Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

Commissioner HHS Briefing to the PRC Sub-Committee on Refugees, Returnees, IDPs and Migrants on the Humanitarian Situation in Africa (African Union, July 2026) [text]

Do aid cuts fuel violent conflict in Africa? How to promote peace (The Conversation, June 2026) [text]

Findings from emergency response in Sudan: a 48-hour joint humanitarian effort (Humanitarian Practice Network, July 2026) [text]

"More than 53,000 immigrants have been deported or repatriated by South Africa in a crackdown," AP News, 13 July 2026 [text]

UNHCR and partners launch Multi-Purpose Hub in Addis Ababa to expand protection, information, and access to services for people on the move (UNHCR, July 2026) [text]

Reports:

Advancing Protection under Article I(2): Interpretative clarity, operational support and pathways forward for African States Parties to the 1969 OAU Refugee Convention (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung et al., June 2026) [access]

- Available in English, French and German. See also related LinkedIn post.

Communication in Protracted Refugee Encampment: A Humanitarian and Development Approach to Youth Engagement (FilmAid Kenya, April 2026) [text]

Gaps and Needs: Improving Access to Legal Identity and Facilitating the Safe and Dignified Return for Migrants Without Proof of Identity (International Organization for Migration, June 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

- Draws on case studies from Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Mali and Nigeria.

Journal articles:

"An assessment of the Water-Energy-Food nexus in Bidibidi refugee settlement towards the design of sustainable energy technologies," Energy Nexus, vol. 23 (Sept. 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Uganda.

"Between hope and sorrow: exploring Burundian refugees’ everyday struggles and aspirations in Chatsworth township in Durban, South Africa," African Identities, Latest Articles, 15 July 2026 [open access]

"Conflict, drought, and displacement: determinants of return intentions among South Sudanese refugees," Comparative Migration Studies, 13 July 2026 [open access]

"Excluded Lives: Migrant Status and Access to Healthcare in South Africa," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 23, no. 6 (June 2026) [open access]

"We will stay-put or die remaining: why some communities choose active immobility in conflict zones in Nigeria," Mobilities, Latest Articles, 5 July 2026 [open access]

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (12 July 2026)

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2 (12 July 2026)

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Short pieces:

Event Report: National Seminar – From Vulnerability to Resilience: Assessing Security Risks and the Role of Livelihoods in Rohingya Camps (Sasakawa Peace Foundation, May 2026) [text]

"Immigration Policy or the Politics of Fear Against Asylum Seekers and Vulnerable Migrants?," Salient Magazine, 25 May 2026 [text]

- Focuses on New Zealand.

Pakistan: Mass Detention and Forced Returns of Afghans Amid Escalating Crackdown (Immigration Detention Monitor, May 2026) [text]

Tensions in Australia's migration system: a missed opportunity for the Coalition (Pearls and Irritations, May 2026) [text]

Türk: States must halt involuntary returns to Afghanistan (OHCHR, May 2026) [text]

UNHCR, humanitarian partners ask the world not to forget Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh (UNHCR, June 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Assessing the viability of carbon-credit-financed LED adoption in refugee camps," Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, vol. 91 (July 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh.

"Cross-country analysis of negative attitudes towards immigrants and immigration in Southeast Asia: A case of Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand," Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, vol. 35, no. 1 (March 2026) [open access]

"From hospitality to hostility: the evolutionary securitisation of Rohingya migration in Bangladesh," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 3 June 2026 [open access]

"Healthcare Access Experiences of Syrian Refugees in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Qualitative Focus Group Study," Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Latest Articles, 4 June 2026 [open access]

"Reintegrating home: economic, social and cultural challenges of return migration in South Punjab, Pakistan," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 7 May 2026 [open access]

"Targetability as Credibility: The Judiciary and Refugee Status Determination in South Korea," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 9 June 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific (20 May 2026)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Access denied: Undocumented migrants across Europe missing out on healthcare services (InfoMigrants, May 2026) [text]

Council of Europe foreign ministers adopt political declaration on the ECHR and migration (COE, May 2026) [text]

- Includes link to text of Chișinău Declaration. See also related Amnesty International comment.

Falls in net migration, small boat arrivals and asylum claims as just under one-in-five in the UK are foreign born (Migration Observatory, May 2026) [text]

- See also related expert comment.

"State of Play of Pact Implementation," ECRE Weekly Bulletin, 28 May 2026 [text]

- *See also related EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy blog post.

**For much more news and info on the latest developments, check out the ECRE Weekly Bulletin.**

Reports:

Between War and Return: Scenarios for the Future of Ukraine and Its Refugees (Clingendael, April 2026) [text]

Country Report (AIDA, May 2026)

- Updated profiles available for Hungary, Slovenia & Switzerland.

