Thematic Focus: ICTs

Technology has been the focus of several key publications and journals of late, including Forced Migration Review, Refuge, and the World Disasters Report, and it will also feature in an upcoming special issue of the Journal of Refugee Studies.

Here's a round-up of other recent items that highlight humanitarian ICTs/information:

"Collaboration through Technology to Improve Care for Refugees," Pulse+IT Magazine, no. 39 (Nov. 2013) [full-text]
- Scroll to p. 56.

Humanitarians Play Catch-up as Technology Pushes Forward (IRIN, Oct. 2013) [text]

Innovating around Aid-access Hurdles (IRIN, Aug. 2013) [text]

Investing in Humanitarian Information - A Review of 2012: Celebrating Ten Years of Mapping Expertise (MapAction, Oct. 2013) [access]

Managing the Message: Communication and Media Management in a Security Crisis (European Interagency Security Forum, Oct. 2013) [text via ReliefWeb]

Reporting from the Devil’s Garden: SMS Reporting Systems in Tindouf Refugee Camp (UN OCHA, Sept. 2013) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Special Collection: New Technologies for Peace and Development," Stability: International Journal of Security & Development (Oct. 2013) [open access]
- "This special collection assembles research exploring the application of new technologies to conflict prevention, crisis management and development."

Technology’s Humanitarian Purposes, Washington, DC, 28 Oct. 2013 [access]
- Follow link for video.

"Validity and Feasibility of a Satellite Imagery-based Method for Rapid Estimation of Displaced Populations," International Journal of Health Geographics 12:4 (Jan. 2013) [open access text]

Opportunity:

Call for Expression of Interest: Geographic Information and Mobile Data Collection Support and Capacity Building Project [info]
- Apply by 22 November 2013.

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.  

Thematic Focus: Innovation

Event and opportunity:

The Private Sector and the Global Refugee Regime, Oxford, 19 November 2013 [info]
- Work-in-progress seminar.

CFP: Humanitarian Innovation Conference, Oxford, 19-20 July 2014 [info]
- Deadline for proposed submissions is 31 January 2014.

"Bottom-up" Innovating:

General

"Making Space" in the Humanitarian World (HIP Blog, Oct. 2013) [text]

The Two Worlds of Humanitarian Innovation, Working Paper, no. 94 (RSC, Aug. 2013) [text]

Example

UNHCR Ideas: "An online-management platform enabling UNHCR staff members and partners to share ideas and find innovative solutions to challenges in refugee protection and assistance." The first challenge was launched on 12 Aug. 2013 and asked "How can access to information and services provided by UNHCR and partners be improved for refugees and people of concern residing in urban areas?".  The recently announced winner is Justin Senn with UNHCR Nairobi, who proposed an online information portal for refugees.  Future participants are invited to sign up for the next challenge, to be presented in the fall.

For more information about this initiative, read:
- UNHCR Ideas: An Introduction (UNHCR Innovation) [text]
- UNHCR Crowd-sources Refugee Solutions (IRIN, Sept. 2013) [text]

To follow the challenge process, view:
- UNHCR Ideas: The 3 Most Popular Ideas (23 Aug. 2013) [access]
- UNHCR Ideas: "Hot" Users (5 Sept. 2013) [access]
- UNHCR Ideas: Expert Review (24 Sept. 2013) [access]

For updates, follow UNHCR Innovation's Facebook page

Web site:

Forced Migration Innovation Project (SMU Anthropology Department) [access]
- "Researching the role of innovation, career-laddering, and the private sector in securing sustainable refugee livelihoods."

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

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Upcoming event:

Health in Humanitarian Settings, Liverpool, UK, 28 November 2013 [info]
- A limited number of spaces are still available!

Publications:

Aid Worker Security Report 2013 - The New Normal: Coping with the Kidnapping Threat (Humanitarian Outcomes, Oct. 2013) [text via ReliefWeb]

All In Diary: A Practice Tool for Field-based Humanitarian Workers, 4th ed. (All In Diary, Oct. 2013) [text via ReliefWeb]

Bridging the Gap: A Guide to Improving Humanitarian Practice to Support Long-Term Food Security (Humanitarian Coalition, Oct. 2013) [text via ReliefWeb]

Cash-based Transfers in FAO’s Humanitarian and Transition Programming (FAO, Oct. 2013) [text via ReliefWeb]

How Good are Goodwill Ambassadors? (IRIN, Oct. 2013) [text]

Managing Stress in Humanitarian Workers: Guidelines for Good Practice (Antares Foundation, March 2012) [text via ReliefWeb]

Missed Opportunities: The Case for Strengthening National and Local Partnership-based Humanitarian Responses (Christian Aid et al., Oct. 2013) [text via ReliefWeb]

NGOs Look to a New Humanitarian Funding Model (IRIN, Nov. 2013) [text]

Using Evaluation for a Change: Insights from Humanitarian Practitioners (ALNAP, Oct. 2013) [access]
- Interactive PDF.

