Thematic Focus: Health

Publications:

"Does Socio-cultural and Psychological Adjustment Influence Physical Health? The Case of North Korean Refugees in South Korea," International Journal of Intercultural Relations, vol. 51 (2016) [full-text via ResearchGate]

"Health Profiles of Newly Arrived Refugee Children in the United States, 2006–2012," American Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 1 (Jan. 2016) [abstract]
- See also related infographic and overview.

Humanitarian Spotlight: The European Refugee Crisis (IIHA Blog, Feb. 2016) [text]

"Oral Health Status of Immigrant and Refugee Children in North America: A Scoping Review," Journal of the Canadian Dental Association, 82:g3 (2016) [open access]

Primary Health Care Mainstreaming of Syrian Refugees in Egypt (UNHCR, Jan. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Refugee Migration and Risk of Schizophrenia and Other Non-affective Psychoses: Cohort Study of 1.3 Million People in Sweden," BMJ, 352:i1030 (March 2016) [open access]
 - See also related editorial in same issue. This article has gotten a lot of press; see, e.g., coverage in Scientific American and The Conversation, respectively.

"Retrospective Analysis of Reproductive Health Indicators in the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Post-emergency Camps 2007–2013," Conflict and Health, 10:3 (March 2016) [open access]

The Syrian Crisis Needs Targeted Mental Health Research (SciDev.net, March 2016) [text]

New resource:

ClinicFinder (Doctors of the World UK) [access]
- "[A] mobile-web application to provide simple and clear information about free primary healthcare and medical services for refugees and migrants across Europe."

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health (11 March 2016)
- Thematic Focus: Health (19 Feb. 2016)

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Event:

Seminar: Being a Refugee in Indonesia, Sydney, 21 March 2016 [info]

Publications:

Disasters in Asia and the Pacific: 2015 Year in Review (UNESCAP, March 2016) [text]

"Everywhere is Trouble": A Briefing on the Situation of Rohingya Refugees from Myanmar in Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia (Burmese Rohingya Organization UK & Fortify Rights, March 2016) [text]

Five Years on for Fukushima’s IDPs: Life with Radiological Risk and without a Community Safety Net (IDMC Blog, March 2016) [text]

Inside Indonesia, no. 124 (April-June 2016) [text]
- Special feature on "Asylum in Indonesia," with nine English-language articles.

Myanmar Refugees in China Caught between Political Fault Lines (IRIN, March 2016) [text]

Overview of UNHCR's Operations in Asia and the Pacific, 65th Meeting of the Standing Committee (EXCOM, Feb. 2016) [text]

Thailand: Asylum Seekers and Refugees Lack Protection in Thailand (APRRN, March 2016) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific (9 March 2016)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Regional Focus: Syria

The Cost of Conflict for Children: Five Years of the Syria Crisis (World Vision, March 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Evaluation of OCHA Response to the Syria Crisis (March 2016) [text]

Five Years on, What Next for Syria?, London, 15 March 2016 [info]
- Follow link for video.

No Place for Children: The Impact of Five Years of War on Syria's Children and Their Childhoods (UNICEF, March 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Pragmatism, Moral Responsibility or Policy Change: The Syrian Refugee Crisis and Selective Humanitarianism in the Turkish Refugee Regime," Comparative Migration Studies, 4:2 (March 2016) [open access]

Syria Conflict at 5 Years (UNHCR, March 2016) [text]

The Syrian Conflict and the Rise of Child Marriage (Human Rights Brief Blog, March 2016) [text]

Syrian Refugee Camp Livelihoods Assessment, Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Qushtapa, Kawergosk, Darashakran and Basirma (Danish Refugee Council & UNHCR, Dec. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

A Way Forward for Humanitarian Aid to Syrians (RI Blog, March 2016) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Syria (11 March 2016)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Development-induced Displacement

Event:

International Network on Displacement and Resettlement Scientific Sessions, Vancouver, 29 March-2 April 2016 [info]
- Held in conjunction with the Society for Applied Anthropology' s annual meeting. Onsite registration still available.

Publications:

The African Development Bank’s Involuntary Resettlement Policy: Review of Implementation (African Development Bank, Feb. 2015) [text]

Development in Practice, vol. 25, no. 5 (2015) [contents]
- Includes special section on development-induced displacement in Asia. The introductory article, "Development-induced Displacement in Asia: Conflicts, Risks, and Resilience," is freely available; another article, "Voluntary and Involuntary Resettlement in China: A False Dichotomy?," can be accessed via ResearchGate, and the text of a third article, "A No-displacement Option? Rights, Risks and Negotiated Settlement in Development Displacement," can be requested via the ANU IR.