Framing Effects on Public Support for Undocumented Immigrant Regularization, GLO Discussion Paper, no. 1758 (Global Labor Organization, 2026) [text]

- See also related post on The Conversation.

National implementation of EU hidden safeguards for irregular migrants, PRIME Research Paper (European University Institute, May 2026) [text]

- See also related MPC Blog post.

UNHCR’s Recommendations for the Multiannual Financial Framework, 2028-2034 (UNHCR, May 2026) [text]

*UPDATED

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (14 May 2026)

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (14 May 2026)

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Short pieces:

From coverage to prioritisation: how funding cuts are reshaping operational decisions in Cox’s Bazar (Humanitarian Practice Network, May 2026) [text]

Is New Zealand sliding toward a US-style approach to immigration and asylum? (The Conversation, May 2026) [text]

Malaysia: New Refugee Registration System Raises Concerns (HRW, May 2026) [text]

Repatriation in Limbo: Bangladesh and the Future of the Rohingya (Observer Research Foundation, March 2026) [text]

Reports:

2026-27 Federal Budget: What it means for refugees and people seeking humanitarian protection (Refugee Council of Australia, May 2026) [text]

- See also related UNSW comment.

Advancing Refugee Protection and Promoting Accountability in Southeast Asia Through Legal Empowerment and Refugee Leadership (Asylum Access, May 2026) [access]

Afghanistan: Conflict Displacement and Returnee Influx Contingency Plan 2026 (OCHA, May 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Asian diaspora research in Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1978–2025," Ethnic and Racial Studies, Latest Articles, 10 April 2026 [open access]

"The changing landscape of immigration detention in Australia: preventive ‘crimmigration’ and the legislative response to NZYQ," International Journal of Refugee Law, Advance Articles, 14 May 2026 [open access]

"The Medical Border and Australia’s Extraterritorial Asylum Regime," UNSW Law Journal, vol. 49 (2026) [full-text]

"The Rohingya crisis and geopolitical tensions driving the failure of humanitarian governance and legal accountability among refugees in Bangladesh," Geopsychiatry, vol. 3 (June 2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific (30 April 2026)

Regional Focus: MENA

Short pieces:

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

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

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

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

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

Reports:

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

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

Overview Report: Practices and policies affecting human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,

including East Jerusalem (7 October 2023 – 31 May 2025) (OHCHR, May 2026) [text]

Protracted Displacement in the Middle East and North Africa (Baker Institute, May 2026) [text]

- A compilation of nine briefs that "examine innovative approaches and state strategies for addressing long-term displacement — from refugee-led responses in Lebanon to climate-focused diplomacy in Egypt and Jordan, and alternative pathways in the United Arab Emirates — offering lessons on governance, inclusion, and durable solutions."

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

Journal articles:

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

"The Prohibition on Forced Displacement, the Right to Leave, Non-Refoulement and the Right to Return: Four Sides of the Same Coin?," International & Comparative Law Quarterly, vol. 75, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

- "The article posits that a future realisation of the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination has been coopted by external actors as a justification for infringing, in an immediate and tangible sense, the individual rights of Gazans to leave the strip in order to seek and to enjoy elsewhere protection from rights violations... ."

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 2 (MENA) (11 May 2026)

- Regional Focus: MENA (28 April 2026)

Thematic Focus: General

Reports: 

Annual Global Overview of Migration Routes 2025 (International Organization for Migration, April 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

- See also related news release. 

Data-Driven Route-Based Approaches to Mixed Movements of Migrants and Refugees: Research and Response (UNHCR, IOM & MMC, Dec. 2025; posted April 2026) [text]

General Assembly Responses to Conflict and Crisis Situations - A Follow-on Research Initiative to Assembly for Peace: A Digital Handbook on the UN General Assembly’s Past Practice on Peace and Security (United Nations University, 2026) [access]

Health System Resilience, Enhancement and Refugee Response Project (HSRERRP) (UNHCR & Queen Margaret University) [access]

- The research focuses on Kenya, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Mauritania, Pakistan, Peru and Zambia. Follow link for publications produced by this project.

Missing Migrants and Their Families Left Behind: IOM Missing Migrants Project 2025 Annual Global Report (International Organization for Migration, April 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

- See also related news release.

The World Bank’s Window for Host Communities and Refugees: Successes, Challenges, and the Way Forward (Center for Global Development, April 2026) [text]

- See also related blog post.

World report on promoting the health of refugees and migrants: Monitoring progress on the WHO global action plan (World Health Organization, March 2026) [access]

Journal articles:

"Managerializing expulsion: Examining the discursive critique of assisted voluntary return and reintegration policy," Migration Studies, vol. 14, no. 2 (June 2026) [open access]

*"'Mixed migration' or forced migration? Evidence from four transit countries," Comparative Migration Studies, 11:28 (April 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Colombia, Jordan, Mexico and Turkey.