What to Watch Out for at AidEx (IRIN, Nov. 2013) [text]

Web site:

DARA Blog [access]
- "Debating policies and practices to support principled humanitarian action."

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

Thematic Focus: General, esp. UNHCR

Durable Solutions to Displacement: Exploring the Roles of Development, Humanitarian and Peacebuilding Actors (Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement, Nov. 2013) [text]

Note on the Mandate of the High Commissioner for Refugees and His Office (UNHCR, Oct. 2013) [text]

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - Part I: Covering the Period 1 January 2012-30 June 2013, UN Doc. No. A/68/12 (Part I) (UN General Assembly, 2013) [text]

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - Part II: Strategic Review Pursuant to General Assembly Resolution 58/153, UN Doc. No. A/68/12 (Part II) (UN General Assembly, 2013) [text]
- Note: This is UNHCR's first decennial review "of the global situation of refugees and the role of the Office." In presenting the report to the Third Committee of the UNGA, the HC noted that "the number of persons of concern to the agency had doubled in the last 10 years... ."

Survival Migration: Failed Governance and the Crisis of Displacement, Oxford, 16 Oct. 2013 [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

Under the Radar: Internally Displaced Persons in Non-Camp Settings (Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement, Oct. 2013) [text]

UNHCR – A Humanitarian Organization with a Mandate to Protect Civilians in Refugee Camps (Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies Blog, Oct. 2013) [text]
- Note: The author has a book due to be published next month entitled Protecting Civilians in Refugee Camps: Unable and Unwilling States, UNHCR and International Responsibility (Brill).

Tagged Publications. 

Thematic Focus: Gender/Sexual Orientation Issues

"Claiming Asylum on the Basis of Your Sexuality: The Views of Lesbians in the UK," The Researcher, vol. 8, no. 2 (Oct. 2013) [full-text]
- Scroll to p. 17.

"Credibility Assessments as 'Normative Leakage': Asylum Applications, Gender and Class," Social Inclusion, vol. 1, no. 2 (2013) [open access text]

EU Court Ruling a Setback for Refugees (Amnesty International, Nov. 2013) [text]
- Comment re. ruling in X, Y and Z v Minister voor Immigratie, Integratie en Asiel; see also related BBC News article.

'Hearing the Right Gaps': Enabling and Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Violence within the UK Asylum Process, Research Paper no. 2013/36 (Edinburgh School of Law, Oct. 2013) [text via SSRN]

"Legal and Medical Bases for Granting Asylum in the USA to Women with Female Genital Mutilation: A Systematic Review," The Lancet, vol. 381 (Oct. 2013) [free full-text, with registration]

Missing the Mark: Decision Making on Lesbian, Gay (Bisexual, Trans and Intersex) Asylum Claims (UK Lesbian & Gay Immigration Group, Sept. 2013) [text]
- See also related Free Movement blog post.

Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence in Conflict: Next Steps in a Global Struggle, Washington, DC, 21 Oct. 2013 [info]
- Follow link for transcript and audio; see also this event summary.

Violence against Women and Girls in Humanitarian Emergencies: CHASE Briefing Paper (DFID, Oct. 2013) [text via ReliefWeb]

Tagged Publications. 

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items

Event:

On the Borders of Refugee Protection? The Impact of Human Rights Law on Refugee Law: Comparative Practice and Theory, London, 13-14 November 2013 [info]
- The conference programme is now available.

Publications:

"Droits des étrangers (Art. 3 CEDH): La Cour européenne des droits de l’homme censure le manque de motivation des décisions de la Cour nationale du droit d’asile," Lettres Actualités Droits-Libertés, 31 Oct. 2013 [text]

"Immigration, Asylum, and Citizenship: A More Holistic Approach," California Law Review, vol. 101, no. 4 (2013) [full-text]

Nine Global Refugee Protection Challenges in 2013 (Refugee Council of Australia, Sept. 2013) [text]

"On the Morality and Legality of Borders: Border Policies and Asylum Seekers," Harvard Human Rights Journal, vol. 26, no. 1 (2013) [full-text]

"The Principle of Non-Refoulement and the De-territorialization of Border Control at Sea," Leiden Journal of International Law (Forthcoming, 2014) [text via SSRN]

"Refugee Rights and the Merits of Appeals," University of Queensland Law Journal, vol. 32, no. 1 (2013) [eprint via SSRN]

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.  

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Issues

Asylum Seekers in Korea Should be Allowed to Work says Seoul Administrative Court (APRN, Oct. 2013) [text]
- See also related FRLAN article.