"Development-Induced Displacement and Its Impacts on the Livelihoods of Poor Urban Households in Bahir Dar, North Western Ethiopia," African Human Mobility Review, vol. 1, no. 3 (Sept.-Dec. 2015) [full-text]
- Scroll to p. 310.

Mining, Resettlement and Lost Livelihoods (Oxfam, Dec. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Structure and Agency in Development-induced Forced Migration: The Case of Brazil’s Belo Monte Dam," Population and Environment, vol. 37, no. 3 (March 2016) [abstract]
- See also related conference paper.

"Thirty Years of Development-induced Displacement in China," Forced Migration Review, no. 51 (Feb. 2016) [open access]

World Bank:

Dammed, Displaced and Forgotten (International Rivers Blog, March 2015) [text]

Five Sides of the Same Coin: The Place of Global Policy Frameworks in the Setting of Negotiation Agendas of Involuntary Resettlement, Paper presented at 75th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Pittsburgh, PA, 24-28 March 2015 [text via DiVA]

Policy and Operational Implications on Involuntary Resettlement in World Bank Financed Projects (SSRN, Sept. 2015) [text]

World Bank Finally Boosting Oversight of Projects That Displace Millions (Huffington Post, Dec. 2015) [text]


Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Development-induced Displacement (7 May 2015)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items

Publications:

Burden Sharing as an Effective Mechanism of Managing the Refugee Dilemma (SSRN, March 2016) [text]

"The Evolving Refugee Definition: How Shifting Elements of Eligibility Affect the Nature and Focus of Expert Testimony in Asylum Proceedings," Chapter 3 in African Asylum at a Crossroads: Activism, Expert Testimony, and Refugee Rights (Ohio Univ. Press, May 2015) [full-text via SSRN]

The Future of Refugee Protection: What New Approaches to Meet a Growing Crisis? (openGlobalRights, Feb.-March 2016) [access]
- Follow link to view the growing number of contributions to an online debate launched at the end of Feb. 2016.

High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges, Geneva, 16-17 Dec. 2015 [info]
- Newly available on the right side of the Dialogue's web page are the following three co-chair summaries: Thematic session 1: Understanding the causes of conflict-related displacement, the potential of humanitarian action and the drivers of onward movement; Thematic session 2: Addressing ‘new’ root causes: urbanization, food insecurity, water scarcity, natural hazards and climate change; and Thematic session 3: Unlocking protracted situations and finding solutions.

International Law Buckles under Weight of Refugee Crisis (IPI Global Observatory, March 2016) [text]

The Law of Walls, Stanford Public Law Working Paper, no. 2734315 (Stanford Law School, Feb. 2016) [text via SSRN]

Researching the Legal Aspects of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and the European Union (GlobaLex, updated Feb. 2016) [text]

"Vulnerability and the Principle of Non-refoulement in the European Court of Human Rights: Towards an Increased Scope of Protection for Persons Fleeing from Extreme Poverty?," Contemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice, vol. 8, no. 2 (2016) [full-text via SSRN]

Wasted Lives: Borders and the Right to Life of People Crossing Them, Oxford, 10 March 2016 [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

A Well-Founded Fear: Human Rights Obligations and the Refugee Crisis, New York, 3 Feb. 2016 [info]
- Video of the program is available on YouTube.

What is a Safe Third Country? (Norwegian Refugee Council, March 2016) [text]

New resource:

IDP Laws and Policies: A Mapping Tool (IDMC) [access]
-  A"new law and policy database [that reveals] how countries around the world are framing their response to situations of internal displacement through national legislation and policies."

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Legal/Protection-related Items (29 Feb. 2016)

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Thematic Focus: Statelessness

Events:

Mobilizing for Women’s Equal Nationality Rights: Lessons Learned across Regions, NGO Side Event at 60th Commission on the Status of Women, New York, 16 March 2016 [info]

Tackling Statelessness: Exchange of Experiences and Good Practices, Luxembourg, 15 April 2016 [info]
- Registration deadline is 31 March 2016.

Nowhere People Project with Greg Constantine, Vancouver, 7 April 2016 [info]
- See also recent TED Talk.

