Regional Focus: Asia - Afghans & Rohingya

Afghans:

Lecture: Goal Displacement: Migration Policy-making in and about Afghanistan, Geneva, 28 June 2018 [info]

Afghanistan: Hard-to-Reach Assessment - Round One (OCHA & REACH, March 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Five reports can be accessed here.

"Return Continues to Afghanistan in Crisis," ECRE Weekly Bulletin, 1 June 2018 [text]

"Returned to a Land of War and Want," Washington Post, 25 May 2018 [text]

Returnee and IDP Monitoring Report: Final Report (UNHCR, May 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Rohingya crisis:

Housing, Land and Property Rights in Myanmar: Research, Analysis and Publications by Displacement Solutions, 2009-2018 - An Overview (Displacement Solutions, May 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

I Visited the Rohingya Camps in Myanmar and Here is What I Saw (The Conversation, June 2018) [text]

Q&A: How a Legal Challenge on Rohingya Deportation Could Redefine the Bounds of International Justice (IRIN, June 2018) [text]

Rohingya Repatriation Survey (Xchange, May 2018) [text]

Rohingya: UN Takes a Cautious Step Forward in Myanmar (The Interpreter Blog, June 2018) [text]

UNHCR and UNDP Agree on Text of MoU with Myanmar to Support the Creation of Conditions for the Return of Rohingya Refugees (UNHCR, 31 May 2018) [text]
- See also related Guardian article. Note: The text of the MOU has not been made public.

Unnatural Disaster: Aid Restrictions Endangering Rohingya Ahead of Monsoons in Bangladesh (Refugees International, May 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Asia (22 May 2018)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

New Issues of AHMR, Anti-Traff. Rev., Cred Crunch, Global J. Peace Res. & Praxis, Hung. Yrbk. Intl. Law & Euro. Law, IJMBS, JEMS, J. Crit. Thought & Praxis, J. Educ. & Psych. Consult., J. Geront. Soc. Work, JID, J. Ref. & Glob. Health, J. Voc. Behav., MPP, New Int., Pub. Health, Rts. in Exile News

African Human Mobility Review, vol. 3, no. 3 (Sept.-Dec. 2017) [full-text]
- Mix of articles, including one on unaccompanied children in South Africa and one on solutions to cross-border displacement in West Africa.

Anti-Trafficking Review, no. 10 (2018) [open access]
- Theme is "Life after Trafficking."

Cred Crunch, no. 50 (March 2018) [full-text via ReliefWeb]
- Focus is on "Natural Disasters in 2017: Lower Mortality, Higher Cost."

Global Journal of Peace Research and Praxis, vol. 2, no. 1 (2018) [open access]
- Special issue on "Refugees: Discourses of Displacement, Conflict, & Peace."

Hungarian Yearbook of International Law and European Law (2017) [contents]
- Part 1 focuses on "Migration."

International Journal of Migration and Border Studies, vol. 4, nos. 1/2 (2018) [contents]
- Special issue on "Borders, (Dis)Order, and Exclusion: Mapping Migration Governance from the Margins."

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 44, no. 6 (2018) [contents]
- Special issue on "Aspiration, Desire and the Drivers of Migration." The introduction is freely available, and three articles are open access.

Journal of Critical Thought and Praxis, vol. 7, no. 1 (2018) [open access]
- Issue theme is "Who Belongs? Immigrants, Refugees, Migrants and Actions Towards Justice."

Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, vol. 28, no. 1 (2018) [contents]
- Issue theme is "Refugee Teacher Consultation in Malaysia." Introduction is freely available.

Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol. 61, no. 4 (2018) [contents]
- Includes "Special Section on Older Immigrants and Refugees." Introduction is freely available.

Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 8, no. 1 (Jan. 2018) [open access]
- Create free account to access full-text.

Journal of Refugee & Global Health, vol. 1, no. 2 (2018) [open access]
- Mix of articles.

Journal of Vocational Behavior, vol. 105 (April 2018) [contents]
- Special issue on "Vocational Behavior of Refugees: How Do Refugees Seek Employment, Overcome Work-related Challenges, and Navigate Their Careers?"

Migration Policy Practice, vol. VII, no. 4 (Dec. 2017-Jan. 2018) [full-text]
- This special issue "includes abridged versions of selected chapters [from the World Migration Report] to highlight key information and analysis."

New Internationalist, no. 511 (April 2018) [full-text]
- Theme is "Who Cares? Humanitarianism under Attack."

