attitudes Toward Refugees," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 7 July 2025 [postprint]

- Focuses on the US.

"Rethinking Trust in the Refugee Resettlement Process: How Service Providers Can Enable Refugee Agency Through Diasporic Connections," International Migration, vol. 63, no. 4 (Aug. 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on the US.

Resource:

Data on State-Level Refugee Resettlement (American Immigration Council) [access]

- This tool provides access to demographic data on refugees in the US. "Click on a state to see the total population of refugees resettled in that state, as well as the breakdowns of their demographics, education, and English proficiency levels." Read more about the dataset in this related blog post.

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Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions (2 July 2025)

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Short pieces:

"Could (and should) private investors make up for US aid cuts in Afghanistan?," The New Humanitarian, 2 July 2025 [text]

"Desperate Afghan refugees return to an unfamiliar home," UN News, 11 July 2025 [text]

- See also related UNHCR briefing note.

Rohingya Facing Risks Everywhere, at All Times (Human Rights Watch, June 2025) [text]

Thailand’s refugee system puts publicity over protection (East Asia Forum, July 2025) [text]

UNHCR: Bangladesh has welcomed 150,000 Rohingya refugees in last 18 months (UNHCR, July 2025) [text]

Reports & book chapters: 

Between Diplomacy and Displacement: The Contradictions of the Rohingya Repatriation Discourse (Observer Research Foundation, July 2025) [text]

"I’ll Never Feel Secure": Undocumented and Exploited: Myanmar Nationals in Thailand (Human Rights Watch, July 2025) [access]

"Lives in translation: Listening to the voices of asylum seekers," Chapter in Field Research on Translation and Interpreting (Benjamins Publishing Co., May 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on Hong Kong.

Journal articles:

"Assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene services within nineteen Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh in 2022," BMC Health Services Research, 25:814 (June 2025) [open access]

"Bonded citizenship: Caste, Partition, and the prevention of exit," Modern Asian Studies, FirstView, 23 June 2025 [open access]

"Diaspora by another name: the making of refugees in Cold War China," Comparative Migration Studies, 13:49 (July 2025) [open access]

"Encampment policy and public perception: a cross-country analysis of host community responses to Rohingya refugees," Comparative Migration Studies, 13:48 (July 2025) [open access]

"Living Through Food Rations: A Culture-Centered Study With Rohingya Refugees," International Journal of Communication, vol. 19 (2025) [open access]

*"The practice of gender and protection mainstreaming in health response in humanitarian crisis: A case study from the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh," PLoS One 20(7): e0310878 (July 2025) [open access]

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Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 1 (2 July 2025)

- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 2 (2 July 2025)

Thematic Focus: General

Short pieces:

In This Together (UNHCR Innovation Service, May 2025) [text]

- "Ensuring refugees play a substantive role in UNHCR decision-making is a work in progress — and it’s essential for effective, equitable programming."

Pope Leo XIV’s recent predecessors at the Vatican defended migrants. Will he do the same? (The Conversation, May 2025) [text]

Reports:

Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) (Food Security Information Network, May 2025) [access]

- "The report shows conflict, economic shocks, climate extremes, and forced displacement continued to drive food insecurity and malnutrition around the world, with catastrophic impacts on many already fragile regions."

Guidance on Solutions to Internal Displacement (Office of the Special Adviser on Solutions to Internal Displacement et al., Feb. 2025) [text]

Navigating migration narratives: Research insights and strategies for effective communication (Publications Office of the European Union, May 2025) [text]

Standard Operating Procedures: Determining the Legal Identity of Migrants Without Proof of Legal Identity (IOM, 2025) [text]

*Supporting Relationships: Refugees and Host Communities (USCRI, May 2025) [text]

Journal articles:

"Anticipating humanitarian emergencies with a high risk of conflict-induced displacement," International Journal of Forecasting, In Press, 22 May 2025 [preprint]

"Conceptualizing and Measuring Conflict-Related Determinants of Migration," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 26 May 2025 [open access]