"Burma Just Around the Corner: When U.S. Corporations Employ Refugees," Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender and Society, vol. 28, no. 2 (Summer 2013) [full-text]

Challenging Misconceptions about Observing Refugees’ Work Rights (Refugee Work Rights, Oct. 2013) [text]

Economic Impact of Refugees in the Cleveland Area (Chmura Economics & Analytics, Oct. 2013) [text via HIAS]

An Ethnographic Exploration of Economic Disparity among Refugees Living in Canada: A Challenge to Canada's Multicultural Image (Univ. of British Columbia, 2013) [text]

Federal Judge Approves Settlement Agreement in National Class Action Lawsuit on Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers (Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Nov. 2013) [text]

The Fiscal Effects of Immigration to the UK, Discussion Paper, no. 22/13 (Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration, Nov. 2013) [text]
- See also related BBC News article.

The Labour Market Integration of Resettled Refugees, PDES/2013/16 (UNHCR, Nov. 2013) [text]

Refugee Livelihoods in Kampala, Nakivale and Kyangwali Refugee Settlements: Patterns of Engagement with the Private Sector, Working Paper, no. 95 (RSC, Oct. 2013) [text]

"Refugees in Australia: Employment Outcomes Remain Problematic," Third International Conference on Racisms in the New World Order: Realities of Culture, Colour and Identity - Conference Proceedings (The Cairns Institute, 2013) [full-text]
- Scroll to p. 147.

Tagged Publications. 

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Asylum Seekers, Refugees, and Internally Displaced Persons in Ukraine, CARIM-East Explanatory Note 13/123 (Migration Policy Centre, Sept. 2013) [text]

Facilitators and Barriers: Refugee Integration in Austria (UNHCR, Oct. 2013) [text]

Forced Migration in Belarus, CARIM-East Explanatory Note 13/113 (Migration Policy Centre, Sept. 2013) [text]

"Introducing the Western Balkans Legal Aid Network," Fahamu Refugee Legal Aid Newsletter, no. 42 (Nov. 2013) [full-text]
- Visit WeBLAN's web site.

Refugees and Displaced Persons in Georgia, CARIM-East Explanatory Note 13/105 (Migration Policy Centre, Sept. 2013) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Asylum Applicants and First Instance Decisions on Asylum Applications: Second Quarter 2013, Data in Focus, no. 12/2013 (Eurostat, Oct. 2013) [access via EMN Belgium]

"Asylum Reception Centre in Cyprus: Setting the Bases for a Contemporary Organisational Structure," European Scientific Journal, vol. 9, no. 29 (2013) [open access text]

EU Rules on Maritime Rescue: Member States Quibble while Migrants Drown (Statewatch, Oct. 2013) [text]

Lampedusa and the ‘Crisis’ of Migration (e-International Relations, Oct. 2013) [text]

On the EU Frontlines of Migrant Reception in Bulgaria (IRIN, Nov. 2013) [text]

"The Other Euro Crisis: Rights Violations under the Common European Asylum System and the Unraveling of EU Solidarity," Harvard Human Rights Journal, vol. 26, no. 1 (2013) [full-text]

"An Overview of Transfers of Asylum Seekers from Germany to Italy under the Dublin II Regulation," Fahamu Refugee Legal Aid Newsletter, no. 42 (Nov. 2013) [full-text]

Pushed Back: Systematic Human Rights Violations against Refugees in the Aegean Sea and the Greek-Turkish Land Border (Pro Asyl, Nov. 2013) [text]
- See also summary in German and statement from UNHCR Athens.

The Right to Leave a Country (EU Commissioner for Human Rights, Oct. 2013) [text]
- See also related press release.

Shifting Borders: Externalising Migrant Vulnerabilities and Rights? (Red Cross EU Office & IFRC, Nov. 2013) [access]

Tagged Publications. 

Events & Opportunities: Last Minute November 2013, December 2013

Job Opportunity: UNHCR Policy Development & Evaluation Service [info]
- Consultant sought for "South Africa Xenophobia Programmes Evaluation"; start date is 1 Dec. 2013; application deadline is 13 November 2013.

*The Rights of Palestinian Refugees: Return, Restitution, Nationality and Territory, Cairo, 14 November 2013 [info]
- Lecture at the American University in Cairo.

Reminder! Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture, Oxford, 20 November 2013 [info]
 - This year's topic is "Refugee Rights: Beyond the 1951 Convention."

Call for Panels: 15th Conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM15), Cartagena, Colombia, 14-17 July 2014 [info]
- Theme is "Forced Migration and Peace: 30 Years of the Cartagena Declaration on Asylum Seekers."  Proposals are due 1 December 2013.

Call for Presenters:  First Global Forum on Statelessness, The Hague, 15-17 September 2014 [info]
- Deadline for proposals is 1 December 2013.