Perspectives on Politics, vol. 24, spec. issue no. 1 (March 2026) [free full-text]

- Highlights political science research on refugees and migration via 1) a series of critical dialogues and book reviews, which are presented and discussed in this editorial introduction (the reviews themselves are all freely available elsewhere in the issue); and 2) a Review Symposium on Nele Kortendiek’s Global Governance on the Ground: Organizing International Migration and Asylum at the Border, that comprises a review and four commentaries (here is the editors' introduction).

Multimedia:

Strengthening Data for Better Outcomes in Forced Displacement (UNU, April 2026) [access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: General (30 March 2026)

Regional Focus: MENA

Short pieces:

From Gaza to Lebanon: Forcible Displacement Dressed in Humanitarian Garb (EJIL: Talk Blog, April 2026) [text]

Funding cuts push refugee families in Egypt to the brink (UNHCR, April 2026) [text]

Humanitarian scorecard: Six months in, Gaza ceasefire is failing (NRC et al., April 2026) [text]

Impacts of the Middle East conflict on East African refugees and migrants (Mixed Migration Centre, April 2026) [text]

- "This article examines the implications of the conflict for refugees and migrants from East and the Horn of Africa who reside in Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)."

When Warnings Displace: Evacuation Orders, Civilian Protection, and the Right to Remain in Lebanon (RLI Blog, April 2026) [text]

- See also related TNH article.

Reports:

Enhanced Regional Survey on Syrian Refugees Perceptions and Intentions on Return to Syria, Wave 2:  Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon (UNHCR, April 2026) [text]

- See also related summary.

Protection Overview of Afghan Refugees in Iran: Key Protection Risks, Needs and Priorities amid Economic Pressure and Insecurity (UNHCR, April 2026) [text]

- See also related report on Afghans' protection concerns in Iran.

Return and reintegration in Syria: home under strain (Mixed Migration Centre, April 2026) [text]

*Syria: Protection and Reintegration Insights - Voices of returnees and host communities across Syria (January-March 2026) (UNHCR, April 2026) [text]

UNRWA’s ability to fulfil its mandate across its areas of operation (EU Agency for Asylum, April 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Challenges of Afghan refugees in accessing healthcare services in Iran: a qualitative interview study," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 25 April 2026 [open access] 

"Hesitant sharing, hesitant caring: How global and national policies on refugees and asylum seekers interact in the global South," Comparative Migration Studies, 14:24 (April 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Egypt.

"Honorable Return or Diplomatic Expedient? Opportunities and Limitations for the Dignified Return of Refugees to Syria from Türkiye," Border Crossing, vol. 16, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Stuck or striving in the city? Urban friction and the making of internal–international migration pathways in Iraqi Kurdistan," Comparative Migration Studies, 31 March 2026 [open access]

Multimedia:

*The Human Cost of the War in Iran (Forced from Home Podcast Series, 2026) [access]

Surviving war while delivering aid (Rethinking Humanitarianism Podcast Series, April 2026) [access]

- Focuses on Lebanon.

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Regional Focus: MENA (9 April 2026)

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies

Short pieces:

In a high stakes environment, AI is failing asylum seekers (The Interpreter, April 2026) [text]

IOM and Google Cloud Team Up to Bring AI-Powered Planning to Communities in Crisis (IOM, March 2026) [text]

Reports & book chapters:

Artificial Intelligence in Humanitarian Action (ReliefWeb) [access]

- New topic in ReliefWeb.

How are humanitarians using artificial intelligence? (Humanitarian Leadership Academy & Data Friendly Space, March 2026) [access]

- Follow link for briefing notes in English, French and Spanish, and access to the data dashboard.

"Policy Perspectives on AI Use for Asylum-Related Assessment Processes in Germany," Chapter in Participatory Modelling and Simulation to Improve AI-based Public Social Services: Scientific Advice for Policy and Practice (Springer, March 2026) [open access]

Reinventing humanitarian aid procurement for the age of AI (Access Now, March 2026) [access]

- Follow link for report and appendix.