Public Health, vol. 158 (May 2018) [contents]
- Special issue on "Migration: A Global Public Health Issue." Introduction is freely available and two articles are open access.

Rights in Exile Newsletter, no. 92 (May 2018) [full-text]
- News and information for refugee legal aid providers.

Tagged Periodicals.

Regional Focus: Americas

News:

The Refugee Law Initiative (RLI) has won a Times Higher Education Award for Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. The specific project, "Pushing the Boundaries: New Dynamics of Forced Migration and Transnational Responses in Latin America," set out to analyze "how Latin American states use transnational structures and interventions to address new security and justice challenges resulting from forced migration flows." RLI's director, David Cantor, underscored the "recognition that this award gives to research in the field of refugees and internally displaced persons."

Learn more about the impact of the project here, and get more information about the various research outputs and links to publications here.

Publications:

"As Trump Blocks Refugees, Africans Fleeing Violence Make the Treacherous Trip to the U.S. through Mexico," The Intercept, 13 Dec. 2017 [text]

Colombia’s Venezuela Problem (IRIN, Dec. 2017) [text]

Deeply Talks: Lessons From Colombia on Tackling Internal Displacement (Refugees Deeply, Dec. 2017) [text]

Hostility in US, Europe Makes Mexico a New Refugee Destination of Choice (IRIN, Nov. 2017) [text]

How Latin America is Responding to Venezuelan Refugees (Refugees Deeply, Nov. 2017) [text]

Humanitarian Aid in Relatively Strong Host States: Colombia as a Case for Rights-based Approaches, Policy Brief, no. 6 (PRIO, Nov. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Hurricanes of 2017: Disaster Preparedness and Response in the Caribbean (IRIN, Dec. 2017) [text]

"In Latin America, Spike in Migrant Arrivals Prompts Flurry of Responses," Migration Information Source, 7 Dec. 2017 [text]
- Issue #10 in MPI's Top 10 Migration Issues of 2017.

Informe Preliminar de la Reunión Regional Latinoamericana y Caribeña de Expertas y Expertos en Migración Internacional Preparatoria del Pacto Mundial para una Migración Segura, Ordenada y Regular. Santiago, 30 y 31 de Agosto de 2017 [text]
- Annexes provide overviews of migration in different parts of the Americas.

"The Mixed Motives of Unaccompanied Child Migrants from Central America’s Northern Triangle," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 5, no. 4 (2017) [open access]

"Venezuelan Migrants Pose Humanitarian Problem in Brazil," Reuters, 11 Dec. 2017 [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas (22 Nov. 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Climate Change, Migration & Displacement

Event & opportunity:

Workshop: Environmental Displacement in 2017: Current Protection Challenges, Sheffield, UK, 16 June 2017 [info]

CFP: Oxford Symposium on Population, Migration, and the Environment, Oxford, 3-4 August 2017 [info]
- Submit abstracts for the summer session by 10 July 2017.

Resources:

Addressing the Protection Gap of Environmental Refugees: A Reform of the 1951 Refugee Convention? (International Law under Construction Blog, March 2017) [text]

Adverse Effects of Climate Change and Natural Disasters as Drivers of Migration, Panel 3 at Second Informal Thematic Session for the Global Compact on Migration, New York, 22-23 May 2017 [info]
- One of the presentations is available via the Platform on Disaster Displacement. Video of the session, notes for the two other presentations, and related statements are available via the UN. Scroll down to access.

Building Global Governance for ‘Climate Refugees’ (T20 Forced Migration Task Force, updated May 2017) [text]

Climate Change, Displacement and Community Relocation: Lessons from Alaska (NRC & Alaska Institute for Justice, May 2017) [text]

Climate Change, Migration & Displacement: New Perspectives on Regional Approaches to Climate-induced Migration, Displacement and Relocation, New York, 16 May 2017 [info]
- Follow link to access video.

Climate Violence?, Oxford, 11 May 2017 [info]
- Follow link for video.

Notes from the 1 Day Course on Climate Change and Migration: Resources and Further Reading (Climate & Migration Coalition, June 2017) [text]

Opinion: 4 Recommendations to Prepare for Climate-related Migration (Devex, June 2017) [text]

Protecting Disaster Displaced Persons through Better Data and Knowledge on Displacement Risks, Side event at 2017 Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction, Cancún, Mexico, 22-26 May 2017 [info]
- Follow link for concept note, policy brief and press release.