Publications:

Asylum Policy Instruction: Statelessness and Applications for Leave to Remain, version 2.0 (UK Home Office, Feb. 2016) [text]

Background Note on Gender Equality, Nationality Laws and Statelessness 2016 (UNHCR, March 2016) [text]

First Anniversary of the Abidjan Declaration on the Eradication of Statelessness (UNHCR, Feb. 2016) [text]
- See also related UNHCR news story.

The Implementation of the Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons: Procedures and Practice in Selected EU States, Dissertation (Univ. of York, April 2015) [text]

"Migration and Statelessness: Turning the Spotlight on Malaysia," Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, vol. 23, no. S (2015) [full-text via ResearchGate]

The Need to Eradicate Statelessness of Children (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Feb. 2016 [text]

"On the Threshold of Statelessness: Palestinian Narratives of Loss and Erasure," Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 39, no. 2 (2016) [full-text via Academia.edu]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Statelessness (19 Feb. 2016)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Regional Focus: Europe - Addendum

An addition to my recent post on Europe:

Seminar: Making Sense of the EU-Turkey Deal: Law, Politics and Practicalities, Oxford, 16 March 2016 [info]
- Hopefully, there will be a podcast made available after the fact!

Tagged Events & Opportunities. 

Thematic Focus: Climate Change

Opportunities:

Call for Photos and Artwork: Nowhere to Run: Climate Refugees [info]
- Follow link and scroll to the Jan. 3rd entry; no deadline.

CFP: Climate Refugees: Beyond the Legal Impasse, Norwich, UK, 4 July 2016 [info]
- Submit abstracts by 15 April 2016.

CFP: University of New South Wales Law Journal [info]
- Submissions are sought for forthcoming issue with thematic component, "Rethinking Climate Change and the Law." One example of an issue to explore is the "impact of climate change on established legal fields, such as refugee law, constitutional law or planning law." Deadline is 1 June 2016.

Publications:

Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage, Bonn, Germany, 2-5 February 2016 (Advisory Group on Climate Change and Human Mobility, 2016) [text via UNHCR]

Food Security and Displacement in a Warming World (RI Blog, March 2016) [text]

How Can Migration Support Adaptation? Different Options to Test the Migration–adaptation Nexus, Migration, Environment and Climate Change Working Paper Series, no. 1 (IOM, 2016) [text]

International Law and Sea-Level Rise: Forced Migration and Human Rights (Kaldor Centre, Jan. 2016) [text]
- Podcast of related panel discussion is available via iTunes.

Linking Climate Change with Migration, London, 7 March 2016 [info]
- Video of panel presentations is available here.

Promoting Human Security and Minimizing Conflict Associated with Forced Migration in the Pacific region (UNU-GCM, Sept. 2015) [text]

QUT Law Review, vol. 15, no. 2 (2015) [open access]
- Includes special forum on "Climate Displacement in the Pacific," with the following three articles: 1) Sailing the Waves on Our Own: Climate Change Migration, Self-Determination and the Carteret Islands; 2) Neighbourliness and Australia's Contribution to Regional Migration Strategies for Climate Displacement in the Pacific; and 3) Teitiota v The Chief Executive of Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment: A Person Displaced.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Climate Change (28 Jan. 2016)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Regional Focus: Africa

Funding opportunities:

NGO Programs Benefiting Malian and Nigerian Refugees in Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Niger or Refugee Returnees in Mali [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 13 April 2016.

NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees in Chad and Cameroon [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 14 April 2016.

Publications:

All Roads Lead to Dar-es-Salaam (Urban Refugees, March 2016) [text]

*Burundi: Aperçu des besoins humanitaires 2016 (OCHA, Feb. 2016) [text]

Burundi: 2016 Plan de Réponse Humanitaire (OCHA, Mars 2016) [text]

Diaspora Engagement and the Global Initiative on Somali Refugees: Emerging Possibilities, New Issues in Refugee Research Paper, no. 278 (UNHCR, Jan. 2016) [text]

Malawi: Displacement from Mozambique (ACAPS, March 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Migrants, Refugees Land at an African Way Station," Wall Street Journal, 10 March 2016 [text]
- Focuses on Djibouti.

Number of Burundian Refugees Tops 250,000 since April (UNHCR, March 2016) [text]

"Refugees as Gamblers: Eritreans Seeking to Migrate through Italy," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 8 March 2016 [abstract]
- See other related papers on the author's Academia.edu page.

