Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling

Short pieces:

Anti-Trafficking State of Play 2026 (USCRI, July 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Statement on World Day against Trafficking in Persons, 2026 (OHCHR, July 2026) [text]

Reports:

Child trafficking in the context of statelessness, migration and forced displacement: report of the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Siobhán Mullally, UN Doc. No. A/HRC/62/41 (UN Human Rights Council, May 2026) [access] 

- See also related inputs submitted to the rapporteur to assist in the preparation of her report.

"The Criminalisation of Humanitarian Actors under Counter-Smuggling Measures and Facilitation Laws," Section 4 in Criminalisation and Constraint of Humanitarian Action at Sea, Legal and Protection Policy Research Series, no. 48 (UNHCR, June 2026) [text]

- Scroll to p. 18.

Smuggling dynamics within and to Mauritania (Mixed Migration Centre, June 2026) [access]

- Available in English and French.

Study on the collection and improvements of EU Statistics on Trafficking in Human Beings (European Commission, July 2026) [text]

Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings in Asylum and Reception, Situational Update, no. 26 (EU Agency for Asylum, July 2026 [text]

Journal articles & book chapters:

Journal of Human Trafficking, Enslavement and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, vol. 7, no. 1 (2026) [contents]

- Special issue on "Human Trafficking, Enslavement and CRSV, with a Focus on Nigeria."

"The Migration–Trafficking Nexus: Child Refugees at Risk and the Slow Violence that Deepens Their Vulnerability," Journal of Criminal Law, vol. 90, no. 1 (Feb. 2026) [preprint]

- Focuses on Sweden.

"People-smuggling through Mexico and the role of organised crime and corruption," Chapter in Organised Crime and Migration: Criminal Groups, Corruption and the Displacement Crisis in Central America and Mexico (Univ. of London Press, 2026) [open access]

*"Le recours aux passeurs pour limiter le risque de détention-expulsion du pays de transit : la traversée du Mexique par les migrants centraméricains, 2009-2019," Revue européenne des migrations internationales, vol. 42, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Underinclusion by Design in Human Trafficking Protection" Iowa Law Review, vol. 112 (Forthcoming, 2027) [preprint]

- Focuses on the US.

"When return becomes re-victimization: Gendered structural violence and Nigerian victims of trafficking," Migration Studies, vol. 14, no. 3 (Sept. 2026) [open access]

  

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling (2 June 2026)

Thematic Focus: General

Short pieces:

Refugee Voices in Modern Global History (RSC Blog, July 2026) [text]

Why Do Refugees Move to Some Countries but Not Others? Political Regimes and the Uneven Geography of Global Protection (IDE Research Columns, June 2026) [text]

Reports:

Externalization of migration governance: new trends and specific aspects - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, UN Doc. No. A/HRC/62/35 (UN General Assembly, May 2026) [access]

- The report is available in multiple languages; see also the inputs received.

Global Public Attitudes Towards Refugees (Ipsos, July 2026) [access]

- See also related UNHCR-Ipsos press release and UN news story.

Protection Under Pressure: 75 Years of the 1951 Refugee Convention (International Rescue Committee, July 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"The Deterrence Illusion: A Comparative Analysis of European and Global Asylum Externalization Agreements," Zeitschrift für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik, Latest Articles, 8 July 2026 [open access]

"Infectious diseases, and risk factors among refugees, people living in underserved neighbourhoods, migrant, and internally displaced populations: a systematic review," BMC Public Health, 11 July 2026 [open access]

"Life Before the Paper: Resisting the Segregation Between Theory and Action Through Research and Asylum Activism," ACME: An International Journal for Critical Geographies, Forthcoming, 7 July 2026 [open access]

"Spain and Latin America Take Diverging Paths on Regularization," Migration Information Source, 2 July 2026 [text]

"Understanding culture, memory and trauma in asylum interviews: A mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis," Legal and Criminological Psychology, Early View, 11 July 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: General (7 July 2026)

Thematic Focus: Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"The European Dream: Migration Narratives of Transpinays," International Migration, vol. 64, no. 4 (July 2026) [open access]

"An Experimental Test of Stereotype Congruency in Credibility Assessments of Sexual Orientation Asylum Claims," Applied Cognitive Psychology, vol. 40, no. 3 (May/June 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on the UK.

"Protection for All? Inclusion of Sexual and Gender Minority Refugees in Indonesia," International Migration Review, vol. 60, no. 2 (June 2026) [free full-text]

"Quantifying Homonegativity Among Refugees in Germany: First Evidence and Implications for LGBTQI Refugees’ Safety," Sexes, vol. 7, no. 3 (June 2026) [open access]

"Queer Refugees and Asylum Seekers: A Forced Return to the Closet," LSE Undergraduate Political Review, vol. 9, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Ukrainians and Syrians.

"Telling asylum stories differently: arts-based methods and vignettes of SOGIE asylum claims in Sweden," Social & Cultural Geography, Latest Articles, 17 June 2026 [open access]

"A Trauma-Informed Analysis of Resettlement Policies for LGBTQI+ Refugees and Asylees in the United States," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 7 (July 2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity - Pt. 1 (8 July 2026)

Regional Focus: MENA

Opportunities:

Seminar: Refugees Return from Egypt: Legal Frameworks, Historical Contexts, and Contemporary Practices, Cairo, 14 June 2026 [info]

- *Note: This seminar has been postponed until further notice.