Rapid Response Grants Supporting Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises [info]
- If you are planning to submit an application, you must register your interest by 1 December 2013; the full application deadline is 22 Jan. 2014.

CFP: JOMEC Journal Conference, Cardiff, 14 April 2014 [info]
- Theme is "The Meaning of Migration." Abstract deadline is 2 December 2013.

Call for Panels: 29th Annual Meeting of ALNAP, Addis Ababa, 11-13 March 2014 [info]
- Theme is "Engagement of Crisis-affected People in Humanitarian Action."  Submission deadline is 2 December 2013.

Children and Young People in Search of Safety in the UK, London, 12 February 2014 [info]
- Early registration discount available until 6 December 2013.

Internships, UNHCR Policy Development & Evaluation Service, May-August 2014 [info]
- Applications accepted from 9-23 December 2013.

The Future of NGOs in the Humanitarian Sector, London, 10 December 2013 [info]
- Free event, but registration required.

CFP: Anti-Trafficking Review [info]
- Theme is "Following the Money: Spending on Anti-Trafficking."  Submission deadline is 15 December 2013.

Related post:
- More Events & Opportunities: November 2013

*updated

Tagged Events & Opportunities.  

Regional Focus: Asia

A Comparison of Chinese State Policies towards Refugees from North Korea, Myanmar, and Vietnam (e-International Relations, Aug. 2013) [text]

Humanitarian Dilemmas in Myanmar (RI Blog, Oct. 2013) [text]

Indian Government Responses to Protection Needs of Internally Displaced Persons in Two Regions: Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast (e-International Relations, July 2013) [text]

Poverty, Displacement and Local Governance in South East Burma/Myanmar (The Border Consortium, Nov. 2013) [text via ReliefWeb]

Protracted Displacement, Urgent Solutions: Prospects for Durable Solutions for Protracted IDPs in Sri Lanka (Centre for Policy Alternatives, Sept. 2013) [text]
 - See also related IRIN news story.

Urban Refugees in Asia Pacific: Resiliency and Coping Strategies, National Consultations: Bangkok, 15-16 Aug. 2013 (APRRN, Sept. 2013) [text]
- Report from the first of four planned national consultations, the aims of which are to follow-up on an initial pilot study on urban refugees.

Why Afghanistan Must Act Now to Adopt a National Policy for its Internally Displaced (IDMC Blog, Oct. 2013) [text]

Tagged Publications. 

Regional Focus: Africa

Publications:

Assistance to Refugees, Returnees and Displaced Persons in Africa: Report of the Secretary-General, UN Doc. No. A.68/341 (UN General Assembly, Aug. 2013) [text]

Forced Displacement and Behavioral Change: An Empirical Study of Returnee Households in the Nuba Mountains, HiCN Working Paper 157 (Institute of Development Studies, Oct. 2013) [text via ReliefWeb]

International Protection Considerations with Regard to People Fleeing Northeastern Nigeria (the States of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa) (UNHCR, Oct. 2013) [text]

Local Integration and Congolese Forced Migrants in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (Peking University School of Transnational Law, Aug. 2013) [text]

Resilience, Food Security Dynamics, and Poverty Traps in Northern Ethiopia: Analysis of a Biannual Panel Dataset, 2011-2013 (Feinstein International Center, Oct. 2013) [text]

Web site:

Humanitarian Response: Eastern Africa [access]
- "Provides a platform for sharing operational information between clusters and IASC members operating within a crisis."

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Regional Focus: Middle East/North Africa

Analysis: Politics and Power in Jordan’s Za'atari Refugee Camp (IRIN, Nov. 2013) [text]

Barred from their Homes: The Continued Displacement and Persecution of Tawarghas and Other Communities in Libya (Amnesty International, Oct. 2013) [text]

Crisis in Lebanon: Refugees & Political Instability (Carleton Univ., Oct. 2013) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Current Situation in Algeria," Fahamu Refugee Legal Aid Newsletter, no. 42 (Nov. 2013) [full-text]

Hope on Hold: African Asylum Seekers in Israel (Refugees International, Oct. 2013) [text]

Information for Asylum-Seekers and Refugees in Egypt (UNHCR, April 2013) [text]

"Interview with Hugh Fenton, Director of the Danish Refugee Council Middle East and North Africa," ECRE  Weekly Bulletin, no. 70 (Oct. 2013) [text]

Iranian Kurds: On Conditions for Iranian Kurdish Parties in Iran and KRI, Activities in the Kurdish Area of Iran, Conditions in Border Area and Situation of Returnees from KRI to Iran (Danish Refugee Council, Sept. 2013) [text]

Responding to the Syrian Refugee Crisis: A Conversation with T. Alexander Aleinikoff, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees (Migration Information Source, Nov. 2013) [text]

Tagged Publications. 