"Mapping migration capabilities worldwide," Comparative Migration Studies, 13:31 (May 2025) [open access]

"A scoping review of moral injury in refugees," European Journal of Psychotraumatology, vol. 16, no. 1 (2025) [open access]

"Two peas in a pod? How to mix methods in ethnic and migration studies," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 17 May 2025 [open access]

- Introduction to forthcoming special issue. Other open access articles that are a part of this collection include: 1) "Behind the scenes: a (self) critical reflection on doing mixed methods"; 2) "Mixed methods, mixed feelings: a review of hurdles faced and vaulting poles to apply when wanting to do and publish mixed methods research"; 3) "Mixing creative and qualitative methods: an appreciative inquiry into responsible knowledge production for engaged scholars"; 4) "Teamwork as the key to mixing methods: lessons from multi-sited research designs"; 5) "Transformation in the use of mixed methods for migration-related research"; and 6) "The why (not) and how (not) of survey to digital footprint linkages: a use-case of ethnic background and social relationships." 

"'Vulnerability': The Trouble with Categorical Definitions in Institutional Ethical Reviews, Forced Migration Research & Humanitarian Practice," Daedalus, vol. 154, no. 2 (2025) [open access]

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Related posts:

- New Issue of FMR (29 May 2025)

- Thematic Focus: General (17 May 2025)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

New open access book:

Hope and Asylum: Everyday Life, Precarity and Social Change (Routledge, May 2025) [open access]

- "This book applies perspectives of hope to understand the precariousness, suffering, and agency of people seeking asylum. With attention to the restrictions and austerity politics that have characterised public policy following the significant rise in asylum applications in 2015, it draws on longitudinal ethnographic fieldwork in the Swedish asylum context, together with data collected in other European countries, to explore how the circumstances of those navigating asylum processes evolve and connect to their notions of hope and the future. Departing from the ambiguities and fragility surrounding hope in the asylum context, Hope and Asylum analyses people’s lived experiences and their navigation of uncertainty and precariousness during the migration process. While hope can provide individuals with support and empowerment, it can also cause pain and be exploited by authorities to control and disempower. The book argues that critically scrutinising current asylum regimes and exposing the enduring emotional and embodied scars they inflict through the bureaucratic violence of welfare states is essential for mobilising efforts toward social justice and human rights."

Journal articles:

"Article 8 ECHR and the ‘temporary turn’ in European asylum policies," Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law, OnlineFirst, 13 May 2025 [open access]

"Constrained Localism in an Authoritarian Environment: Developments in Solidarity with Displaced Ukrainians in Hungary," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 13 May 2025 [open access]

"Europe and the recent influx of asylum seekers: the EU Member States capability to grant international protection," Genus: Journal of Population Sciences, 81:9 (May 2025) [open access]

"'Faithful Guardians of the National and State Border': Refugees, Land Reform, and Colonization in the Post-1918 Central European Borderlands," Nationalities Papers, FirstView, 13 May 2025 [open access]

"The food security of residents and refugees of Ukraine after the Russian invasion," Scientific Reports, 15:16238 (May 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on Switzerland,

"Support for refugees declines when helpers have unequal positions and abilities to help," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 12 May 2025 [open access]

"Unequally welcome: Austrians’ differing attitudes towards Arab/Afghan and Ukrainian refugees - The impact of human values and perceived threat," Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie, vol. 50, no. 1 (Dec. 2025) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (16 May 2025)

 

Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

"Aid cuts push South Sudan into uncharted territory," The New Humanitarian, 29 April 2025 [text]

Mastercard Foundation and UNHCR launch $300m partnership for refugee education and livelihoods (UNHCR, April 2025) [text]

Mutual aid in Sudan (The New Humanitarian) [access]

- "This ongoing series on Sudan profiles youth-led, neighbourhood-based mutual aid groups – known as emergency response rooms – and other local initiatives that have become the backbone of relief efforts amid the world’s largest humanitarian crisis."