Consultancy: Regional Study on Gender Dynamics, Risks, and Decision-Making Related to Syrian Returns in Jordan, Lebanon, Türkiye, and Syria [info]

- Submit proposal by 21 June 2026.

Short pieces:

Mixed migration through Iran (Mixed Migration Centre, May 2026) [access]

- Infographic.

Occupied Palestinian Territory: UN experts alarmed by escalating settler terror and displacement (OHCHR, June 2026) [text]

United Arab Emirates: Targeting of Shia Migrants for Deportation Amidst Iran War (Immigration Detention Monitor, June 2026) [text]

Reports:

Downward Refugee-Led Accountability: Rethinking Humanitarian Governance by studying the Syrian Cross-Border Response, RLI Working Paper, no. 84 (Refugee Law Initiative, April 2026) [text]

International Protection Considerations with Regard to Asylum-Seekers from the Syrian Arab Republic (UNHCR, May 2026) [text]

Not Yet Home: Evidence and recommendations on Syrian refugee returns from Türkiye (FORCE4Refugees & Upinion, May 2026) [text via ICVA]

Palestinians Returning to Lebanon: Possibilities, Readmission and Risks, RLC Briefing Paper, no. 6 (Refugee Law Clinic, May 2026) [text]

Returning to Syria: Supporting safe and inclusive returns from Jordan and Lebanon (Humanity & Inclusion, ) [text via ReliefWeb]

*Vulnerability Assessment Framework: Socio-Economic Survey on Refugees - Jordan (UNHCR, May 2026) [access]

Journal articles:

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

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

"Exploring the Drivers of Hesitancy Towards Covid-19 Vaccine Among Syrian Refugees Residing in Mount Lebanon: A Qualitative Study," IJID Regions, In Press, 23 May 2026 [open access]

"Forced Displacement Trauma: Palestinian Nakba Narratives across Three Refugee Generations in Gaza," Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, Latest Articles, 14 May 2026 [open access]

Multimedia:

Humanitarianism in the West Bank: Structures, Power, and the Limits of Aid, 19 May 2026 [access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Regional Focus: MENA (19 May 2026)

Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 1

Short pieces & reports:

"Editorial: Trauma-informed perinatal care for asylum-seeking and refugee women survivors of conflict-related and gender-based violence in the UK," British Journal of Psychiatry, FirstView, 8 May 2026 [free full-text]

Study visit to Luxembourg on good practices in upholding the rights of asylum-seeking and refugee women and girls (ECRE, April 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"At the Heart of the Heartless Bureaucracy of the UK Asylum System: Refugee Women’s Experiences of the State of Limbo in Between Violence and Protection," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 4 (April 2026) [open access]

"A grounded theory exploration of wellbeing and liveable space for Uganda-based forced migrant women, forcibly displaced due to conflict," International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, vol. 22, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [postprint]

"Minor Wives: Married Girls in US Immigration Detention," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 14, no. 2 (June 2026) [full-text]

"Prevalence and predictors of domestic violence among Rohingya refugee and neighboring host communities in Bangladesh," Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies: An International Interdisciplinary Journal for Research, Policy and Care, Latest Articles, 24 April 2026 [open access]

"Trends in Trauma: Increasing rates of sexual and domestic violence among female Latin American asylum seekers," Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 5 May 2026 [postprint]

"Vulnerabilities and Inequities: Challenges Experienced by Professionals Engaged with Migrant and Refugee Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Canada," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 5 (April 2026) [open access]

"Women Asylum Seekers and Intermediaries in South Africa," Modern Africa, vol. 14, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues (30 March 2026)

Thematic Focus: Education

Short pieces:

Beyond modules alone: why strong education systems are the foundation for life skills development (UNHCR Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

ExCom Conclusion: Education and Disability, NGO Oral Statement at the 95th Standing Committee Meeting, Geneva, 24-26 March 2026 (ICVA, March 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

- See also SC Rapporteur's oral update.

How a pilot program in Ethiopia is building skills and pathways to jobs for refugees and host communities (Education for Global Development Blog, March 2026) [text]

Immigrant kids can attend school regardless of citizenship – some states are challenging this standard (The Conversation, March 2026) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

What learning English means to migrants (The Conversation, March 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the UK.

Reports & book chapters:

"Higher Education Inclusion for Refugees and International Protection Applicants in Ireland through the Universities of Sanctuary Movement—'Today I have the Keys, and I am Wearing my Good Coat'," Chapter in Transforming Gender Equality and Inclusion Within Higher Education in Ireland: Contemporary Perspectives (Palgrave Macmillan, Aug. 2025) [open access]

In Their Own Words: Students, teachers and frontline education providers on the devastating impact of aid cuts (Global Education Cluster, INEE & Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies, Feb. 2026) [text]

Rapid Review: Exploring Alternative Mechanisms for Recognised Educational Certification in Contexts of Fragmented Governance and Displacement (ERICC, Feb. 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Lessons from Gaza: My Journey into Critical Trauma-Informed Pedagogy in English Language Teaching for Refugees," TESOL Quarterly, Early View, 13 March 2026 [open access]

Nordic Journal of Educational History, vol. 13, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

- Features a thematic section on "Educating Newcomers for the Modern Welfare State: Danish Frontline Organisations as Educational Sites and Drivers of Knowledge from the Late 1960s to the Late 1990s," with an introduction and three articles on refugees, asylum-seekers and immigrants.