Thematic Focus: Health

"Hepatitis B Screening and Vaccination Strategies for Newly Arrived Adult Canadian Immigrants and Refugees: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis," PLoS ONE 8(10): e78548 (Oct. 2013) [open access text]

"Hepatitis E Outbreak, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Kenya, 2012," Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 19, no. 6 (June 2013) [free full-text]

"Iatrogenic Blood-borne Viral Infections in Refugee Children from War and Transition Zones," Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 19, no. 6 (June 2013) [free full-text]

Malaria Control in Humanitarian Emergencies: An Inter-agency Field Handbook, 2nd ed. (WHO et al., Oct. 2013) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Malaria Control in South Sudan, 2006-2013: Strategies, Progress and Challenges", Malaria Journal 12:374 (Oct. 2013) [open access text]

Mental Health Research and Evaluation in Multicultural Australia: Developing a Culture of Inclusion (National Mental Health Commission, Oct. 2013) [text]
- Focus is on immigrant and refugee communities; see also related The Conversation article.

"Meta-analysis of the Use of Narrative Exposure Therapy for the Effects of Trauma among Refugee Populations," The Permanente Journal, vol. 17, no. 1 (Winter 2013) [free full-text]

"Non-Communicable Diseases in Emergencies: A Call to Action," PLoS Currents: Disasters, Edition 1 (Sept. 2013) [open access text]

Operational Guidance: Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Programming for Refugee Operations (UNHCR, 2013) [text]

"Prescribing for Refugees," Australian Prescriber, vol. 36, no. 5 (Oct. 2013) [free full-text]

"Prioritization of Themes and Research Questions for Health Outcomes in Natural Disasters, Humanitarian Crises or Other Major Healthcare Emergencies," PLoS Currents: Disasters, Edition 1 (Oct. 2013) [open access text]

Tagged Publications. 

Thematic Focus: Climate Displacement

Event:

Climate Change, Migration and Legal Protection, Online Seminar, 27 and 28 November 2013 [info]
- Register for one of the days, based on your time zone.

Publications:

Addressing the Plight of Environmental Migrants through African Union and ECOWAS Community Laws: A Case for Climate Justice (Ahmadu Bello University, Feb. 2012; posted Oct. 2013) [text]

Climate Change and Displacement: Protecting Whom, Protecting How? (PHAP, June 2013) [text]

"Colères des temps et réfugiés climatiques: pour une approche sociologique," VertigO (Oct. 2013) [full-text]

Dispersing the Myths Surrounding Climate Induced Migration (International Migration Institute, Sept. 2013) [access]

Finding Land Solutions to Climate Displacement: A Challenge Like Few Others (Displacement Solutions, Oct. 2013) [access]

"Pacific Environmental Migration in a Warming World: Is There an Obligation Beyond State Borders?," Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, vol. 14 (2012-2013) [full-text]

The Peninsula Principles on Climate Displacement within States (Displacement Solutions, Sept. 2013) [access]
- These Principles were drafted back in Sept. 2013; follow the link to view an earlier post about them.  For more information, view this recent video explaining why they are needed; see also photos of the drafting process.

Reality Check: The Human Cost of Climate Change (RI Blog, Oct. 2013) [text]

Relocation in the Pacific, Sydney, 12 Aug. 2013 [text]
- Follow link for workshop report.  See also summary of the discussions

Taking Responsibility for Climate Change-related Displacement: Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Proportionality of Expelling 'Climate Refugees', Paper presented at 8th Uppsala Forum Workshop on Global Climate Change, "Dealing with Climate Change and Natural Disasters: Loss, Damage, Adaptation and Social Justice," Uppsala, Sweden, 23 Sept. 2013 [text]


Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

CFP/New Issues of EASO News, FEX, FRLAN, Refuge, Researcher

CFP: 

Refugee Watch: A South Asian Journal on Forced Migration [info]
- Submissions accepted on an ongoing basis; final deadline for inclusion in vol. 42 (July 2014) is 31 March 2014.

New issues:

EASO Newsletters (Sept. 2013) (Oct. 2013)
- News from the European Asylum Support Office.

Fahamu Refugee Legal Aid Newsletter, no. 42 (Nov. 2013) [full-text]
- News and information for refugee legal aid providers.

Field Exchange, no. 46 (Sept. 2013) [full-text]
- Special issue focusing on urban food security & nutrition.

Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees, vol. 29, no. 1 (2013) [open access]
- Special focus on technology; also includes several articles on refugees in Canada, one on a literacy programme for refugee youth in the U.S., two analyses of asylum/refugee policy through a religious prism, and a workshop report on "Migration and Violence: Lessons from Colombia for the Americas."

