Thematic Focus: Statelessness

All Country Summary and Recommendations related to the Right to a Nationality and the Rights of Stateless Persons, Prepared for the 23rd Session of the Universal Periodic Review (Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion, Oct. 2015)

Chhitmahal: The De Facto Stateless of the Indo-Bangla Border, Paper presented at "West Bengal-Bangladesh Border: Humanitarian Issues," Kolkata, 17 Dec. 2014 [text]
- Scroll to p. 7.

Citizenship in Africa Newsletter (Oct. 2015) [full-text]
- Articles on nationality and statelessness, including one that focuses on Gambia.

Every Child Has a Right to a Nationality: Factsheet (Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion, Nov. 2015) [text]

I Am Here, I Belong: The Urgent Need to End Childhood Statelessness (UNHCR, Nov. 2015) [text]

In the Picture with Greg Constantine: Nowhere People, London, 3 Nov. 2015 [info]
- Video of this event will eventually be available via the a/m link.

No Nationality, No Rights: Statelessness Affecting Dominicans of Haitian Descent (ENS Blog, Nov. 2015) [text]

The Right to Nationality in the Dominican Republic (HR Brief, Oct. 2015) [text]

"Statelessness and UNHCR's Work: From a Forced Displacement Perspective," CDR Quarterly, vol. 9 (May 2014) [full-text]

Statelessness in Africa: The Scale of the Challenge and the Opportunities for Leadership (ENS Blog, Oct. 2015) [text]

Three New Winners Claim UNHCR Award for Best Research on Statelessness in 2015 (UNHCR & Tilburg Univ., Nov. 2015) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Statelessness (12 Oct. 2015)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Displacement

Publications:

Climate Change and Migration in Developing Countries: Evidence and Implications for PRISE Countries (LSE, Oct. 2015) [text]

Climate Change, Food Security and the Refugee Crisis: Connecting the Dots to Avoid Future Tragedy (CGIAR Blog, Oct. 2015) [text]

Designing a Climate Change Displacement Coordination Facility: Key Issues for COP 21 (Columbia Law School, Sept. 2015) [text via SSRN]

From Words to Action: How IDMC Will Help Governments as the Nansen Initiative Shifts to its Implementation Phase (IDMC Blog, Oct. 2015) [text]

Guidance on Protecting People from Disasters and Environmental Change through Planned Relocation (UNHCR, Brookings & ISIM, Oct. 2015) [text]

How Can We Protect People Who Move as a Way of Adapting to Climate Change? (UKCCMC, Nov. 2015) [access]

- Follow link for podcast.

Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change: Recommendations from the Advisory Group on Climate (Oct. 2015) [text]

Migration as Adaptation? A Comparative Analysis of Policy Frameworks on the Environment and Development in MECLEP Countries, Migration, Environment and Climate Change Policy Brief Series, vol. 1, no. 5 (IOM, Nov. 2015) [text]

"Planning for Community Relocations Due to Climate Change in Fiji," International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, vol. 6, no. 3 (Sept. 2015) [open access]

Resettlement as Adaptation? (TransRe Blog, Oct. 2015) [text]

"The Rising Tide: Migration as a Response to Loss and Damage from Sea Level Rise in Vulnerable Communities," International Journal of Global Warming, vol. 8, no. 2 (2015) [free full-text]

'We do not want to become refugees': Human Mobility in the Age of Climate Change, Oxford, 4 Nov. 2015 [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

When Disasters, Climate Change and Conflict Collide: Can the World Humanitarian Summit Succeed Where Sendai Failed? (HPN Blog, Nov. 2015) [text]

"Why Should We be Concerned about Environmentally Induced Migration?," Atlas, vol. 13 (2015) [full-text via UKCCMC]

Web page:

Human Mobility at COP21 (IOM) [access]
- Gathers together updates on negotiations, key messages, and related news, events and publications,

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Climate Change, Disasters & Displacement (14 Oct. 2015)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling

Beyond Definitions: Global Migration and the Smuggling-Trafficking Nexus, Discussion Paper, no. 2 (Regional MMS & DRC, Nov. 2015) [text]

Britain’s Immigration System and its Modern-day Slaves (LSE Blog, Oct. 2015) [text]

Colombia's Displaced "Highly Vulnerable" to Human Trafficking (Thomson Reuters Foundation, Oct. 2015) [text]