"Research Engagement Among Language Teachers for Refugees and Migrants in Greece," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 2 (Feb. 2026) [open access]

"Researching Vulnerability in Multilingual Contexts: Trauma, Ethics, and Pedagogy," TESOL Quarterly, Early View, 8 March 2026 [open access]

"Understanding climate refugees from educators’ perspectives: Social studies teachers’ views," PLoS One 21(3): e0344777 (March 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Turkey.

"Voices from the margins: experiences of misrecognition among refugee and asylum parents of children with disabilities upon entry to the education system in England," International Journal of Inclusive Education, Latest Articles, 16 Feb. 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Education (13 Feb. 2026)

Regional Focus: Americas

Opportunity:

Call for registration: Migration across the Americas I: Governance of Borders, Mobilities and People, Los Angeles, 16 April 2026 [info]

- Co-sponsored by the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (JEMS).

Short pieces:

ACNUR y el Gobierno de Japón apoyan el fortalecimiento de los sistemas de asilo en Belice mediante la innovación y la protección (ACNUR, March 2026) [text]

Applying Modern Monetary Theory to the Housing Needs of Internally Displaced Persons in Colombia (Refugee Research Online, March 2026) [text]

New immigration and asylum measures from Bill C-12 (the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act) have become law (Govt. of Canada, March 2026) [text]

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

Reports:

Cuban migration dynamics in Latin America and the Caribbean: A regional snapshot (IOM, March 2026) [access]

Displacement, Gendered Harm, and the Normalization of Crisis in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (Mercy Corps, March 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

UNHCR Response to Refugees and Asylum-seekers in Honduras: Factsheet (UNHCR, March 2026) [text]

- See also Spanish version.

US Immigration Policies and Migration in Transit Countries (Baker Institute, March 2026) [text]

The U.S.-Ecuador Asylum Cooperative Agreement: Why It Fails the Law and Endangers Asylum Seekers - Factsheet (Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, March 2026) [text]

Venezuelans in the Americas face uncertainty in light of political changes at home and in exile (Mixed Migration Centre, March 2026) [access]

- Available in English and Spanish.

Journal articles:

"Intergenerational trauma in forcibly-displaced populations in Latin America: a scoping review," BMC Public Health, 10 March 2026 [open access]

"Trauma and economic displacement: psychological consequences and interventions among Venezuelan refugees in the Americas," Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15 Feb. 2026 [open access]

Multimedia:

"Situación de las personas deportadas, expulsadas o trasladadas en el contexto de la movilidad humana," IACHR's 195th Period of Sessions, Guatemala City, 11 March 2026 [access]

- See also related joint NGO statement.

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Americas (11 March 2026) 

 

Regional Focus: MENA

Opportunities:

Seminar: The Syrian Refugees in Egypt and Their Return, Cairo, 26 March 2026 [info]

Course: Palestine Refugees and International Law, Istanbul, 8-9 May 2026 [info]

- *Note that the venue and dates have changed.* Closing date for applications is 10 April 2026.

Short pieces:

"Displaced but uncounted: The people aid is leaving behind in Lebanon’s war," The New Humanitarian, 17 March 2026 [text]

- See also related UNHCR briefing note.

Egypt: UN experts raise alarm over violations against refugees and migrants (OHCHR, March 2026) [text]

Middle East Conflict Spurs New Displacement (Baker Institute, March 2026) [text]

"Syria’s next chapter: Where hopes and concerns meet," JDC Newsletter (March 2026) [text]

- See also the related JDC Digest for March.

UNHCR responds to rising displacement in Middle East emergency (UNHCR, March 2026) [text]

- Includes link to the related dashboard. See also related TNH article.

Why Syrian refugee return is driven by push, not pull (MPC Blog, March 2026) [text]

Reports:

Civil Documentation of Refugees in Jordan: Evolution, Achievements, and Future Priorities (2011-2025) (UNHCR, March 2026) [text]

Independent evaluation of data systems in MENA: Multi-country evaluation of phone-based contact centres, EVO/2025/06 (UNHCR, July 2025) [access]

- Follow link for report in English and Arabic, executive summary and annexes in English, and the management response in English.