“Now I Belong”: refugees in Chad receive national ID numbers (UNHCR Blog, May 2025) [text]

- Also available in French.

"Unforeseen Consequences: The Role of Law and Policy in Exacerbating Sudan’s Displacement Crisis," Columbia Political Review, 7 April 2025 [text]

UNHCR and the Zambian government commence a socioeconomic survey targeting refugees and their host communities (UNHCR, April 2025) [text]

Reports: 

Key Insights from Route-based Research Along the Main Migratory Routes in East and Horn of Africa (International Organization for Migration, April 2025) [text]

UNHCR Position on Returns to North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – Update IV (Revision 1) (UNHCR, April 2025) [text]

Where to next? Eritrean displacement amidst shrinking spaces of refuge (Mixed Migration Centre, April 2025) [text]

Journal articles:

"Bacteriological quality of drinking water and associated factors in Alemwach refugee camp in Dabat District, Northwest Ethiopia," Scientific Reports, 15:13390 (April 2025) [open access]

"Contextualising the institutional approach to the Kampala Convention on IDPs in Africa: A legal hypothesis," Law, Democracy and Development, vol. 29 (2025) [open access]

"Hunger, Anger and Strangers: Assembling Refugee Exclusion and Food Insecurity among Refugees and Asylum Seekers in South Africa," Chapter in New Directions in South-South Migration (Springer, April 2025) [open access]

"Impact of Legal and Institutional Frameworks on Sustainable Livelihoods for Urban Refugees in Nairobi County, Kenya," Eastern African Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, vol. 4, no. 1 (2025) [open access]

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (17 April 2025)

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2 (Focus on Sudan) (17 April 2025)

Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

"An RSF atrocity, a mass evacuation, and another side to mutual aid in Sudan," The New Humanitarian, 27 March 2025 [text]

*First Recorded Drop in Sudan Displacement, Yet Humanitarian Crisis Persists (IOM, March 2025) [text]

UNHCR: DR Congo crisis deepens as funding cuts hit critical humanitarian aid (UNHCR, March 2025) [text]

UNHCR’s Grandi hails launch of Kenya’s landmark refugee inclusion plan (UNHCR, March 2025) [text]

- See also related statement.

Reports:

Escaping Khartoum: Understanding forced displacement, Sudan Brief, no. 1 (Chr. Michelsen Institute, Feb. 2025) [text]

Food insecurity among internally displaced people in Somalia: Trends analysis over time (2017–2024) (FAO & IDMC, March 2025) [text]

Lessons Learned: Anticipating displacement in South Sudan and Burkina Faso (Danish Refugee Council, Dec. 2024; posted March 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Risking Their Lives to Survive: Ituri, Land of Violence and Displacement (Médecins Sans Frontières, March 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

- Also available in French.

The Shirika Plan: Kenya's bold approach for refugee integration (International Center for Humanitarian Affairs, March 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Speaking up against EU externalisation: Activist-led migration information campaigns in Senegal, CMI Brief, no. 1 (Chr. Michelsen Institute, Feb. 2025) [text]

Journal articles:

"The importance of city services to internally displaced persons, returnees, and host residents in Juba, South Sudan," Journal of Urban Affairs, Latest Articles, 17 March 2025 [open access]

"Knowledge, attitude, and perception on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance: cross-sectional study among Eritrean refugees in Kampala," Pan African Medical Journal, 49:103 (Dec. 2024) [open access]

"Local Engagement of Nigerians with Neocolonial EU Humanitarian Return Policies: Civic Policing and Awareness-Raising Activities," Geopolitics, Latest Articles, 30 March 2025 [open access]

"A mixed-methods nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices survey of IDPs, returnees, and host community members in four counties of Jonglei state, South Sudan," Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 44:48 (Feb. 2025) [open access]

*"Using the resilience theory to understand and address migrant pandemic precarity among South African migrant populations," Archives of Public Health, 83:89 (April 2025) [open access]

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Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (14 March 2025)

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2 (14 March 2025)