The Researcher, vol. 8, no. 2 (Oct. 2013) [full-text via Refworld]
- Includes articles on refugee legal advice in Ireland, Sudan, Hindus in Pakistan, sexual orientation claims in the UK, and country of origin information resources.

Tagged Periodicals and Events & Opportunities. 

Regional Focus: Americas

Displaced Indigenous Peoples in the Colombian Border Regions, New Issues in Refugee Research, no. 263 (UNHCR, Oct. 2013) [text]

The Hai Hong Incident: One Boat's Effect on Canada's Policy towards Indochinese Refugees (Canadian Immigration Historical Society, Oct. 2013) [text]

Haiti’s Uphill Battle: Developing Countries Struggle with Natural Disasters (RI Blog, Oct. 2013) [text]

How Generous is Canada to Refugees? (CCR, Oct. 2013) [text]

Human Rights Situation of Haitian Migrants in the Americas (Human Rights Brief Blog, Nov. 2013) [text]
- Summary of Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearing.

Human Rights Situation of Refugees in the Americas (Human Rights Brief Blog, Nov. 2013) [text]
- Summary of Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearing.  See also video of the hearing.

Lessons Learned & Best Practices: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Shelter Programme in Haiti 2010-2012 (IFRC, Oct. 2013?) [text]

Persistent Insecurity: Abuses against Central Americans in Mexico (Jesuit Refugee Service, Oct. 2013) [text]

Le Rapport "Displaced Persons and Their Resettlement in the United States" et le Début des Politiques d’Accueil aux États-Unis, Thesis (Université de Montréal, Sept. 2012; avail. June 2013) [text]

*Situation of Individuals Affected by Forced Internal Displacement in Mexico (Human Rights Brief Blog, Nov. 2013) [text]
- Summary of Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearing.

What’s New for Refugees in Canada? (CCR, Oct. 2013) [access]
- Infographic.

*updated

Tagged Publications. 

Regional Focus: Australia

Resources:

Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Human Rights: Snapshot Report (Australian Human Rights Commission, Oct. 2013) [access]

Australia’s Offshore Humanitarian Program: 2012–13 (Dept. of Immigration & Citizenship, 2013) [text]

Australia’s Operation Sovereign Borders: Risks for Australia-Indonesia Relations, RSIS Commentaries, No. 179/2013 (RSIS, Oct. 2013) [text]

A Country Too Far: Writings on Asylum Seekers, edited by Rosie Scott and Tom Keneally – Review (The Guardian's Australia Culture Blog, Oct. 2013) [text]
- Note: See also info. on a launch event for this book on 22 November 2013.

Housing Issues for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Australia: A Literature Review (Refugee Council of Australia, Sept. 2013) [text]

Reformed Australian Immigration Policy Turns Refugees Away (Human Rights Brief Blog, Oct. 2013) [text]

*Regional Engagement and Effective Protection: The Australian Way, Oxford, 30 Oct. 2013 [access]
- Follow link for podcast of this RSC Seminar.

New advocacy campaigns:

The Hot Potato (Asylum Seeker Resource Centre) [access]
- "Cooling the heat on the asylum debate."

What Would You Do? (Jewish Aid Australia) [access]
- "Putting the humanity back into the asylum seeker conversation."

Related post:
- News: International Refugee Law Research Centre Launched in Australia

*updated

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

Thematic Focus: Refugee Resettlement

Opportunity: 

Law's Borders: Challenging Assumptions about Refugee Resettlement, Webinar, 6 November 2013 [info]
- Online workshop with research presented that "challenges the assumption that resettlement is merely a voluntary complement to Canada's refugee protection regime."

Publications:

Checklist on Selection, Pre-arrival, Reception and Integration Services for Countries Considering the Establishment of Resettlement Programmes (UNHCR Central Europe, Oct. 2013) [text]

Emergency Resettlement Explained: The Dutch Experience, The Hague, 3 Oct. 2013 [info]
- Follow link for programme and presentations.

"Is Resettlement in a Western Country the Most Viable Solution for Protracted Refugee Situations?," POLIS Journal, vol. 9 (Summer 2013) [full-text]

The Labour Market Integration of Resettled Refugees, PDES/2013/16 (UNHCR, Nov. 2013) [text]

UNHCR Global Resettlement Statistical Report 2012 (UNHCR, Oct. 2013) [text]
- "This report summarizes the resettlement activities of UNHCR Offices worldwide in 2012."  See also this Resettlement Factsheet and FAQ.

"Update: The Response to the Crisis in Syria," European Resettlement Network Newsletter, no. 3 (Nov. 2013) [text]
- Scroll to p. 2; includes table listing countries and their humanitarian admission/resettlement pledges. See also, more generally, the ERN's "Refugee Arrivals in Europe" page, which tracks refugees that have been resettled, and this EU Resettlement Fact Sheet.