Journal articles:

"The burden of hospitality: the role of cultural and economic concerns in attitudes towards Syrian refugees in Türkiye," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 1 March 2026 [open access]

"Displacing the displaced: the response to the protracted precarious situation of Syrian refugees in Türkiye during the Covid-19 pandemic," International Journal of Human Rights, vol. 29, no. 1 (2025) [SSRN]

"Forced migrants’ agency in first countries of asylum: towards a more holistic understanding of decisions about secondary movement by Syrian refugees in Turkey and Lebanon," Comparative Migration Studies, 25 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Logos, refugee advertisement and humanitarian ethics: a case study of Syrian refugees," Journal of Global Ethics, Latest Articles, 4 March 2026 [open access]

"Prevalence of probable posttraumatic stress disorder among Sudanese refugees in Egypt: a pilot study," Population Health Metrics, 8 March 2026 [open access]

"Return or Stay? The Dilemma of Hope and Despair among Syrian Refugees Living in Jordan: An Ecological Perspective," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 3 (March 2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: MENA (25 Feb. 2026)

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2

Reports & journal articles:

"Decolonizing the migration archive: Haitian refugees at Fort Allen, Puerto Rico, 1981–82," Comparative Migration Studies, 13:94 (Dec. 2025) [open access]

Expanded “Travel Ban” to Take Effect January 1, 2026 (US Congressional Research Service, Dec. 2025) [text]

"Global Inequalities in US Visa Rejections: Evidence from Visitor Visa Applications Submitted Between 2006 and 2021," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 30 Dec. 2025 [open access]

Latin American Refugees to the U.S. Experience More Discrimination than Refugees from other Regions (Syracuse Univ., Jan. 2026) [text]

"Migration-Related Trauma Among Asylum Seekers Exposed to the Migrant Protection Protocols," JAMA Network Open, vol. 9, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

- See also related invited commentary; any additional future commentaries will be posted on the right side of the webpage.

"Refugees and Asylees in the United States," Migration Information Source, 8 Jan. 2026 [text]

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, vol. 11, no. 4 (2025) [open access]

- Special issue on "The US Deportation System and Its Aftermath."

"A Workshop on Historical Racism, Police Violence and Know Your Rights with Congolese Refugees: Reflections and Insights on Participatory Programming," Journal of Community Practice, Latest Articles, 8 Jan. 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (13 Jan. 2026)

Regional Focus: Americas

Short pieces:

"5 migration trends in the Americas to watch in 2026," Americas Migration Brief, 18 Dec. 2025 [text]

Building Resilience Through Human Mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNDP Blog, Dec. 2025) [text]

The Erosion of Asylum and Due Process in Ecuador’s 2025 LOMH Reforms (RLI Blog, Dec. 2025) [text]

IACHR and CMW: States must eradicate xenophobia against migrants (OAS, Dec. 2025) [text]

The Psychological Cost of Being Forced to Leave Home (Psychology Today Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

UNHCR: ‘We hope Canada continues to be a champion for fast, fair, and efficient asylum’ (UNHCR, Dec. 2025) [text]

- See also related Guardian article.

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

New open access book:

Coping and Adaptation in Times of Exodus: Venezuelan Migration Decisions and Strategies (Routledge, Dec. 2025) [open access]

- This book "offers an in-depth, interdisciplinary exploration of the Venezuelan migration crisis - one of the most significant South-South population movements in recent decades. Drawing on the results of the MICLACAS research project, this book examines how Venezuelan migrants and their families navigate the challenges of displacement. Combining quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews with migrants, their families, host communities, and experts, the volume examines the decision-making process behind migration and immobility, the strategies migrants employ to cope and adapt, and the outcomes of integration across diverse socio-political contexts." Focuses on Peru. See also earlier related journal article.

Reports & journal articles:

ACNUR en México, de la emergencia a la institucionalización (2010-2025) (UNHCR, Nov. 2025) [text]

"Beyond Mass Deportation," Columbia Human Rights Law Review, vol. 57, no. 1 (2025) [full-text]

- "Over four years, our interdisciplinary team interviewed more than 300 Mexican citizens who had been deported (or returned on their own), asking about their economic, social, and cultural reintegration and what advice they would offer to others returning to Mexico."

"La familiarización de las migraciones en los corredores migratorios de América Latina, una aproximación teórico-metodológica," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 16 (2025) [open access]

- Available in both Spanish and English.

"When elephants fight, it’s the grass that suffers: organized crime violence and risks for migrants at the U.S.–Mexico border," Social Forces, Advance Articles, 4 Dec. 2025 [open access]

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1 (15 Dec. 2025)

- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 2 (15 Dec. 2025)

Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Children’s Rights at the United States-Mexico Border: Is the United States of America Breaking International Laws?," Immigration and Human Rights Law Review, vol. 6, no. 2 (2025) [full-text]

"Making Sense of Life in Iran: Afghan Refugee Youths' Social Representations Through an Arts-Based Approach," Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, vol. 35, no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 2025) [open access]

"Parent’s reflections on the impacts of the UK’s ‘hostile environment’ policies on young asylum-seeking and refugee children," Journal of Early Childhood Research, OnlineFirst, 13 Dec. 2025 [open access]

"Parental Stress in International Migration Processes: A Meta-Synthesis," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 16 (2025) [open access]

"Self-Perception of Children and Adolescents’ Refugees with Trauma: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis of the Literature," Behavioral Sciences, vol. 15, no. 12 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

"Ukrainian refugee children in Czech early childhood settings: why some families are more successful than others when integrating into a new environment," Early Years: An International Research Journal, Latest Articles, 30 Oct. 2025 [open access]

"Using the Multiple Streams Analysis Framework to Understand the Impact of Refugee Policy on Refugee Children: A Cross-National Perspective," Social Sciences, vol. 14, no. 11 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on the US and Nigeria.