Quick Guide: Climate Change & Disaster Displacement (UNHCR, May 2017) [text]

Seven Reasons the UN Refugee Convention Should Not Include 'Climate Refugees' (Kaldor Centre, June 2017) [text]

UNHCR, Displacement and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR): A Policy Brief (UNHCR, updated 2017) [text via PreventionWeb]

Urban Perspectives: Climate Change, Migration, Planning and Finance - A New Generation of Ideas 2017 (Wilson Center & USAID, March 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters (11 May 2017)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: General

Event:

Seminar: Forced Displacement as a Development Issue, Washington, DC, 29 November 2016 [info]

Publications:

Guidance Note: Research on Refugees, Asylum Seekers & Migrants (European Commission, June 2016) [text]

Helping Refugees Build a Future: Tackling the Root Causes of Displacement, Stabilizing Host Regions, Supporting Refugees (Govt. of Germany, Nov. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

In Search of Commitments: The 2016 Refugee Summits, Policy Brief, no. 3 (Kaldor Centre, Nov. 2016) [text]

Internally Displaced Persons and Electoral Participation: A Brief Overview (International Foundation for Electoral Systems, Nov. 2016) [text]

Is There Such a Thing as a "Natural" Disaster?, RSIS Commentary, no. 279 (RSIS, Nov. 2016) [text]

Migration Facts in a Post-truth World (IRIN, Nov. 2016) [text]

"States Continue Efforts to Stem Refugee and Migrant Flows," Our World Magazine, 15 Nov. 2016 [text]

What Does a 'Post-facts' World Mean for Migration Research and Evidence? (COMPAS Blog, Nov. 2016) [text]

**What’s So Hard about a Refugee Crisis? Making Displacement a Development Problem (CGD Blog, Nov. 2016) [text]

When It Comes to the Refugee Crisis, the Numbers Game Matters (Refugees Deeply, Nov. 2016) [text]

New blog:

ISIM Blog [access]
- A new blog from the Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM), a research center based at Georgetown University.

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: General (9 Nov. 2016)

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

Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling

Opportunities:

CFP: Critical Approaches to Irregular Migration Facilitation: Grounding the Theory and Praxis of Human Smuggling, El Paso, Texas, 6-8 April 2017 [info]
- Submit abstracts by 15 November 2016.

Job announcement: Clinical Associate Professor, Human Trafficking and Immigrant Rights Clinic, Boston University School of Law [info]
- Apply by 1 December 2016.

Publications:

Abuse, Exploitation and Trafficking: IOM Reveals Data on the Scale of the Danger and Risks that Migrants Face on the Mediterranean Routes to Europe (IOM, Oct. 2016) [text]
- Note: Here is the most recent human trafficking survey (Nov. 3rd). To locate others, go to IOM's migration flows for Europe page, click on the "documents" tab, then select the "countertrafficking survey" tag on the left.

"Human Trafficking and Migration Management in the Global South," International Journal of Sociology, vol. 46, no. 3 (2016) [full-text via ResearchGate]

Human Trafficking and Natural Disasters: An Empirical Analysis, Honors thesis (Boston Univ., 2016) [text]

"Human Trafficking and Natural Disasters: Exploiting Misery," International Affairs Review, vol. XXIV, no. 1 (Spring 2016) [full-text]

The 'Humanitarian Smuggling' of Refugees: Criminal Offence or Moral Obligation?, RSC Working Paper, no. 119 (Refugee Studies Centre, Oct. 2016) [text]
- See also related EU Law Analysis blog post.

Migrant Smuggling Data and Research: A Global Review of the Emerging Evidence Base (IOM, 2016) [text]

Mujeres inmigrantes irregulares y víctimas de trata: en el último escalón de los grupos de excluidos (IntLawGrrls, Oct. 2016) [text]

Preventing Vulnerability to Trafficking and the Unintended Consequences of Restrictive Migration Policies (ICMPD Blog, Oct. 2016) [text]
- First blog in a 3-part series; scroll down to bottom of page to view.

"Protection Options for Trafficked Persons in Canada: The Need for a More Coordinated Approach," Migration Studies, Advance Access, 19 Oct. 2016 [abstract]

Strategy to Address Human Trafficking, Kidnappings and Smuggling of Persons in Sudan - Strengthening Alternatives to Onward Movements, 2015-2017 (UNHCR et al., 2015) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking (4 Oct. 2016)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Regional Focus: Americas

Publications:

ACAPS Thematic Report: Protection in Haiti after Hurricane Matthew (ACAPS, Oct. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Asylum Backlog, Revisited (Ugh) (The Asylumist Blog, Oct. 2016) [text]

"Central American Migrants Showing Record Levels of Mental Health Problems," The Guardian, 21 Oct. 2016 [text]
- Reports on MSF survey results "shared exclusively with The Guardian."