"The Socio-Economic Sustainability of Refugee Return: Insights from Burundi," Population, Space and Place, Early View, 22 Sept. 2015 [full-text via Academia.edu]

South Sudan: Mapping Tensions between Refugees and Host Community in Gendrassa, Maban County, December 2015 (UNHCR & REACH, Dec. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

Web site:

4mi (Regional Mixed Migration Secretariat) [access]
- "[A]n innovative, low-cost approach to collect and analyse data on mixed migration flows, initially out of the Horn of Africa."

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

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Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Regional Focus: Europe

Enhancing and Diluting the Legal Status of Subsidiary Protection Beneficiaries under Union Law: The CJEU Judgment in Alo and Osso (EU Law Analysis Blog, March 2016) [text]

FRAN Quarterly: Quarter 4, October–December 2015 (Frontex, March 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Impact of European Union Law on Family Reunification in Greece (EDAL, March 2016) [text]

Memorandum to the European Council Meeting 17-18 March 2016: Time to Save the Right to Asylum (ECRE, March 2016) [text]

Observations by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Regional Representation for Northern Europe on the Draft Law Proposal on Restrictions of the Possibility to Obtain a Residence Permit in Sweden (UNHCR, ) [text]

Observations by the UNHCR Regional Representation for Northern Europe on the Draft Proposal to Amend the Foreigner's Act in Iceland (UNHCR, Nov. 2015) [text]

Outcome of Informal European Council of 7 March 2016 and the Informal Meeting of the EU Heads of State or Government with Turkey (EPRS, March 2016) [text]

"UN Refugee Agency Says It Will Resettle Migrants Despite Concerns," Financial Times, 14 March 2016 [text]
- Note: If you are unable to access this news story via the link above, search on the title to retrieve it through Google News.

Why the EU-Turkey Deal Can Be Legal and a Step in the Right Direction (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, March 2016) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe (8 March 2016)

Tagged Publications.

Events & Opportunities: Even More March & April 2016

Conference: Perilous Journeys: Vulnerabilities Along Migratory Routes to the EU, Brussels, 18 March 2016 [info]
- Register by 14 March 2016.

Lecture: Only Half the Story: Legal Protection of Unaccompanied Migrant and Refugee Young People, London, 15 March 2016 [info]
- Please submit questions in advance.

Course: EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, Venice, 8-9 April 2016 [info]
- "Asylum and immigration" is one of the topics. Enroll by 18 March 2016.

Symposium: The Global Refugee Crisis, Hartford, CT, 15 April 2016 [info]
- RSVP by 11 April 2016.

Funding opportunity: NGO Programs Benefiting Malian and Nigerian Refugees in Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Niger or Refugee Returnees in Mali [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 13 April 2016.

Funding Opportunity: NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees in Chad and Cameroon [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 14 April 2016.

CFP: Forced Migration and Digital Connectivity in(to) Europe [info]
- Contributions sought on this topic for special collection to be published in the open access journal, Social Media + Society. Submit abstract by 15 April 2016.

CFP: "Migration Issues in the Context of Conflict in the Middle East," 2nd International Middle East Conference, Kilis, Turkey, 28-29 April 2016 [info]
- No deadline indicated.

Summer school: Re-Ordering Diversity: Humanitarian Assistance in the Context of Forced Migration and Displacement, Tübingen, Germany, 4-8 July 2016 [info]
- Apply by 30 April 2016.


Related post:
- Events & Opportunities: Additional March 2016/New April 2016

Tagged Events & Opportunities. 

Regional Focus: Australia

Event:

Welcoming Refugees: How to Create Inclusive Communities, Sydney, 14 March 2016 [info]

Publications:

Australia’s Refugee Population: A Statistical Snapshot of 2014-15 (FlagPost Blog, Feb. 2016) [text]

"Do Asylum Seekers and Refugees Choose Destination Countries? Evidence from Large-scale Surveys in Australia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka," International Migration, Early View, 19 Feb. 2016) [abstract]
- See also related presentation.

Economic Migrants or Refugees?: Analysis of Refugee Recognition Rates for Boat Arrivals, 1976-2015 (Refugee Council of Australia, March 2016) [text]

"Extraterritorial Application and Customary Norm Assessment of Non-Refoulement: The Legality of Australia's 'Turn-Back' Policy," University of Notre Dame Australia Law Review, vol. 17, no. 1 (2015) [open access]

"Islamisation" and Other Anxieties: Voter Attitudes to Asylum Seekers (University of Melbourne, Feb. 2016) [text]
- See also related news release.