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

Fighting Transnational Crimes at Sea under UNSC’s Mandate: Piracy, Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling (EJIL Talk Blog, Oct. 2015) [text]

High Level Conference Marks Ninth EU Anti-Trafficking Day (European Commission, Oct. 2015) [text]

On the Rohingya, Statelessness and 'Trafficking': Separating the Fundamental from the Sensational (ISEAS Perspective, no. 32 (Inst. of Southeast Asia Studies, June 2015) [text via Academia.edu]

"Single, Young Female - Seeking Asylum: The Struggles Victims of Sex Trafficking Face under Current United States Refugee Law," St. John's Law Review, vol. 88, no. 1 (2014) [full-text]

To be Effective, Measures to Curb Migrant Smuggling must be Embedded in a Broader Strategy (ICMPD, Nov. 2015) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling (15 Oct. 2015)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Event:

Lecture: Beyond the World Humanitarian Summit: Addressing Political Blockages to Humanitarian Solutions, London, 26 November 2015 [info]
- Will also be livestreamed.

Publications:

Better Together? Benefits and Challenges of Coordination on the Ground, Webinar, 9 Nov. 2015 [info]
- Follow link for video.

Bottom-up Humanitarian Innovation, Research in Brief, no. 1 (Refugee Studies Centre, Oct. 2015) [text]

Comment: A Desert Called Reform (IRIN, Nov. 2015) [text]

Enhancing Collaboration in International Disasters (Conference Board of Canada, Nov. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

Hospital Attack Highlights Humanitarian System’s Weaknesses (Global Observatory, Oct. 2015) [text]

Technical Advisors Deliverables in Humanitarian Response: Cross-sectoral Priorities, Modalities and Partnerships (Asia Pacific Emergency Preparedness Working Group, Oct. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

What You Need to Understand about Chinese Humanitarian Aid (ODI Blog, Nov. 2015) [text]

World Humanitarian Summit, Global Consultation, 14-16 Oct. 2015 [info]
- Follow link for videos of conference segments, including one on forced displacement; the co-Chairs' Summary; and other conf. materials.

The World’s Oldest Profession? (IRIN, Oct. 2015) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance (15 Oct. 2015)


Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

News: Successor to HC Announced

Subject to endorsement by the UN General Assembly, the next UN High Commissioner for Refugees will be Filippo Grandi. For more info., see the UN's announcement, UNHCR press release, Reuters news article, and Guardian coverage.

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items

Events & opportunities:

Workshop: Application of International Standards of Protection in Responding the Needs of Refugees, Istanbul, 8-11 December 2015 [info]
- Register by 25 November 2015.

Q&A: UNHCR at Work, and as a Workplace: A View from the Inside, London, 26 November 2015 [info]
- Free event, but booking required.

Course: International Refugee Law, Cairo, 31 January-4 February 2016 [info]
- Registration deadline is 15 December 2015.

Publications:

"The Curse of the Nation-State: Refugees, Migration, and Security in International Law," Arizona State Law Journal (Forthcoming, 2016) [eprint via SSRN]
- See also two previous working papers by this author that explore related concepts: Displaced... &  When Law Migrates.

The Developing Jurisprudence on Exclusion under Article 1F(a) of the 1951 Convention in Selected Western Industrialized States, CARFMS/ACERMF Working Paper, no. 4 (2015) [text]

Is There a Refugee Crisis in Europe or Just a Crisis in Protection?, Webinar, 12 Nov. 2015 [info]
- Note: For those of you who did not sign up to participate in this webinar, you will eventually be able to access an archived version of it on the Oxford Human Rights Hub web site.

"The Normative Terrain of the Global Refugee Regime," Ethics and International Affairs, vol. 29, no. 4 (2015) [free full-text]

"Protection of Internally Displaced Persons: An International Legal Obligation?," Polish Yearbook of International Law, vol. 34 (2014) [full-text via SSRN]

"The State of International Refugee Law in the World Today," Special Plenary Session, CARFMS15, Toronto, 13 May 2015 [access]
- Follow link for video.