"Finding Refuge," 60 Minutes, 16 Oct. 2016 [access]
- "[R]eports on the Syrian refugee crisis and follows Syrian families from Jordan through the vetting process to their new homes in the U.S." Follow link for video.

Not a National Security Crisis: The U.S.-Mexico Border and Humanitarian Concerns, Seen from El Paso (Washington Office on Latin America, Oct. 2016) [text]

The One-Year Bar to Asylum in the Age of the Immigration Court Backlog (SSRN, Oct. 2016) [text]

"Protection for Families: New Standards Developing in Asylum Law," Northwestern University Law Review Online, vol. 111:49 (Oct. 2016) [open access]

Rights of Central American Migrants in Mexico (Human Rights Brief Blog, Oct. 2016) [text]

"What Does It Mean to Help One Family?," New York Times, 22 Oct. 2016 [text]

Resource:

Immigration Policy (Congressional Research Service) [access]
- Web site created to ensure that all CRS reports are available to everyone.

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas (19 Oct. 2016)

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific, esp. Afghans

Another Manam? The Forced Migration of the Population of Manam Island, Papua New Guinea, due to Volcanic Eruptions 2004-2005 (IOM, 2016) [text]

Indian Refugee Law: Issues and Concerns (SSRN, Oct. 2016) [text]

Managing the "Boat People" Crisis: The Comprehensive Plan of Action for Indochinese Refugees (International Peace Institute, Oct. 2016) [text]

"The Nonexistent Asian Migrant Crisis," Harvard Political Review, 20 Oct. 2016 [text]

"Protracted Displacement in Conflict Zones: Refugees and Internally Displaced People in Jammu and Kashmir," Migration, Mobility & Displacement, vol. 2, no. 2 (2016) [open access]

"Recommendations for Interpreter Training for Asylum Interview Settings: The South Korean Case," International Journal of Interpreter Education, vol. 7, no. 2 (2015) [full-text via ResearchGate]

Afghans:

Afghanistan's Migration Crisis (IRIN, Oct. 2016)
- Three-part in-depth series: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3]

End of Mission Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, Mr. Chaloka Beyani, on His Visit to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - 11 to 20 October 2016 (OHCHR, Oct. 2016) [text]

"Europe’s Other Refugees," The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2016 [text]

Migration Policy Practice, vol. VI, no. 3 (July-Sept. 2016) [full-text via ReliefWeb]
- This issue focuses on displaced Afghans.

Police Harassment Drives Afghan Refugees Out of Pakistan (Refugees Deeply, Oct. 2016) [text]

Refugees Welcome (except for Afghans) (The Migrationist Blog, Oct. 2016) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific (7 Oct. 2016)

Tagged Publications.

CFPs/New Issues of Anti-Traff. Rev., Australasian Psych., Dis. Prev. & Mgmt., Hung. Cult. Stud., IJMHSC, JIMH, JIMI, Migr. Mob. & Displ., Migr. Pol. Pract., PPmP

CFPs:

Refugee Review, vol. 3 [info]
 - Deadline for abstract submission *extended* to 24 October 2016.

Special issue on "The Pre-history and Afterlife of Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights" [info]
- Note: Article 14, para.1 reads, "Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution." A special issue proposal will be made to a target journal after abstracts have been reviewed. Please submit abstracts by 30 November 2016.

New issues:

Anti-Trafficking Review, no. 7 (2016) [open access]
- Special issue on "Trafficking Representations."

Australasian Psychiatry, vol. 24, no. 1 (Feb. 2016) [contents]
- Features special sub-section on "Asylum Seekers." Read the guest editorial for more info.

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, vol. 25, no. 5 (Nov. 2016) [free full-text]
- Includes special section on "Tsunami Recovery in Sri Lanka: Ten Years On."

Hungarian Cultural Studies, vol. 9 (2016) [open access]
- Includes special cluster of articles on "The 1956 Revolution and Its Aftermath, Seen from Sixty Years On," with several articles on Hungarian refugees.

International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, vol. 12, no. 3 (2016) [contents]
- Mix of articles including "Somali Refugees’ Perspectives regarding FGM/C in the US."