The Resettlement of Refugees in Australia: A Bibliography (Swinburne Institute for Social Research, Feb. 2016) [text via APO]

"Strangers to the World: Australian Asylum and Refugee Policies," Griffith Review, vol. 51 (2016) [abstract]
- Preview this article via Google Books.

Resource:

Connect, Learn, Share: Life in Australia Podcast (Red Cross) [access]
- "A podcast for young people with asylum seeker and refugee backgrounds living in Australia."

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Australia (2 Feb. 2016)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Regional Focus: Syria

Childhood under Siege: Living and Dying in Besieged Areas of Syria (Save the Children, March 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Fuelling the Fire: How the UN Security Council’s Permanent Members are Undermining Their Own Commitments on Syria (Norwegian Refugee Council et al., March 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Giving Better: Lessons from Cash Grants for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, Policy Brief, no. 3 (American University of Beirut, March 2016) [text]

A Life Suspended: The State of Syrian Refugees in Jordan and Lebanon (Ipsos MORI, March 2016) [text]

Migration Profile: Syria, Policy Brief, no. 2 (Migration Policy Centre, Feb. 2016) [text]

No Way Out: How Syrians are Struggling to Find an Exit (IRIN, March 2016) [text]

The Politics of Pledging: Reflections on the London Donors Conference for Syria, Policy Brief, no. 3 (Migration Policy Centre, Feb. 2016) [text]

REACH Situation Overview: Intentions and Displacement from Aleppo City (REACH, Feb. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Syrian Refugees in Jordan: Things Get Worse (Refugees International, March 2016) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Syria (1 March 2016)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Mental Health

Brain Drain: The Neglected Mental Health of Refugees in Europe (IRIN, March 2016) [text]

European Journal of Psychotraumatology, vol. 7 (Feb. 2016) [open access]
- Special issue on "Global Mental Health: Trauma and Adversity among Populations in Transition."

"Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy v. Stabilisation as Usual for Refugees: Randomised Controlled Trial," British Journal of Psychiatry, Latest Research, 4 Feb. 2016 [full-text via ResearchGate]

"Failure and Success in Forms of Involuntary Dislocation: Trauma, Resilience, and Adversity-Activated Development," Chapter in The Crucible of Failure, Jungian Odyssey Series, vol. VII (2015) [full-text via ResearchGate]

"The Fast Track Refugee Assessment Process and the Mental Health of Vulnerable Asylum Seekers," Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, vol. 23, no. 1 (2016) [postprint via Murdoch Univ. IR]

*"The Mental Health of Syrians in Jordan," Yale Global Health Review (Fall 2015) [full-text]

"The Quiet Epidemic of Mental Disorders in Refugees," Wired, 16 Feb. 2016 [text]

"Religious Coping Strategies among Traumatized African Refugees in the United States: A Systematic Review," Social Work & Christianity, vol. 43, no. 1 (2016) [full-text]
- Scroll to p. 95.

Staff Well-being and Mental Health in UNHCR (UNHCR, 2016) [text]

Supporting the Mental Health of Refugees to Canada (Mental Health Commission of Canada, Jan. 2016) [text]

"La thérapie comportementale et cognitive auprès des populations réfugiées victimes de torture et de guerre: revue de la littérature = Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy with Refugees Torture Survivors: A Literature Review," Journal de thérapie comportementale et cognitive, vol. 25, no. 1 (2015) [full-text via ResearchGate]

"Utilization of a Mental Health Collaborative Care Model among Patients Who Require Interpreter Services," International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 10:15 (Feb. 2016) [open access]

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Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health (12 Feb. 2016)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Children

Europe’s Migrant Children: Between Belonging, Happiness and Discrimination (openDemocracy, Feb. 2016) [text]

"Forensic Age Estimation: Methods, Certainty, and the Law," Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, vol. 113, no. 4 (2016) [open access]

"How Immigration Detention and Procedural Shortcomings Undermine Children’s Right to Seek Asylum," Birkbeck Law Review, vol. 3, no. 2 (Dec. 2015) [open access]

Live, Learn & Play Safe 2014-2016: Protecting Children at Risk in Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan and Yemen - Mid-Way Project Report, January 2014–June 2015 [text]

Mind the Gap: Why are Unaccompanied Children Disappearing in the Thousands?  (openDemocracy, Feb. 2016) [text]

Refugee Child Protection Strategy 2015: Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I) (UNHCR, April 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

UNHCR, UNICEF Launch Blue Dot Hubs to Boost Protection for Children and Families on the Move across Europe (UNHCR, March 2016) [text]
- Follow link for Blue Dot map, photo package and additional information.  See also related UNHCR news story.