"When Love is Not Enough: The Muñoz Decision and the Erosion of Family Unity in U.S. Immigration Law," Immigration and Human Rights Law Review, vol. 6, no. 2 (2025) [full-text]

Related post:

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

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Journal articles (country-level):

"Analyzing 'Threat' in Asylum Reception: Context, Materiality and Institutional Texts in High-Stakes Intercultural Communication," Journal of Intercultural Communication, vol. 25, no. 4 (2025) [open access]

- Focuses on Finland.

"Between Borders and Burdens: Psychological Trauma and Human Security Among Migrants in Transit Countries (Case Studies: Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina)," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 13, no 4 (Dec. 2025) [full-text]

"Classification and Control: Purity and Danger in Britain’s Asylum Regime," Sociology, OnlineFirst, 29 Oct. 2025 [open access]

"'It Was Like a Tsunami': Challenges for Refugee Third-Sector Organizations at a Time of Repressive Asylum Policies," [open access]

- Focuses on Italy and the UK.

"Medico-legal assessment of physical abuses in asylum cases: a multidisciplinary role for multiform issues," Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, Latest Articles, 7 Nov. 2025 [open access]

- Focuses on Italy.

"Moving beyond securitisation and deservingness: Convergence between political and media discourses about ‘irregular migrants’ in Germany," Discourse & Society, OnlineFirst, 30 Oct. 2025 [open access]

"The Place of Safety in Refugees’ Subjective Well-Being," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 6 Nov. 2025 [open access]

- Focuses on the UK.

"Shifting Responsibility on a Spectrum: The UK’s Responsibility for Externalised Border Control Operations," Laws, vol. 14, no. 6 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (14 Nov. 2025)

Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 2

Journal articles (health-related aspects):

"Barriers to access and utilization of sexual and reproductive health services among young Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh," Reproductive Health, 22:212 (Oct. 2025) [open access]

"Inequality in receiving maternal health care among Rohingya women living in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps and its associated factors," International Journal for Equity in Health, 24:309 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

"Investigating the Impact of Syrian Conflict on Women’s Education, Mental Health, and Rights: A Cross-Sectional Study," BMC Women's Health, 25:551 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

"Loss, trauma, and survival: Experiences of Syrian migrant widows in Türkiye," Women's Studies International Forum, vol. 114 (Jan.-Feb. 2026) [free full-text]

"Structural barriers to prenatal care for migrant women at the United States–Mexico border: a qualitative study," Public Health, vol. 249 (Dec. 2025) [open access]

"Using a human security lens to examine experiences of violence against women in long-term encampment," PLoS One 20(11): e0336028 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on Kenya.

"Why we should care about asylum seeking Latina pregnant migrants," Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 5 Nov. 2025 [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 1 (14 Nov. 2025)

Thematic Focus: Education - Pt. 2

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Bordering belonging: A qualitative exploration of educational integration for Syrian refugees in Lebanon across perceived value and impact," Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, OnlineFirst, 4 Aug. 2025 [Academia]

"From Theory to Classroom: Implementing Translanguaging Pedagogy for Refugee Learners," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 41, no. 1 (2025) [open access]

- Focuses on Malaysia.

"Higher Education Inclusion for Refugees and International Protection Applicants in Ireland through the Universities of Sanctuary Movement—'Today I have the keys, and I am wearing my good coat'," Chapter in Transforming Gender Equality and Inclusion Within Higher Education in Ireland: Contemporary Perspectives (Springer, Aug. 2025) [open access]

"Immigrant Women Students in Higher Education: An Integrative Literature Review of Constraints, Facilitators and Health," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 1 Sept. 2025 [open access]

"Nurturing science learning amidst adversity: a portraiture of science teaching with refugee students in refugee camps," International Journal of Science Education, Latest Articles, 2 July 2025 [free full-text]

- Focuses on "refugee teachers in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh." See also related University World News article.

"Teachers’ experiences of supporting the mental health needs of refugee students in resource-poor settings: a qualitative study in Iran," European Journal of Psychotraumatology, vol. 16, no. 1 (2025) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Education - Pt. 1 (23 Sept. 2025)

Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Breastfeeding Practices Among Long-standing Refugees in Jordan: Insights from a Cross-sectional Study," Frontiers in Public Health, 13 Aug. 2025 [open access]

"Career Construction Experiences of Syrian Refugee Women in Turkish Higher Education: Opportunities and Obstacles," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 41, no. 1 (2025) [open access]

"Do Resilience and Social Support Mitigate Fear of Deportation Among Latina Mothers?," International Migration, vol. 63, no. 5 (Sept. 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on the US.

"'I Will Experience This Trauma Over and Over Again': Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, Forced Migration and Structural Violence," Journal of Interpersonal Violence, OnlineFirst, 3 June 2025 [open access]

"Investigating Gender-based violence against internally displaced women in Debre Berhan, Central Ethiopia: A mixed-methods study using the socio-ecological framework," PLoS One 20(8): e0329840 (Aug. 2025) [open access]

"Resilience among refugee mothers: scoping review of promotion and hindrance factors," BJPsych Open, vol. 11, no. 5 (Sept. 2025) [open access]

"Resettlement and Relational Adjustment: Gender and Liberian Couple Relationships After Forced Migration," Journal of Marriage and Family, Early View, 1 July 2025 [open access]

- Focuses on the US.