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, vol. 18, no. 6 (Dec. 2016) [contents]
http://link.springer.com/journal/10903/18/6/page/1
- Mix of articles, with at least five that focus on refugees.

*Journal of International Migration and Integration, vol. 17, no. 4 (Nov. 2016) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including "'I Feel Like a Beggar': Asylum Seekers Living in the Australian Community without the Right to Work."

Migration, Mobility, & Displacement, vol. 2, no. 2 (2016) [open access]
- Mix of articles, including "Protracted Displacement in Conflict Zones: Refugees and Internally Displaced People in Jammu and Kashmir" and "Forced Migrant Youth’s Identity Development and Agency in Resettlement Decision-Making: Liminal Life on the Myanmar-Thailand Border."

Migration Policy Practice, vol. VI, no. 3 (July-Sept. 2016) [full-text via ReliefWeb]
- This issue focuses on displaced Afghans.

PPmP: Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, Medizinische Psychologie, vol. 66, nos. 9&10 (Sept. 2016) [contents]
- Special issue on "Flucht, Migration und psychische Gesundheit = Flight, Migration and Mental Health." Articles are in German, but titles and abstracts are also provided in English.

*UPDATED

Tagged Periodicals and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: Climate Change

The Climate Change & Migration Nexus in a Global Context: What Role for the EU in Protecting Climate Migrants? (Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, July 2016) [text]

The Displacement Project: Perspectives on Climate Change and Displacement, Sydney/Melbourne, 7-8 June 2016 [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

"Environmental Displacement: The Common Ground of Climate Change, Extraction and Conservation," Area Journal, vol 48, no. 2 (June 2016) [full-text via Academia.edu]
- Introduction to special issue.

Environmental Migration and Displacement: What We Know and Don't Know, Prepared as advance reading for a workshop on environment and migration, Waterloo, Canada, 22-23 January 2016 [text]

Environmental Refugees: The Impact of Climate Change on Emigration, Paper presented at ENCoRe Meeting, Geneva, 21-22 January 2016 [text]

FactCheck Q&A: As the Climate Changes, Are 750 Million Refugees Predicted to Move Away from Flooding? (The Conversation, Aug. 2016) [text]

"Finding Opportunities to Combat the Climate Change Migration Crisis: The Potential of the 'Adaptation Approach'," Pace Environmental Law Review, vol. 33, no. 2 (2016) [full-text]

How the Entire Nation of Nauru Almost Moved to Queensland (The Conversation, Aug. 2016) [text]

Migration, Displacement and Human Mobility: The Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism, Casablanca, 27-29 July 2016 [info]
- Follow link for meeting documentation.

'Migration with Dignity': Towards a New Zealand Response to Climate Change Displacement in the Pacific, Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law Research Papers, no. 19/2016 (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014; posted May 2016) [text via SSRN]

Protecting the Rights of Climate Displaced People: A Position Paper (Mary Robinson Foundation, June 2016; posted July 2016) [text]

Seas Rising Faster than Refugee Law can Adapt (Refugees Deeply, July 2016) [text]

Should Europe be Concerned about Climate Refugees? (Chatham House, May 2016) [text]

"Should We Bring Back 'Climate Refugees'?," Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration, vol. 6, no. 1 (June 2016) [full-text]

The State of Environmental Migration 2015: A Review of 2014 (IOM & Sciences Po, 2016) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Climate Change (2 June 2016)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Americas

Asylum Policy in the USA (EPRS, March 2016) [text]

Churches Twice as Likely to Fear Refugees than to Help Them (LifeWay Blog, Feb. 2016) [text]

Haiti: Humanitarian Needs Overview 2016 (OHCA, Dec. 2015) [text]

Herramientas de Documentación Comunitaria para el Fortalecimiento y la Autogestión de las Comunidades a Partir del Desarrollo de Expresiones Narrativas (ACNUR, March 2016) [text]
- See also related ACNUR news story.

*"Indigenous Peoples in a Refugee-like Situation: Living on the Border between Colombia and Brazil," Birkbeck Law Review, vol. 3, no. 2 (Dec. 2015) [open access]

Migrants and Natural Disasters: National Law, Policy and Practice in the Americas, Migration, Environment and Climate Change Policy Brief Series, vol. 2, no. 2 (IOM, Feb. 2016) [text]

New U.S.-Mexico Repatriation Agreements Seek to Protect Returning Migrants (Immigration Impact, March 2016) [text]

The Syrian Refugee Crisis and the Need for U.S. Leadership (Human Rights First, Feb. 2016) [text]

Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues (Congressional Research Service, Feb. 2016) [text via FAS]

The United States and the Syrian Refugee Crisis: A Plan of Action (Shorenstein Center, Jan. 2016) [text]

Why So Many Canadians Privately Sponsor Syrian Refugees (The Economist Explains, March 2016) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas (2 March 2016)

Tagged Publications.