The World’s Unheard Experts on Refugee Youth (Women's Refugee Commission Blog, March 2016) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Children (9 Feb. 2016)

Tagged Publications. 

Thematic Focus: General

Resources:

The European Migration Crisis: Can Development Agencies Do Better?, Briefing Paper, no. 37 (Future UN Development System, Jan. 2016) [text]

"Forced Migration and the City: Irregularity, Informality, and the Politics of Presence," Progress in Human Geography, OnlineFirst, 10 Feb. 2016 [open access]
- Listen also to an earlier related podcast.

How We Can Fix Our Failing Refugee System, Presentation at TED 2016 Conference, Vancouver, 15-19 Feb. 2016 [access]
- Follow link for video.

Mediterranean Politics, Latest Articles, Feb. 2016
- A forthcoming issue of this journal will feature a series of articles published as part of a "Migration Crisis" Forum. The following pieces are freely available: 1) "Interrogating the Mediterranean 'Migration Crisis'," 2) "Crisis, Routine, Consolidation: The Politics of the Mediterranean Migration Crisis," and 3) "Deaths, Interventions, Humanitarianism and Human Rights in the Mediterranean 'Migration Crisis'."

The Refugee/Migrant Crisis, New York, 26 Feb. 2016 [access]
- Follow link for transcript, audio and video of breakfast program with Peter Sutherland.

Trends in Armed Conflict, 1946-2014, Conflict Trends, no. 1 (PRIO, 2016) [text]

What is Impact? (ODI Methods Lab, Feb. 2016) [text]
- See also related Research to Action comment.

Web sites:

Across Borders (Devex et al.) [access]
- "Exploring human migration and the journey to a secure future." Posts can also be viewed here. See related Twitter feed. Contributions currently available under "Origins" and "The Journey"; check back later in month for items under "The Destination" and "The Road Ahead."

Migration Matters [access]
- A forthcoming free video lecture series.

Paweogo: Statelessness and Migration [access]
 - "A blog about statelessness, migration, refugees and climate change." See also Facebook page.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: General (22 Feb. 2016)

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

New Issues of Birkbeck Law Rev., Conflict Tr., Disasters, IJMBS, ICRC Rev., Intervention, Migr. Pol. Pract., Rts. in Exile News

Birkbeck Law Review, vol. 3, no. 2 (Dec. 2015) [open access]
- Special conference issue on "Migration, Borders and Violence." Articles include "Grassroots Asylum and Legal Strategies: A Case Study of the US Sanctuary Movement," "How Immigration Detention and Procedural Shortcomings Undermine Children’s Right to Seek Asylum," Logics of Citizenship and Violence of Rights: The Queer Migrant Body and the Asylum System," and "Indigenous Peoples in a Refugee-Like Situation: Living on the Border Between Colombia and Brazil."

Conflict Trends, no. 4 (2015) [full-text via ReliefWeb]
- Mix of articles.

Disasters, vol. 40, no. 2 (April 2016) [contents]
- Mix of articles.

International Journal of Migration and Border Studies, vol. 2, no. 1 (2016) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including "US refugee resettlement policy and international human rights treaty obligations: a mixed record" and "Asylum v. sovereignty in the 21st century: how nation-states breach international law to block access to asylum."

International Review of the Red Cross, vol. 97, nos. 897-898 (Spring/Summer 2015) [full-text]
- This issue's theme is "Principles Guiding Humanitarian Action."

Intervention, vol. 14, no. 1 (March 2016) [contents]
- "In this issue of Intervention, most of the articles deal, very differently, with the aftermath of an emergency or conflict. ..."

Migration Policy Practice, vol. V, no. 5 (Dec. 2015-Jan. 2016) [full-text]
- Special issue on the "Outlook for Migration in the Global South in 2016."

Rights in Exile Newsletter, no. 68 (March 2016) [full-text]
- News and information for refugee legal aid providers.

Tagged Periodicals.