Security at the Border? The Lived Experiences of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the UK, Presentation at the ACM CHI 2026 Conference, Barcelona, 13-17 April 2026 [text]

"Using Agent-Based Modelling to Explore Possible Implications of AI Use in the Asylum Procedure in Germany," Chapter in Participatory Modelling and Simulation to Improve AI-based Public Social Services: Scientific Advice for Policy and Practice (Springer, March 2026) [open access]

Journal articles:

"Artificial intelligence and climate migration equity," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 13:374 (March 2026) [open access]

"Digital Literacy as Capital: Syrian Migrant Women's ICT Utilization and Social Cohesion in Türkiye," International Migration, vol. 64, no. 3 (May 2026) [open access]

"(Re)considering Generative AI in Border Studies: Emerging Trajectories and Methods," Journal of Borderlands Studies, Latest Articles, 22 March 2026 [open access]

"The role of the media in the process of young refugees’ integration and identity in the host country: An exploratory study of the Portuguese case," First Monday, vol. 31, no. 4 (2026) [open access]

"Virtual Care and Compassion for Migrants and Refugees: A Scoping Review," Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Latest Articles, 6 April 2026 [open access]

Multimedia:

Is AI a future panacea or problem for refugee law?, 18 March 2026 [access] - 

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies (26 March 2026) 

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 2 (Afghans)

Short pieces:

A Hard Journey Home: Stories of Return, Loss, and New Beginnings (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [text]

Pakistan’s Deportations of Afghan Refugees: A Test of International Refugee Protections (The Diplomatic Pouch, Feb. 2026) [text]

UNHCR seeks support for solutions as 5.4 million Afghans return since late 2023 (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [text]

Reports:

2025 Afghan Returns: One Year Recap (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [text]

Compounding Returns: A Study on Remittance Loss and the Cost of Deportations (Samuel Hall & World Vision, March 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Beyond borders, beyond care, beyond barriers: navigating barriers to healthcare access for undocumented Afghan immigrants in host societies," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 27 Feb. 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Pakistan.

"Enduring Aspirations and Continuous Mobility: Formation, Realisation and Repression of Migration Aspirations of Afghan Returnees," International Migration, vol. 63, no. 5 (Sept. 2025) [open access]

"Racialized vulnerability and socioeconomic determinants of health among Afghan refugees in Pakistan," Scientific Reports, 18 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Safety nets beyond borders, bodies, and barriers: informal reproductive healthcare adaptation and coping strategies of undocumented Afghan women migrants in Pakistan," International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, vol. 21, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 1 (4 March 2026)

Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People

Short pieces:

Invisible Twice: The Hidden Challenges of Refugees with Disabilities (The Diplomatic Pouch, Dec. 2025) [text]

Refugee Protection in the Lens of Age: Towards an Age-Sensitive Approach (RLI Blog, Nov. 2025) [text]

Reports:

Educational attainment and employment among immigrants with disabilities (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada & Statistics Canada, Dec. 2025) [text]

Untold Stories of Disablement and Displacement: Syrian Refugees in Canada (Practical Action Publishing, Aug. 2025) [info]

- See also related dissertation.

Journal articles:

"Aging in Cross-Cultural Contexts: Transnational Healthcare Practices Among Older Syrian Refugees in the Greater Toronto Area," Journal of Ageing and Longevity, vol. 6, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

"Ageing in precarity: refugee and asylum seeker experiences of housing and home in later life," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 13 Nov. 2025 [open access]

- Focuses on the UK.

"Assessing the impact of disabilities on healthcare access among Sudanese refugees in Egypt during the 2023 crisis: a discriminant analysis approach," Frontiers in Medicine, 11 Dec. 2025 [open access]

"Dementia risk among individuals with a migrant background—a scoping review," Frontiers in Dementia, 17 Nov. 2025 [open access]

*"Frailty and disability among older adults residing in Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh," PLoS One 21(1): e0341499 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

"Perceived Social Support Among Older Adults Residing in the Rohingya Refugee Camp in Bangladesh," Health & Social Care in the Community, 29 Dec. 2025 [open access]

"'Physical rehabilitation without vocational rehabilitation is unfinished business': The IRO’s Rehabilitation Programme for Displaced Persons with Disabilities, 1948‑1952," Diasporas: Circulations, Migrations, Histoire, no. 44 (2025) [open access]

"Psychological adaptation and resilience among elderly refugees: protective and risk factors in confronting trauma and social isolation," Frontiers in Psychology, 9 Dec. 2025 [open access]

- Focuses on Egypt.

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People (10 Nov. 2025)

Thematic Focus: General

Short pieces:

Internal displacement in 2025: Preserving data and evidence amid growing uncertainty (IDMC, Dec. 2025) [text]

Refugee camps: a persistent paradox (RLI Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

The US is Staying in Most International Organizations, but Slashing Support (CGD Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

- See also related post on Verfassungsblog.