Events & Opportunities: Additional Oct. & Nov. 2015

Call for interest: Refugee-led Organisations Incubation Program [info]
- Developed by Urban Refugees; no deadline indicated.

Webinar: Escaping Conflict: The Syrian Refugee Crisis Explained, 30 October 2015 [info]
- Registration deadline is 29 October 2015.

Seminar: Crisis or Turning Point? The Shifting Sands of British Politics & the Migration Crisis, London, 29 October 2015 [info]

Transforming the UK’s Immigration and Asylum System: The Next Steps, London, 27 January 2016 [info]
- Deadline for early bird registration is 30 October 2015.

Call for applications: An Ethnographic Study of Selected Communities Affected by the Great Earthquake 2015, Monash University [info]
- Apply by 1 November 2015.

Symposium: Working on the Edge of Society: Migrants in Illegal, Precarious or Exploitative Work, Sheffield, UK, 2 November 2015 [info]

Conference: Intersecting Discourses on Migration in the UK, Germany and Russia, Birmingham, UK, 5 November 2015 [info]

Workshop: The Fear of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as Grounds for Seeking Asylum, Oxford, 11 November 2015 [info]
- Places are still available.

Conference: "Addressing Forced Displacement within the African Continent through Progressive Legislative Developments and the Critical Role of the Judiciary," Africa Chapter of the International Association of Refugee Law Judges, Marrakesh, 25-27 November 2015 [info]
- Note: A pre-conference professional development session will take place 23-24 Nov. 2015.

Related post:
- Events & Opportunities: Even More Oct. & Nov. 2015

Tagged Events & Opportunities. 

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Opportunity:

CFP: Refugee Watch Online [info]
- Contributions sought for special issue on "The Boat People." Deadline is 15 November 2015.

Publications:

Afghanistan: Conflict and Displacement in the Northeast, Kunduz City, and Kabul, (ACAPS & START Network, Oct. 2015) [text]

Deadly Journeys: The Refugee and Trafficking Crisis in Southeast Asia (Amnesty International, Oct. 2015) [text]

Disenfranchisement and Desperation in Myanmar’s Rakhine State: Drivers of a Regional Crisis (ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights, Oct. 2015) [text]

First Regional Dialogue Meeting on Forced Migration in the Asia-Pacific, Melbourne, 24-25 Aug. 2015 [info]
- Follow link for agenda and key documents.

*"Forced Migration: Typology and Local Agency in Southeast Myanmar," Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs, vol. 37, no. 2 (Aug. 2015) [full-text via author site]

In Limbo in Micronesia (Asylum Insight, Oct. 2015) [text]

"The Long-run Socio-economic Consequences of a Large Disaster: The 1995 Earthquake in Kobe," PLoS One, 10(10): e0138714 (Oct. 2015) [open access]

"Myanmar’s Refugee Problem: It’s Not Just the Rohingya," The Diplomat, 14 Oct. 2015 [text]

Refugee Rescue Ship Enters Rough Waters in Southeast Asia (IRIN, Oct. 2015) [text]

"Refugees and Neighbors: Rohingya in Bangladesh," The Diplomat, 14 Oct. 2015 [text]

*Solutions Strategy for Afghan Refugees: Progress Report 2014 (UNHCR, Oct. 2015) [text]
- Reports on achievements of the Solutions Strategy for Afghan Refugees to Support Voluntary Repatriation, Sustainable Reintegration and Assistance to Host Countries (SSAR). See also related presentation and funding proposal.

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Asia (8 Oct. 2015)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Thematic Focus: Climate Change, Disasters & Displacement

Event:

Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture: ‘We do not want to become refugees’: Human Mobility in the Age of Climate Change, Oxford, 4 November 2015 [info]
- Registration required.

Publications:

Briefing Q&A: Climate Change and the Refugee Crisis (UKCCMC, Sept. 2015) [text]
- There is also a video version of this briefing via the link.

Climate Displacement and Human Rights: Where to Go from Here?, Displacement Solutions Expert Roundtable Discussion, Geneva, 11 June 2015 [text]

Fleeing Floods, Earthquakes, Droughts and Rising Sea Levels: 12 Lessons Learned about Protecting People Displaced by Disasters and the Effects of Climate Change (Nansen Initiative, 2015) [text]
- Note: Click on the cover image on the right side of the page to open up ebook.