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Events:

Monthly meeting: The Refugee Crisis and Japan, Tokyo, 10 March 2016 [info]

Panel discussion: "Everywhere is Trouble": An Update on the Situation of Rohingya Refugees in Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia, Bangkok, 11 March 2016 [info]

Publications:

Asia-Pacific Migration Report 2015: Migrants' Contributions to Development (UNESCAP, Feb. 2016) [text]

"Between China and Myanmar: The Battleground Region of Northeastern Myanmar Faces an Uncertain Future," The Diplomat, 7 March 2016 [text]

"Detained Christians in Thailand: ASEAN’s Latest Refugee Issue," The Diplomat, 3 March 2016 [text]

A Disappointing Debate: LegCo Discusses the USM (Justice Centre Hong Kong Blog, Feb. 2016 [text]
- Note: USM = Unified Screening Mechanism; blog post also provides links to 1) the Hong Kong Government’s comprehensive review of the strategy of handling non-refoulement claims, 2) a webcast of the Legislative Council’s ("LegCo") Panel on Security meeting, and 3) a Justice Centre briefing.

The Impact of Cash Transfer Programmes on Protection Outcomes in Afghanistan (NRC & UNHCR, Dec. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

Regional Cooperation on Refugees, Bali, & a Track II Dialogue (Social Policy Connections, Feb. 2016) [text]

"Seeking Safety, Jobs, and More: Afghanistan’s Mixed Flows Test Migration Policies," Migration Information Source, 25 Feb. 2016 [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Asia (24 Feb. 2016)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

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]

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Regional Focus: Europe

News:

For information about and reactions to the outcome of the EU/Turkey Summit held on 7 March 2016, see the following:

Auf Wiedersehen, Refugee Law (Global Public Policy Institute, March 2016) [text]

EU/Turkey: Mass, Fast-Track Returns Threaten Rights (Human Rights Watch, March 2016) [text]

EU/Turkey Deal: Trading in People and Outsourcing the EU's Responsibilities (ECRE, March 2016) [text]

"EU-Turkey Refugee Deal: Q&A," The Guardian, 8 March 2016 [text]

EU Turkey Summit: EU and Turkish Leaders Deal Death Blow to the Right to Seek Asylum (Amnesty International, March 2016) [text]

*La Marche turque: quand l’Union sous-traite le respect de ses valeurs à un État tiers ((EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, March 2016) [text]

Stabilizing the Situation of Refugees and Migrants in Europe: Proposals to the Meeting of EU Heads of State or Government and Turkey on 7 March 2016 (UNHCR, March 2016) [text]
- See also related UNHCR press release.

Statement of the EU Heads of State or Government (European Council, March 2016) [text]

UNHCR's Reaction to Statement of the EU Heads of State and Government of Turkey, 7 March (UNHCR, March 2016) [text]
- See also related UNHCR news story.

Publications:

Access to the Asylum Procedure: Practical Tools for First-Contact Officials (EASO & Frontex, March 2016) [access]
- Follow link for the main guide and supporting materials.

Allocating Responsibility for an Asylum Application through Convention Rights: The Potential Impact of ZAT & Others (EDAL, March 2016) [text]

Asylum in the EU Member States: Record Number of Over 1.2 Million First Time Asylum Seekers Registered in 2015 - Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis: Top Citizenships (EUROSTAT, March 2016) [text]

*Back to Schengen: A Roadmap (European Commission, March 2016) [text via Refworld]

Europe’s Migration Crisis [What Think Tanks are Thinking] (EPRS, March 2016) [text]
- Provides links to commentaries and studies.

Hotspots and Emergency Relocation: State of Play (EPRS, March 2016) [text]

How Migration Flows are Changing (European Council on Foreign Relations, March 2016) [text]

Managing the Refugee Crisis: Stepping up Return Procedures to Turkey (European Commission, March 2016 [text]
- See also related HRW news release.

The Migration Crisis and African Asylum Seekers (World Policy Blog, Feb. 2016) [text]

Moving Beyond Security vs. the Duty to Protect: European Asylum and Border Management Policies under Test, IAI Working Paper, no. 16/05 (Istituto Affari Internazionali, Feb. 2016)

Tangled Connections between Migration and Security in the Wake of the Arab Uprisings: A European Perspective, IAI Working Paper, no. 16/06 (Istituto Affari Internazionali, March 2016) [text]

Towards "Schengen Light," DIIS Policy Brief (Danish Institute for International Studies, March 2016) [text]

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- Regional Focus: Europe (2 March 2016)

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