Waiting for academia: The impact of research on UNHCR policy, programmes and practice (RSC Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

New open access book:

Continuity of Care for Forcibly Displaced Persons Living with Chronic Illness (Bristol Univ. Press, 2026) [open access]

- "When people are forced to flee their homes – due to armed conflict, persecution, or human rights violations – continuity of care for those living with chronic illnesses becomes a critical concern. Yet, across the full migratory journey – from displacement and transit, through resettlement, and into possible onward movement such as return or circular migration – access to consistent, appropriate healthcare is often disrupted or fragmented. Responding to the WHO’s global research agenda on health, migration, and displacement, this edited volume brings together international research spanning diverse geographical settings, chronic conditions, population groups, and methodological approaches. It offers evidence and insights from across the entire continuum of mobility, identifying different types of work or strategies that are central to the evolving needs of forcibly displaced people living with chronic diseases."

Reports:

Emerging Perspectives: Essay Competition 2025 - Collection of Essays (Mixed Migration Centre, Dec. 2025) [text]

- "This year’s competition invited young researchers, writers, and thinkers from the Global South to explore the critical theme of 'migration in the context of geopolitical turmoil'."

Identity Management Manual (International Organization for Migration, Jan. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Challenges to healthcare access for migrants in transit: A scoping review," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 13 (2026) [open access]

"Conducting qualitative research with people in vulnerable situations," International Journal of Qualitative Methods (Dec. 2024-Dec. 2025) [open access]

- Collection of articles with a "focus on examples (theoretical, empirical or methodological) of research with and for people in vulnerable situations," including refugees and migrants.

"The Effects of Assisted Return Programmes on Sustainable Reintegration: A Review," International Migration, vol. 64, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

"Everyday acts of resistance: How social workers counter harmful and restrictive asylum policies," British Journal of Social Work, Advance Articles, 11 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"A ‘temporal turn’? Proposing time as method," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 9 Jan. 2026 [open access]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 1 (6 Jan. 2026)

- Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 2 (6 Jan. 2026)

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Short pieces:

Afghanistan: Forced returns to Taliban rule must end as latest figures reveal millions unlawfully deported in 2025 (Amnesty International, Dec. 2025) [text]

Genealogies of Planned Relocation: Revisiting ‘Cluster Villages’ as a Settler-Colonialist Project in Bangladesh (RID Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

A New Digital Gateway Opens for Refugees in India (UNHCR Blog, Dec. 2025) [text]

Reports:

Harmonizing Afghan Refugees and Host Communities in Urban Slums in Pakistan for Peaceful Coexistence and Social, Gender- positive Inclusiveness (UN-HABITAT, Nov. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Unveiling the "Shadow Report" on Human Rights Violations Against Refugees in Thailand (Asylum Access, Jan. 2026) [access]

- Discusses the Coalition for the Rights of Refugees and Stateless Persons' report prepared for the UN Committee against Torture, which was submitted Oct. 2024.

Journal articles:

"Differences in healthcare access between Rohingya refugees and their host community in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh," Frontiers in Public Health, 10 Dec. 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]

"Humanitarian Response and Dynamics of Community Security: Insights from Rohingya Refugee Camps and Host Communities in Ukhiya and Teknaf, Bangladesh," QRP: Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulletin, vol. 64, no. 3 (2025) [open access]

Migrations Société, no. 200:2 (2025) [contents]

- Features a dossier on "Politiques migratoires et défis ethnoraciaux en Corée du Sud et au Japon."

"Population Displacement and State Building: The Legacies of Pashtun Resettlement in Afghanistan," International Organization, vol. 79, no. 4 (Fall 2025) [open access]

"Rebel responses to disasters in conflict zones: a case study of Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar," Disasters, vol. 50, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

"Short Stories of Refugeedom: Encounters between Refugees, UNHCR, and the Australian Government, 1951–1975," Australian Journal of Politics & History, vol. 71, no. 4 (Dec. 2025) [open access]

Related posts:

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

- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 2 (10 Dec. 2025)

Regional Focus: MENA - Pt. 2

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Dynamics of Activism and Governance in Tindouf Refugee Camps: The Emergence of New Political Actors," Chapter in Governance without Government in the MENA Region: State, Non-State Actors and Evolving Paradigms (Springer, Dec. 2025) [open access]

"Humanitarian Aid Partnerships in Yemen’s Conflict: Understanding the Relationship between the United Nations and Local Non-governmental Organizations in Humanitarian Endeavors," Chapter in Governance without Government in the MENA Region: State, Non-State Actors and Evolving Paradigms (Springer, Dec. 2025) [open access]

"Measurement of COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and associated factors among Afghan refugees in Iran: insights from a cross-sectional study," BMC Public Health, 7 Dec. 2025 [open access]

"Migrants' and refugees’ experiences of healthcare access in Egypt: An exploratory qualitative study," SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, vol. 9 (June 2026) [open access]

"Republican People Party’s Policy Towards Syrian Refugees in Türkiye: An Example for Securitization by an Opposition Party," Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, Latest Articles, 10 Nov. 2025 [preprint] 

"Rescuing the UNRWA Archive: Saving Palestinian History amidst the Gaza Genocide," History Workshop Journal, Advance Articles, 29 Sept. 2025 [open access]

"Syrian Refugee Governance at the Intersection of Non-state and State Actors: Lessons for Third Sector Engagement in Contested Spaces of the MENA," Chapter in Governance without Government in the MENA Region: State, Non-State Actors and Evolving Paradigms (Springer, Dec. 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on Jordan.