"The Intensification of the Migration Crisis in the European Union: Between 9/11 and Climate Change," Global Policy Journal, 10 Sept. 2015 [text]

Nansen Initiative Global Consultation, Geneva, 12-13 Oct. 2015 [info]
- Objective was to "present and validate the Protection Agenda, and to identify opportunities for future action in response to the remaining legal, operational, institutional and financial gaps posed by cross-border disaster displacement."  See also keynote address by UNHCR's AHC for protection and related press release.  For background on the consultative process that led to the draft protection agenda, visit this page on the Nansen Initiative site.

Not the End for Displacement in Paris [Climate Conference] (UKCCMC, Oct. 2015) [text]
- See also related Guardian article.

"Planned Relocations in the Context of Climate Change: Unpacking the Legal and Conceptual Issues," Cambridge Journal of International and Comparative Law, vol. 4, no. 1 (2015) [open access]

"'Unable to Return' in the 1951 Refugee Convention: Stateless Refugees and Climate Change," Florida Journal of International Law, vol. 26, no. 3 (2015) [eprint via SSRN]

UNHCR, the Environment & Climate Change: An Overview (UNHCR, Oct. 2015) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Displacement (25 Aug. 2015)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Thematic Focus: Mental Health

"Improving Access to Mental Health Services for Racialized Immigrants, Refugees, and Non-Status People Living with HIV/AIDS," Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, vol. 26, no. 2 (May 2015) [full-text via SSRN]

Nepal Earthquakes 2015: Desk Review of Existing Information with Relevance to Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (Inter-Agency Standing Committee, May 2015; updated June 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Prevalence of Depression and Associated Factors among Somali Refugees at Melkadida Camp, Southeast Ethiopia: A Cross-sectional Study," BMC Psychiatry, 15:171 (July 2015) [open access]

"The Relationship between Trauma, Shame, and Guilt: Findings from a Community-based Study of Refugee Minors in Germany," European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 6: 25863 (June 2015) [open access]

"Relationships of Childhood Adverse Experiences with Mental Health and Quality of Life at Treatment Start for Adult Refugees Traumatized by Pre-flight Experiences of War and Human Rights Violations," Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease, Published Ahead-of-print, 22 May 2015 [open access]

"A Scoping Review of Mental Health Issues and Concerns among Immigrant and Refugee Youth in Canada: Looking Back, Moving Forward," Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 2 (2015) [open access]

"Trauma Memories, Mental Health, and Resilience: A Prospective Study of Afghan Youth," Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, vol. 56, no. 7 (July 2015) [open access]

"Understanding Psychological Responses to Trauma among Refugees: The Importance of Measurement Validity in Cross-cultural Settings," Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 148, nos. 455 & 456 (2015) [full-text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Health (17 June 2015)

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News: IDMC's Global Estimates 2015 Published

The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) recently released the sixth edition of its annual report, Global Estimates 2015: People Displaced by Disasters. Here is part of the description:

"Latest figures from IDMC estimate that more than 19.3 million people were forced to flee their homes by disasters in 100 countries in 2014. Hundreds of thousands more are still displaced following disasters in previous years. Since 2008, an average of 26.4 million people per year have been displaced from their homes by disasters brought on by natural hazards. This is the equivalent to one person being displaced every second. The number and scale of huge disasters creates significant fluctuation from year to year in the total number of people displaced, while the trend over decades is on the rise."

The report, dataset, press releases, infographics and more are all available here.

All previous editions can be accessed via my research guide.

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Asia

Access to Citizenship in Transitional Myanmar: Seeking Rohingya Rights the Wrong Way?, Working Paper, no. 13 (Refugee Law Initiative, May 2015) [text]

In Focus: Montagnard Asylum Seekers in Cambodia (Kaldor Centre, May 2015) [access]

IOM Appeal: Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea Crisis (IOM, May 2015) [text]

Joint NGO Statement Ahead of the Special Meeting on Irregular Migration in the Indian Ocean, Bangkok, 29 May 2015 [text]
- Note: More information about the upcoming meeting is available from the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

*Joint Statement: Ministerial Meeting on Irregular Movement of People in Southeast Asia (Govts. of Indonesia, Malaysia & Thailand) [text via ReliefWeb]

Overview of Natural Disasters and Their Impacts in Asia and the Pacific, 1970-2014 (ESCAP, March 2015) [text]