"'This caused our journey': The relationship between sexual and gender-based violence and cross-border Sudan to South Sudan migration," Conflict and Health, 19:58 (Aug. 2025) [open access]

"Types of Sexual, Gender Based Violence Faced by Congolese Male Refugees Face [sic] in Kakuma Refugee Camp - Kenya," Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, vol. 5, no. 2 (2025) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 1 (30 Aug. 2025)

Regional Focus: MENA

Short pieces:

"International aid agencies hold secret collaboration meeting with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation," The New Humanitarian, 8 Aug. 2025 [text]

- See also related follow-up article. 

"Lebanon’s UN refugee agency chief hopes at least 200,000 Syrian refugees return under new plan," AP News, 31 July 2025 [text]

- See also related UNHCR/IOM press release.

More of the Same, But Worse: Netanyahu’s “New” Plan in Gaza (Just Security, Aug. 2025) [text]

"Refugees without refuge: Afghans in Iran," The New Humanitarian, 5 Aug. 2025 [text]

"A tipping point in Israel’s genocide in Gaza?," The New Humanitarian, 1 Aug. 2025 [text]

The Unyielding Right to Assist Civilians in Gaza (EJIL: Talk Blog, Aug. 2025) [text]

- See also related Human Rights Watch news release and MSF report.

Reports: 

The Principle of Non-Refoulement for Refugees Facing Real Risks: An In-Depth Analysis of a Contemporary Iraqi Judicial Precedent, Publication Series, no. 1 (Strategic Center for Conflict Resolution, 2025) [text via SSRN]

A route-based approach to migrant deaths and disappearances in the Middle East and North Africa region: Enhancing data driven responses (International Organization for Migration, Aug. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Community health workers for mental health care in refugee camps: a scoping review," International Journal for Equity in Health, 24:217 (Aug. 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on the MENA region.

"Cradles of resilience: fertility and the fear of erasure among Syrian refugees in Lebanon," Comparative Migration Studies, 13:58 (Aug. 2025) [open access]

"Forced Evacuations and the Politics of Return in South Lebanon: Legal and Identity Implications," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 12 Aug. 2025 [full-text]

Mashriq & Mahjar: Journal of Middle East and North African Migration Studies, vol. 12, no. 2 (2025) [open access] 

- Mix of articles.

"Migration in the Maghreb: Introduction," Journal of North African Studies, Latest Articles, 16 July 2025 [info] [postprint]

- Provides an overview of the articles that will appear in a forthcoming special issue. Note: This article has since been retracted; it's not clear what the status of the special issue is. The postprint version is still available.

"Trauma-Informed Participatory Research in Displacement Studies: Ethical and Methodological Considerations from Lebanon and Beyond,"International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 12 June 2025 [open access]

"Universal public health insurance for Afghan refugees in Iran: a contextual analysis," Globalization and Health, 21:46 (Aug. 2025) [open access]

"Urban Citizenship During a Protracted Crisis: Syrian Refugees’ Access to Rights and Services in Izmir, Turkey," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, vol. 23, no. 3 (2025) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: MENA (29 July 2025)

Thematic Focus: General

Event: 

Global Refugee Forum Progress Review 2025, 15-17 December 2025 [info]

- Follow link for concept note and roadmap. More details to come.

Short pieces:

Launch of UNHCR’s Statistical Quality Assurance Framework (SQAF) (UNHCR Blog, July 2025) [text]

Media Framing Fuels Refugee Stigma (Psychology Today Blog, July 2025) [text]

Refugees’ Counter-Knowledge: Resisting Stereotypes, Becoming Political (Migrant Knowledge Blog, June 2025) [text]

"UNHCR forced to make deep cuts, despite rising needs worldwide," UN News, 16 June 2025 [text]

Books & book chapters:

Knowledge, Power, and Migration: Contesting the North/South Divide (McGill-Queen's Univ. Press, June 2025) [access]

- Note: This book has been made "available to readers, scholars, and students located in the Global South, where the majority of forced migration unfolds, whose institutions lack the resources to purchase access to these books, as well as to those in other regions who are part of non-profit or community organizations concerned with displacement and who lack alternate forms of access to the book, or the resources needed to purchase these publications." Please refer to the access conditions in the bibliographic record.

"Migration and Wellbeing: A policy review," Chapter in Wellbeing and Policy: Evidence for Action (Routledge, June 2025) [open access]

Reports:

Age, Gender and Diversity Accountability Report 2024 (UNHCR, June 2025) [access]

Building solutions for the world’s 83 million internally displaced persons: Recent lessons on how (IOM, July 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Immobility in Fragile Contexts: Between Dignity, Rootedness, and Migration: A Comparative Study in Latin America and Africa (Ayuda en Acción, June 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Refugia: a reflection five years on, RSC Working Paper, no. 143 (Refugee Studies Centre, July 2025) [text]

Transregional Responses to Displacement: Aid, Advocacy and Accountability (UCL, June 2025) [access]

- This report posits "the importance of paying greater attention to past, present and future transregional responses to conflict and displacement as developed by states and organisations with varying degrees of income and of relative geopolitical power. To do so, the report focuses on responses developed to date by state and non-state actors from (in alphabetical order) Brazil, Cuba, Indonesia, Japan, South Africa, South Korea and Malaysia, noting that these initiatives reflect  long histories of transregional support which include, but also transcend, financial or material donations."