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

Regional Focus: Europe (Indiv. Countries)

Asylum, Refugees, and IDPs in Russia: Challenges to Social Cohesion, CARIM-East Explanatory Note 13/117 (Migration Policy Centre, Sept. 2013) [text]

"A Beliefs-based Strategy to Prepare Social Workers for Educational Practices with Asylum Seekers," Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, vol. 89 (Oct. 2013) [open access]
- Study undertaken with refugees in Luxembourg.

Immigration Bill 2013: Parliamentary Briefing House of Commons Second Reading (UNHCR, Oct. 2013) [text]

The Integration of Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and IDPs in the Russian Federation, CARIM-East Explanatory Note 13/119 (Migration Policy Centre, Sept. 2013) [text]

Living Experiences of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the UK (Weeks Centre for Social & Policy Research, Sept. 2013) [text]

"Refugees and Rescue: The Ambivalence of Danish Holocaust History," Chapter in Civil Society and the Holocaust: International Perspectives on Resistance and Rescue (Humanity in Action Press, 2013) [text]
- Scroll to p. 176.  See also related news story.

Regional Variations in Attitudes towards Refugees: Evidence from Great Britain, Discussion Paper, no. 7647 (IZA, Sept. 2013) [text]

Watch for:

Pushed Back: Systematic Human Rights Violations against Refugees in the Aegean Sea and at the Greek-Turkish Land Border (Pro Asyl, Nov. 2013) [info]
- New report to be launched on 7 Nov. 2013.

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe (General)

Tagged Publications. 

New Book Titles/Journal Articles

FYI, this new board on my Pinterest page highlights books to be published in November 2013. A few new titles have also been added to the Oct. 2013 and New Legal Texts boards.

In addition, I added quite a few references to new articles published in fee-based journals.  These are displayed in the navigation menu on the right.  (See "New Research" and "New Law".)

Happy browsing!

Tagged Publications. 

New ETDs - Pt. 2

(ETD = Electronic Theses & Dissertations)

"Husband is elephant’s front legs, wife is elephant’s hind legs": An Investigation into the Ways in which Culture can Create Vulnerabilities for Stateless Women, in Northern Thailand, Thesis (Utrecht University, Aug. 2013) [text]

Migration: Challenges and Experiences Somali Refugees Face in Johannesburg, Thesis (University of the Witwatersrand, Oct. 2013) [text]

Non-refoulement in Southeast Asia: The Impact of NGOs on Customary International Law, Thesis (Central European University, 2013) [text]

Replace One's Place: The Livelihood of Internally Displaced People in Colombia, Thesis (Lund University, Spring 2013) [text]

"You can never be on one side alone": Some Young Somali-Kiwi Women's Narratives about Identity, Resettlement and Community Development in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand, Thesis (Victoria University of Wellington, Sept. 2013) [text]

Tagged Publications. 

New ETDs - Pt. 1

(ETD = Electronic Thesis/Dissertation)

Advocating and Setting Agendas: An Exploratory Study of NGO Advocacy surrounding the Reception Conditions of Asylum Seeking Children and Families in Ireland and its Influence on Agenda Setting, Thesis (National University of Ireland, Galway, March 2013) [text]

Exploration into an Asylum Seeker's Narrative Retelling, Thesis (Université de Neuchâtel, July 2013) [access]

How do NGOs Influence Asylum Policies in Norway? A Case Study on the White Paper," Children on the Run", Thesis (Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aug. 2013) [text]

"Kids in Limbo?": An Analysis of Temporary Residence Permits to Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children in Norway in Light of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Thesis (University of Oslo, May 2013) [text]

Quelles spécificités pour l'enseignement du F.L.E. à un public de demandeurs d'asile, de réfugiés et de mineurs isolés étrangers?, Thesis (Université Stendhal-Grenoble 3, Sept. 2013) [text]

Tagged Publications. 

News: International Refugee Law Research Centre Launched in Australia

(The text below is re-used with permission; hyperlinks have been added)

On Wednesday 30 October 2013 the Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law was launched at UNSW Law. As the world's first research centre dedicated to international refugee law issues, it aims to bring a principled, human rights-based approach to the issue of refugee law and policy in Australia by feeding high-quality research into public policy debates and legislative reform.

In her keynote address, Founding Director Professor Jane McAdam noted the complexity of forced migration. 'In an ideal world, we would not see people fleeing their countries in the first place,' she said. 'A country like Australia should be at the forefront of trying to make protection for refugees as good as it can be. When we deny humanity to others, we dehumanize ourselves.'

'With leadership on the asylum issue so lacking among our politicians on all sides, it is now the task of research institutes to fill this void,' Professor McAdam said. 'The Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law at UNSW aims to move beyond the sound bites and slogans that dumb down public policy, and seeks to open up a space for questions, debate, and informed opinion-making.'