*Rohingya Refugee Crisis: Testing Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship (Nanyang Technological Univ., May 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

Southeast Asia: Accounts from Rohingya Boat People (Human Rights Watch, May 2015) [text]

*Southeast Asia: Put Rights at Center of Boat People Summit (Human Rights Watch, May 2015) [text]

Typhoon Haiyan: Community Research into the Relocation of Internally Displaced People in the Philippines (Oxfam, May 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

Understanding and Responding to the Rohingya Crisis (Refugee Council of Australia, May 2015) [text]

UNHCR Head "Extremely Enthusiastic" after Meeting Leaders of Afghanistan (UNHCR, May 2015) [text]

Visit Report: Thai-Burma Borderland (Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust, May 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- News: Southeast Asia's Maritime Refugee Crisis (18 May 2015)
- Regional Focus: Asia (13 May 2015)

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Regional Focus: Asia

Nepal’s Horrific Earthquake: Is the International Community Doing Too Much to Prepare? (Order from Chaos Blog, May 2015) [text]

Pushed Offshore, the ‘Boat People’ Crisis Demands Regional Response (The Conversation, May 2015) [text]

"Refugee-state Distrust on the Thai-Burma Border," Forced Migration Review, no. 49 (May 2015) [open access]

"Reviving Dignity: The Remarkable Perseverance of Myanmar’s Displaced," IPS, 12 May 2015 [text]

South-East Asia: Irregular Maritime Movements, January-March 2015 (UNHCR, May 2015) [text]
- See also related UNHCR briefing note and news story.

*Southeast Asia: End Rohingya Boat Pushbacks (Human Rights Watch, May 2015) [text]

Understanding Humanitarian Action in South Asia: Responses to Famine and Displacement in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century India (ODI, May 2015) [text]

UNHCR Alarmed at Reports of Boat Pushbacks in South-east Asia (UNHCR, May 2015) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Asia (4 May 2015)

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Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Natural Disasters

"'Climate Change Migrants’: Impediments to a Protection Framework and the Need to Incorporate Migration into Climate Change Adaptation Strategies," International Journal of Refugee Law, vol. 27, no. 1 (March 2015) [preprint via Academia.edu]

"Environmental Refugees in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Perspectives on the Trends, Causes, Challenges and Way Forward," GeoJournal, vol. 80, no. 1 (Feb. 2015) [text via ResearchGate]

Nansen Initiative Regional Consultation on Climate Change, Disasters and Human Mobility in South Asia and Indian Ocean, Khulna, Bangladesh, 3-5 April 2015 [info]
- Follow link for agenda, background paper, conclusions, commissioned research, photos, and a video summary of the consultation.

"Protecting the Human Rights of Climate Displaced Persons: The Promise and Limits of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change," Chapter 20 in Research Handbook on Human Rights and the Environment (Edward Elgar, Forthcoming June 2015) [eprint via SSRN]

The Protection of Environmentally Displaced Persons: Quo Vadis? (SSRN, March 2015) [text]

*The Rights of Climate Displaced Persons: A Quick Guide (Displacement Solutions, April 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

Sendai Framework: An Important Step Forward for People Displaced by Disasters (UpFront Blog, March 2015) [text]

Visualising Migration and Climate Change: What Can Web and Social Media Data Tell Us about Public Interest in Migration and Climate Change? (UKCCMC, March 2015) [text]

What You Need to Know about DRR (IRIN, March 2015) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Climate Change (16 March 2015)

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Thematic Focus: Natural Disasters

The Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) will be held in Sendai, Japan, on 14-18 March 2015.  The agenda includes a working session on "Preparing for Disaster-Induced Relocation."  In addition, a side event on "Displacement and the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction: What are the Inter-linkages between DRR and Human Mobility?" will be held 14 March.


Here are some of the publications that have been released in the lead-up to the meeting:

Disaster-related Displacement Risk: Measuring the Risk and Addressing its Drivers (IDMC, March 2015) [text]
- See also related news stories from Thomson Reuters and IRIN.

Human Cost of Natural Disasters: A Global Perspective (CRED, 2015) [text]

*Reducing Climate Change's Disastrous Effects (RI Blog, March 2015) [text]

WCDRR Briefings for Delegations (ODI, Feb. 2015)
- Disaster Damage to Critical Infrastructure and Basic Services
- Disaster Mortality
- Economic Losses from Disasters
- Number of People Affected by Disasters

*UPDATED

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