Journal articles:

"Collective trauma in the forced migration context: A scoping review," Transcultural Psychiatry, OnlineFirst, 8 July 2025 [open access]

"Deployment and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines for refugees and migrants in regular and irregular situations: a mixed-method multicountry study," BMJ Open, vol. 15, no. 1 (2025) [open access]

- "A mixed-method study was conducted in two phases in Ecuador, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines and Rwanda."

"Neglected intersections: a view from the South," Comparative Migration Studies, 13:45 (July 2025) [open access]

"Performing geographies of disappearance: migration and the case of the Saharan knowledge claim," Social & Cultural Geography, Latest Articles, 29 May 2025 [open access]

- See also related EU Observer article.

"Refugees and preppers: Anticipatory practices in the face of uncertain futures," Migration Studies, vol. 13, no. 3 (Sept. 2025) [open access]

Multimedia:

Countering Misinformation About Refugees and Migrants, 2 July 2025 [access]

*Statistical inclusion of forcibly displaced and stateless persons in support of inclusive socio-economic policies, 20 May 2025 [access]

Resource:

On Immigration: Essential Reading from University Presses (Association of University Presses, June 2025) [access]

- A collection of reading lists and individual works from 38 university presses. See also related Publishing Perspectives post.

*UPDATED

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 1 (30 June 2025)

- Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 2 (30 June 2025)

Thematic Focus: Children & Families

Short pieces:

Immigration Enforcement at All Costs: How the Trump Administration is Endangering Unaccompanied Immigrant Children (National Immigrant Justice Center et al., May 2025) [text]

- See also related AP News story.

Trump Administration Moves to End Flores Settlement that Protects Immigrant Children (ImmigrationProf Blog, May 2025) [text]

Reports: 

Children of Immigrants in 2022-23: National and State Patterns (Urban Institute, May 2025) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Dynamics and challenges for child migration in South America (Mixed Migration Centre, May 2025) [access]

- Available in English and Spanish.

Shifting Immigration Policies Jeopardize Immigrant Families with Children (Urban Institute, May 2025) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Journal articles:

"Critical Multimodal Literacy: An Analysis of Young Children’s Picture Books about Refugees," International Journal of Early Childhood, Latest Articles, 21 May 2025 [open access]

- Focuses on Australia.

"Family Separation Planning Among Undocumented Latina Immigrant Parents with U.S. Citizen Children," Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, OnlineFirst, 1 May 2025 [open access]

"Forced Adoptions of Ukrainian Children from an International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Perspective," Pace International Law Review, vol. 37, no. 1 (2025) [full-text]

"No One Behind: A Visual Sentiment Analysis of Refugees from Gaza and Ukraine Saving Their Pets," International Journal for the Semiotics of Law = Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique, Latest Articles, 28 May 2025 [open access] 

"Post-traumatic stress disorder and its associated factors: a cross-sectional study among refugee children and adolescents living in a Ugandan refugee settlement," European Journal of Psychotraumatology, vol. 16, no. 1 (2025) [open access]

"Protecting Migrant Children in Thailand: Importance of Social Integration and Roles of Civil Society," Southeast Asian Studies, vol. 14, no. 1 (2025) [full-text] 

"The psychological impact of missing family on forcibly displaced people," Forced Migration Review, no. 75 (May 2025) [open access]

"Separation of children: causes, impacts and mitigation strategies," Forced Migration Review, no. 75 (May 2025) [open access]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 1 (20 May 2025)

- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 2 (20 May 2025)

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

Short pieces:

"Eight stories about mutual aid to mark two years of war in Sudan," The New Humanitarian, 15 April 2025 [access]

EU and UNHCR joint event on the regional impact of the war in Sudan: "Eyes on Sudan’s neighbours: prospects for strengthening localised response" - Co-Chairs’ summary (UNHCR, April 2025) [text]

High Commissioner's remarks at the Sudan Conference, London, 15 April 2025 [text]

"Sudan in-depth: Aid efforts blocked and weaponised amid sweeping cuts and army gains," The New Humanitarian, 11 April 2025 [text]

Two years of war in Sudan: a devastating combination of record displacement and dwindling aid (UNHCR, April 2025) [text]

- See also related press release.

Reports & journal articles:

The Cost of Neglect: Two years of war in Sudan (International Rescue Committee, April 2025) [text]

"Displacement-related stressors in a Sudanese war-affected community; identifying the impact of war exposure and ongoing stressors on trauma symptom severity: a national multi-center cross-sectional study," BMC Public Health, 25:1325 (April 2025) [open access]

Generating evidence-based solutions for strengthening humanitarian response and economic resilience (IFPRI, April 2025) [text]

"Sudan: A nation divided, a people displaced," Journal of Social Encounters, vol. 9, no. 1 (2025) [open access]

Sudan crisis, two years on: The unraveling of the world’s largest humanitarian disaster from the Sahel to the Red Sea (FONGA et al., April 2025) [text via NRC]

Two Years of Conflict in Sudan: Visualizing the World's Largest Displacement Crisis (IOM, April 2025) [text]

Two years of war in Sudan: An updated picture of the humanitarian impact (IMPACT Initiatives, April 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

"We have nothing to go back to": Two years of devastation in Sudan - A focus on the humanitarian crisis affecting millions of Sudanese inside and outside Sudan (ICRC, April 2025) [text]

Related post:

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

Regional Focus: MENA

Opportunity:

Short course: Palestinian Refugee Issues, Cairo, 25-28 May 2025 [info]

- Apply by 15 May 2025.