"When Is Home? Temporality, Closure, and the Continuum of Return After Assad: Challenging the Idea of Return as the Endpoint," Current Issues in Migration Research, vol. 2, no. 2 (2025) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: MENA - Pt. 1 (12 Dec. 2025)

Thematic Focus: General

Opportunities: 

GRF Progress Review 2025: Linked events, 9-19 December 2025 [info]

- A number of independently organized events have been organized around the Global Compact on Refugees' objectives. Some are in-person, hybrid and invitation-only. Follow the link above for details.

CFP: "Eroding Solidarity? Forced Migration, Protection, and Inclusion in a World Beyond Order," 6th Conference of the German Network for Forced Migration Studies, Hildesheim, Germany, 28-30 September 2026 [info]

- Submission deadline is 9 January 2026.

Short pieces:

The Courage to Welcome: solidarity in a divided world (UNHCR, Dec. 2025) [text]

- Text of the High Commissioner's "One People Oration" at Westminster Abbey.

"Election? What today’s UN leadership vacancies say about the system," Inklings Newsletter (27 Nov. 2025) [text]

- Focuses on UNHCR.

Fact check: Why "85% of refugees are Muslim" is false (DW, Nov. 2025) [text]

Geneva gathering to reaffirm solidarity and deliver new results for refugees (UNHCR, Dec. 2025) [text]

- The Global Refugee Forum Progress Review will meet next week in Geneva from 15-17 December 2025.

Humanitarian heroes celebrated with UNHCR Nansen Refugee Awards (UNHCR, Dec. 2025) [text]

- See also related press release.

Now more than ever, the world must support UNHCR to continue its life-saving work (Kaldor Centre & Refugee Council of Australia, Dec. 2025) [text]

- Joint statement on UNHCR’s 75th anniversary. See also related Pearls & Irritations post.

Refugia revisited five years on: reflections on the launch of a French language edition (COMPAS Blog, Nov. 2025) [text]

"Sweden’s push for an ex-IKEA CEO to lead UNHCR signals a new refugee order," Al Jazeera, 11 Dec. 2025 [text]

To the New High Commissioner: IDPs Must Remain a Global Priority (RI Commentary, Nov. 2025) [text]

Türk says human rights under attack, yet undeterred, in 2025 (OHCHR, Dec. 2025) [text]

"What if … the United Nations was disbanded next Friday?," Al Jazeera, 7 Nov. 2025 [text]

Reports:

Cities as key policy actors: strengthening urban responses to displacement in the global South (Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique, Nov. 2025) [access via IDRC Research Chairs Network on Forced Displacement]

Refugee-Led Responses and Agency in East Africa, the Middle East, and South America: Synthesis of research findings and policy recommendations (LERRN, Dec. 2025) [access]

Journal articles:

"Bayesian Projection of Extant Refugee and Asylum Seeker Populations," Demography, Advance Publication, 5 Dec. 2025 [open access]

"Decision-Making Mistakes in Asylum Policy: A Comparative Study of Public Opinion," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 5 Dec. 2025 [open access]

- "This study relies on web survey data from 26 countries, selected as a function of their overall immigration regimes, proximity to migrant-sending countries, citizenship regimes, status as a host or transit country, and response to the United Nations’ Global Compact on Migration."

Diasporas: Circulations, Migrations, Histoire, no. 44 (2025) [open access]

- Special issue on "Retour à la normale? Déplacés et réfugiés face aux normes de la sortie de guerre (1945-1951) = A Return to the Normal? Displaced Persons, Refugees and Postwar Norms (1945-1951)."

"Editorial: Refugees and Humanitarian Support in the Global South: Challenges in Repatriation and Social Cohesion," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 25 Nov. 2025 [open access]

- Discusses the articles included in the research topic of the same name.