Based in the UNSW Faculty of Law, the centre has been established through the generosity of Andrew Kaldor AM and Renata Kaldor AO, motivated by their deep concern about Australia's treatment of refugees and asylum seekers.

'We were distressed by the policies toward refugees of our two major political parties in the 2013 election. We decided we needed to do something,' said Andrew Kaldor, who will chair the Centre's Advisory Committee. Mr Kaldor said he and his wife Renata had refugee backgrounds. 'Our parents fled war-torn Europe after WWII. In escaping their home countries, our families resorted to assistance that would today be classed as illegal. Australia was welcoming, open and generous to us. We therefore feel both a debt to Australia and empathy with those refugees who are fleeing their homes without proper documents or assistance.'

An extended version of Professor McAdam's keynote address will be published in (2013) 25(3) International Journal of Refugee Law.

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Note: The Kaldor Centre is hiring! Visit the jobs page for more information about openings for a Research Associate, Senior Research Associate, and Centre Administrator.  The application deadline for these positions is 15 November 2013.

Tagged Events & Opportunities and Web Sites/Tools.

Regional Focus: Europe (General)

EASO Quarterly Asylum Report, Quarter 2, 2013 (European Asylum Support Office, Oct. 2013) [text]

"Europe's Asylum Seekers," BBC News, 24 Oct. 2013 [access via Euromed-MigrAsyl]

Italy and Dublin: The Grand Chamber Decides (Free Movement, Oct. 2013) [text]

Mapping Border Deaths in Australia and Europe (Border Crossing Observatory, Oct. 2013) [text via Euromed-MigrAsyl]

Missing the Boat: Europe’s Asylum and Migration Failure (RI Blog, Nov. 2013) [text]

No Accident: Why Have 19,142 Died at Europe’s Frontiers? (openDemocracy, Oct. 2013) [text]

Shipwrecked: No Easy Fix for Europe's Asylum Policy (Foreign Affairs, Oct. 2013) [access]
- Article is free, but requires registration.

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Syria

Publications:

Growing Restrictions, Tough Conditions: The Plight of those Fleeing Syria to Jordan (Amnesty International, Oct. 2013) [text]
- See also related news story.

International Protection Considerations with Regard to People Fleeing the Syrian Arab Republic, Update II (UNHCR, Oct. 2013) [text]
- See also related ECRE news story.

The Last Refugee Camp: Could the World's Go-to Strategy of Warehousing the Displaced Finally be Changing? (Foreign Policy, Oct. 2013) [text]

Nowhere to Go (Slate, Oct. 2013) [access]
- Comic illustrating how "Nearly 10 percent of Syrians are now refugees in their own ravaged country or in neighboring countries ill-equipped to help them."

Where Would You Go? (RI Blog, Oct. 2013) [text]

Resources:

Beth Ferris Visits Syrian Refugee Camps in Turkey (Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement, Oct. 2013) [access]

Displacement from Syria: Putting the Common European Asylum System to the Test?, Oxford, 24 Oct. 2013 [info] [access]
- Podcast of special lecture; see also related ICMC article.

EU Responses to the Syrian Refugee Crisis (Migration Policy Centre) [access]
- Details on humanitarian aid and Syrian asylum applications.

Za'atari Camp Twitter Feed
- Browse tweets here or follow @ZaatariCamp.

Upcoming event:

Crisis in Syria: Conflict & Refugees, London, 22 November 2013 [info]
- Film screening and panel discussion.

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

More Events & Opportunities: November 2013

Asylum Matters, London, 6 November 2013 [info]
- Discussion re. the UK asylum system.

CCR Fall Consultation, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, 28-30 November 2013 [info]
- Theme is "Everyone has a part to play: what’s your part?"; register by 8 November 2013 for discounted rate.

Risky Business: Maintaining a Presence in Dangerous Environments, London, 8 November 2013 [info]
- This event will also be livestreamed and covered on Twitter via #paradoxes2013.

CFP: "Forced Displacement and the Failure of Global Governance?", Panel proposed for British International Studies Association (BISA) Annual Conference, Dublin, 18-20 June 2014 [info]
- Abstract deadline is 15 November 2013.

CRS Annual Howard Adelman Lecture: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Ezokola and the State of Exclusions in Canadian Refugee Law, Toronto, 19 November 2013 [info]

FY 2014 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Burmese Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Thailand and Malaysia [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 21 November 2013.

The Global Governance of International Migration: What Next?, Oxford, 29 November 2013 [info]
- Free event, but registration required.

CFP: Conditions, Scope and Forms of Violence amongst Conflict-related Refugee Communities [info]
- Submit your abstract for this edited volume by 30 November 2013.

Related posts:
- Events & Opportunities: Late October/November 2013
- Seminar Series

Tagged Events & Opportunities.