Short pieces:

*Besieged, Humanitarian Access Snapshot #11 (ActionAid et al., April 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Don’t look away (The New Humanitarian) [access]

- Series of first person articles by Palestinians in Gaza.

"Gaza: Acts of war bear hallmarks of atrocity crimes, warn UN humanitarians," UN News, 28 March 2025 [text]

- See also related OHCHR briefing note.

*Libya: Ten NGOs suspended due to 'hostile support of migrants' (InfoMigrants, April 2025) [text]

*Limited Protection: Israel’s High Court of Justice Rejection of Gaza Humanitarian Aid Petition (Just Security, April 2025) [text]

New Israeli Guidelines Threaten to Eliminate Humanitarian Action in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Almost Entirely (Just Security Blog, April 2025) [text]

- See also related blog post.

Palestine Red Crescent urges probe into Israel’s killing of aid workers, seeks missing staffer (JURIST News, April 2025) [text]

"Tunisia dismantles sub-Saharan migrant camps and forcibly deports some," Reuters, 5 April 2025 [text]

Tunisia: Hundreds of migrants intercepted at sea are nowhere to be found (InfoMigrants, April 2025) [text]

UNHCR: Needs intensify as 400,000 Syrians return (UNHCR, April 2025) [text]

- Note: References the "Syria is Home" digital information platform, which provides "timely and impartial information on the return process including legal steps, identification documents, access to housing, health care, education and more." 

UNHCR Commends Egyptian Government for Extending Refugee Residence Permits to One Year (UNHCR, April 2025) [text]

New open access book:

"Suis-je un réfugié?" Les stratégies de survie de Syriens dans les espaces urbains en Turquie et en Jordanie (Presses de l’Inalco, 2024; OA in April 2025) [open access]

- "Entre 2011 et 2024, plus de 6 millions de personnes ont dû quitter la Syrie. Une grande partie d’entre elles se sont réfugiées dans les pays voisins, notamment en Turquie et en Jordanie. En s’appuyant sur de nombreux entretiens et sur une observation critique des organisations humanitaires qu’elle a pu rejoindre, l’autrice rend compte des stratégies de survie adoptées par les individus en exil dans ces deux pays. S’ils subissent des discriminations du fait de leur statut, ces dernières ne sont pas les mêmes pour tous puisqu’elles se croisent avec d’autres dimensions de leur identité. Leurs stratégies de survie sont donc elles-mêmes traversées par des rapports sociaux de race, de classe et de genre. Alors que la chute du régime de Bachar al-Assad a suscité l’espoir d’un retour, mais aussi la crainte de la remise en question de leur statut pour de nombreux réfugiés syriens, ce livre vise à rendre compte de l’expérience de l’exil dans toute sa complexité."

Reports:

Displaced Communities, Forgotten People: Israel’s Forcible Transfer of Palestinians in the West Bank (Physicians for Human Rights, April 2025) [access via ReliefWeb]

- Available in English, Arabic and Hebrew.

Expansion of the Gaza Buffer Zone: Strategic Patterns and Humanitarian Impact (SARI Global, April 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

From Libya to Syria: Navigating Displacement Crises Post-Regime (USCRI, April 2025) [text]

Guidance for Humanitarian Aid Workers Negotiating the Stay of IDPs on Private Land in Gaza (Global Protection Cluster, April 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Internally Displaced Persons in Lebanon: Perspectives on Return and Future Intentions (IOM, March 2025) [text]

Protection Landscape in Syria: A Snapshot (Global Protection Cluster, March 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Situation Report on International Migration in the Arab Region 2025 - Migration-development nexus: pathways to prosperity (UN ESCWA & IOM, April 2025) [access via ReliefWeb]

- Available in English and Arabic.

Syrians Barometer 2023: A Framework for achieving social cohesion with Syrians in Turkey (MÜGAM & UNHCR, Aug. 2024; posted April 2025) [text]

- See earlier editions here.

Untraceable: Border practices and enforced disappearance in Morocco (ASGI & Univ. of Genoa, March 2025) [access]

Journal articles:

"Are We All Post Traumatic Yet? A Critical Narrative Review of Trauma Among Arab Refugees," International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services, OnlineFirst, 13 April 2025 [open access]

- "Our article reviews conceptual articles from the last three decades that propose alternative frameworks to understand trauma and traumatic stress among Arab refugees in the Arab region."

"Return of Syrians: Myth or Reality," Border Crossing, vol. 15, no. 1 (2025) [open access]

- Focuses on Turkey.

Resource:

Protecting the Human Rights of Migrants at Sea: A Course on the International Law of Maritime Jurisdiction, Interception, and Search and Rescue for the Middle East and North Africa - Facilitator’s Guide (IOM, Feb. 2024) [access]

- See also related e-course.

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Regional Focus: MENA (28 March 2025)