"Prioritizing global equity in migration research," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 6 Dec. 2025 [open access]

"Systematic literature reviews in migration studies: approaches to context-sensitive synthesis," Comparative Migration Studies, 22 Nov. 2025 [open access]

Multimedia:

Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture 2025: Migration and displacement: My grandmother, Lausanne, and some lessons for the present, Oxford, 5 Nov. 2025 [access]

Attacking health: Understanding the dynamics and broader impacts of violence against healthcare, 19 Nov. 2025 [access]

Displacement, solidarity, counter-government, 22 Oct. 2025 [access]

Human rights elites at the United Nations: Felix Ermacora and the first human rights fact finding missions (1967-1993), 29 Oct. 2025 [access]

Towards a New Response to Forced Migration through Local Engagement Refugee Research Network, 12 Sept. 2025 [access]

- See also related press release.

Who wants to be the new UN refugee chief (Rethinking Humanitarianism Podcast Series, Nov. 2025) [access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: General (20 Nov. 2025)

Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Borders of Care: Asylum, Exclusion and Everyday Survival in South Africa’s Health Care System (RLI Blog, Dec. 2025) [text]

Cameroonian chief wins UNHCR Nansen Award for his village’s embrace of refugees (UNHCR, Dec. 2025) [text]

Externalisation: ACHPR Calls on African States to Protect Migrants Amid Rising Deals (Immigration Detention Monitor, Nov. 2025) [text]

From Anticolonial Heroes to Post-Independence Liabilities: Morphing Refugee Categorizations in African Geopolitics (FluchtforschungsBlog, Dec. 2025) [text]

In Ethiopia, an Unfinished Peace Risks Betraying the People of Tigray and the Broader Region (Just Security, Dec. 2025) [text]

- Note: The post includes a link to a special report on "The Plight of Internally Displaced Persons in Tigray."  

Mapping Migration: Inside Africa's First Comprehensive Atlas of Migration (AMMODI Blog, Dec. 2025) [text]

Reports:

14th World Conference of the International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges, Nairobi, 17-21 November 2025 [access]

- Follow link for conference documents, a selection of papers and video of the opening ceremony.

Analyse de Protection: Escalade de la violence, déplacements forcés cycliques dans un contexte de défis de légitimité pour les solutions (Global Protection Cluster, Nov. 2025) [text]

- Focuses on the DRC.

Assessing the impact of US funding cuts on communities and humanitarian response: Case studies from South Sudan and Mali (ALNAP, Nov. 2025) [access]

Building a locally driven humanitarian future in Somalia (Oxfam, Nov. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Enhancing Protection and Asylum: A South-South Dialogue for Rights and Solutions (SIHMA, Nov. 2025) [text]

Forced Displacement Survey: Zambia 2025 (UNHCR, Nov. 2025) [access]

From the fringes to the forefront: Refugee leadership within Uganda’s humanitarian coordination mechanisms (Oxfam, Nov. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Impacts of displacement: The socioeconomic effects of displacement in Tangaza and Tureta, Nigeria (IDMC, Nov. 2025) [text]

A Refuge Destroyed: RSF Violations in Darfur’s Zamzam Camp for Internally Displaced Persons (Amnesty International, Dec. 2025) [text]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (17 Nov. 2025)

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 2

Reports:

Leaving No One Behind: Statelessness and the Sustainable Development Goals (UNHCR, Oct. 2025) [text]

Statelessness Determination and Protection in Europe: Good practice, challenges and risks (European Network on Statelessness, Oct. 2025) [text]

Statelessness in Europe: Insights, evidence needs and engagement (European University Institute, Oct. 2025) [text]

Toolkit to identify and address statelessness in Germany (European Network on Statelessness, Oct. 2025) [text]

Journal articles:

"Air Travel, Statelessness, and the Rights Claims of Ugandan Asians, c.1973," Past & Present, Advance Articles, 9 Oct. 2025 [open access]

"A comparative analysis between the Rohingyas and Urdu-speaking population in Bangladesh: Repatriation or Statelessness?," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 30 Sept. 2025 [open access]

"A Crisis in the Shadows: Public Health Outcomes and Barriers to Care for Children of North Korean Defectors in China," Frontiers in Public Health, 13 Oct. 2025 [open access]

"Examining the Potential Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in Statelessness Determination from a Human Rights Perspective," International Human Rights Law Review, Advance Articles, 10 Oct. 2025 [open access]

Related post:

-  Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1 (3 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: Europe - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Credibility and/or anxiety: The moderators of political information on migration," Social Science Research, vol. 132 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on a European migration information campaign that was aimed at Nigerians.

Current Issues in Migration Research, vol. 2, no. 1 (2025) [open access]

- Features a special section on "Borders and Bordering Processes." Articles are in English or Swedish.

"Health care coverage and access for displaced persons from Ukraine: Assessing the implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive across EU Member States," Health Policy, vol. 161 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

"How ‘Special’ is the Special Law? Temporary Protection and Migration Infrastructure in Poland Following the Outbreak of the Full-Scale War in Ukraine," Central and Eastern European Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 10 Sept. 2025 [open access]

"Humanitarian concerns and threat perceptions: An analysis of the key drivers of refugee attitudes in Germany," Migration Studies, vol. 13, no. 3 (Sept. 2025) [open access]

"Legality of the UK’s Immigration Fee Regime," Journal of Immigration, Asylum & Nationality Law, vol. 39, no. 1 (2025) [preprint]

"The lemon in the tea: A reflection on displacement, nostalgia, and waiting with Ukrainian temporary protection beneficiaries in the Czech Republic," Routed Magazine (July 2025) [text]

"Research and Practice Dialogues on Complex Protection Claims – A 'Translational' Agenda," Journal of Immigration, Asylum & Nationality Law, vol. 39, no. 1 (2025) [postprint]

- Special issue editorial. Focuses on the UK.

"The rising trend of shifting borders: Securitisation and externalisation of EU migration control in the Western Balkans," Routed Magazine (July 2025) [text]

"Sharing is caring: a micro-level analysis of domestic hospitality for displaced Ukrainians in Belgium and Switzerland," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 9 Oct. 2025 [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (10 Oct. 2025)

Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

"10 more migrants sent to Eswatini as part of U.S.' third-country deportation agreement," Axios, 6 Oct. 2025 [text]

"The diaspora lifeline that helps keep Somali families afloat," The New Humanitarian, 30 Sept. 2025 [text]

"Ghana faces growing criticism over US deportee agreement," DW, 6 Oct. 2025 [text]

Why young Africans are telling new stories about their migration and what this means (MPC Blog, Oct. 2025) [text]

Journal articles:

"Associations of psychological distress, alcohol and substance use, and HIV risk behaviour in forcibly displaced persons and migrants in Nigeria," Conflict and Health, 19:65 (Sept. 2025) [open access]

"Barriers and facilitators to mental health service utilisation among refugees in Nakivale refugee settlement, Uganda: a qualitative study," BMC Psychiatry, 25:925 (Oct. 2025) [open access]

"'In the hands of the UN': remembering Gatumba and resisting encampment in Kenya," Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 38, no. 3 (Sept. 2025) [free full-text]

"'Where will we find them?' They are just like droppings: Perceptions of health care workers regarding access to health promotion among urban migrants in Botswana," BMC Health Services Research, 25:1232 (Sept. 2025) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (24 Sept. 2025)

Thematic Focus: Detention - Pt. 2 (Other Countries)

Short pieces:

12 years on, Australia’s cruel offshore detention policies continue to leave refugees in limbo with no hope for the future (Amnesty International, July 2025) [text]

Deportations to Eswatini Reflect Unprecedented Expansion of U.S Detention Regime (Immigration Detention Monitor, July 2025) [text]

Dispatch from Guatemala: Five Alarming Trends in US Immigration Detention and Removal (WRC Blog, Aug. 2025) [text]

*Immigration Detention Ends in Provincial Jails Across Canada (Human Rights Watch, Sept. 2025) [text] 

*South Sudan: End four deportees’ arbitrary detention (Amnesty International, Sept. 2025) [text]

Sri Lanka: Detainees Decry Poor Conditions and Indefinite Detention in Welisara Detention Centre (Immigration Detention Monitor, Sept. 2025) [text]

View from The Hill: Albanese government resorts to whatever-it-takes to rid Australia of former detainees (The Conversation, Aug. 2025) [text]

Publications:

Accessing legal advice in detention: becoming an impossibility (Jesuit Refugee Service, July 2025) [text via EIN]

- Focuses on the UK.

From Surveillance to Empowerment: Advancing the Responsible Use of Technology in Alternatives to Detention (Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, Refugee Law Lab & International Detention Coalition, Sept. 2025) [access]

- See also video of the report launch.

"'Hell before our very eyes': what makes a concentration camp?," Journal of Conflict Archaeology, vol. 20, no. 3 (2025) [open access]

"Immigration detention of children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of physical and mental health impacts," European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Latest Articles, 27 Aug. 2025 [open access]

A Legal Guide for People in Detention Facing Removal to France (BiD, Aug. 2025) [text via EIN]

- Focuses on the UK.

Medical Justice Annual Review: The state of healthcare and harm in UK immigration detention in 2024 (Medical Justice, July 2025) [text via EIN]

"Non-Care in the Detention Hotel: 20 Years of Australia’s Use of ‘Alternative Places of Detention’," Chapter in Refugee Reception and Camps: Local and Global Perspectives (Bristol Univ. Press, 2025) [open access]

*UPDATED

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Detention - Pt. 1 (United States) (23 Sept. 2025)