Up in the Creek without the Law: What is at Stake in Refugee Responsibility Sharing? (EJIL Talk Blog, Nov. 2015) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items (28 Oct. 2015)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

New Issues of CDR Q., Humanit. Exch., IJHR, Intl. Migr., Intervention, JHRP, New Persp. Q., Researcher, Rts. in Exile News

CDR Quarterly, vol. 9 (May 2014) [full-text]
- From the Project on Compilation and Documentation on Refugees and Migrants at the Univ. of Tokyo.  Mix of articles, including "To What Extent is Refugee Resettlement a European Ideal? A Moral Perspective " and "Statelessness and UNHCR's Work: From a Forced Displacement Perspective."

Humanitarian Exchange, no. 65 (Nov. 2015) [full-text]
- Special feature on "The Crisis in Iraq."

International Journal of Human Rights, vol. 19,  no. 8 (2015) [contents]
- Special issue on "R2P: Perspectives on the Concept's Meaning, Proper Application and Value." Includes articles on Syrian refugees and the Rohingya.

International Migration, vol. 53, no. 6 (Dec. 2015) [contents]
- Mix of articles.

Intervention, vol. 13, no. 3 (Nov. 2015) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including "Personal perspectives of protracted displacement: an ethnographic insight into the isolation and coping mechanisms of Syrian women and girls living as urban refugees in northern Jordan" and "Mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings: reflections on a review of UNHCR's approach and activities."

Journal of Human Rights Practice, vol. 7, no. 3 (Nov. 2015) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including "The Rights of Refugee Children to Self-Expression and to Contribute to Knowledge in Research: Respect and Methods" and "Ethical Lessons Learned from Conducting Refugee-Based Research in an Indian Refugee Camp."

New Perspectives Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 4 (Oct. 2015) [contents]
- Includes special sub-section on "Refugees Redefine Europe," with an article by the High Commissioner for Refugees.

The Researcher, vol. 10, no. 2 (Oct. 2015) [full-text via Refworld]
- Includes several articles on the refugee crisis in Europe and an article on LGBT asylum-seekers.

Rights in Exile Newsletter, no. 64 (Nov. 2015) [full-text]
- News and information for refugee legal aid providers.

Tagged Periodicals.

Regional Focus: MENA, incl. Syria

Opportunites:

Course: Palestine Refugees and International Law, Amman, 11-12 March 2016 [info]
- No deadline indicated; 25 spaces available.

*Course: Designing Research with Urban Displaced Populations in MENA Region, Cairo, 24-28 January 2016 [info]
- Registration deadline is 15 December 2015.

Publications:

Conditions and Risks of Mixed Migration in North East Africa (Mixed Migration Hub, Nov. 2015) [text]
 - Follow link for report and podcast of event launching the research.

Do We Need a Regional Compact for Refugee Protection in the Middle East? (LSE Middle East Centre Blog, Oct. 2015) [text]

Escaping Conflict: The Syrian Refugee Crisis Explained, Webinar, 30 Oct. 2015 [info]
- Follow this link for video (will be available for six months).

"In Limbo at Europe's Door: African Migrants Can’t Reach Continent, but Can’t Go Home," Wall Street Journal, 2 Nov. 2015 [text]
- Report from Morocco.

The MOU between Egypt and UNHCR, Problems and Recommendations, Cairo, 21 Oct. 2015 [access]
- Follow link for video, presented in two parts.

Report of the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, 1 January-31 December 2014, UN Doc. No. A/70/13 (UN General Assembly, 2015) [text via Refworld]

Turkey's Refugee Politics, Alert, no. 44 (EU Institute of Security Studies, Oct. 2015) [text]

Update on the Situation of Residents of the Hurriya Temporary Transit Location (UNHCR, Oct. 2015) [text]

Who Are They? Two Profiles of Syrian Refugees, PISM Policy Paper, no. 36 (Polish Institute of International Affairs, Oct. 2015) [text via ISN]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Iraqis & Syrians (4 Nov. 2015)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Regional Focus: Europe

The Balkans: Asylum Seekers, Migrants and Refugees in Transit (ACAPS, Nov. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Constructing Immigrants: Portrayals of Migrant Groups in British National Newspapers, 2010-2012," International Migration Review, Early View, 23 Oct. 2015 [abstract]
- See also conference paper version.

Draft Council Conclusions on Measures to Handle the Refugee and Migration Crisis (Council of the European Union, Nov. 2015) [text]

EU-Africa Summit on Migration: Valletta, 11-12 November 2015 (EPRS, Nov. 2015) [text]
- See also related Human Rights Watch comment.

Europe in a Changing World: From Crisis to Opportunity, Washington, DC, 5 Nov. 2015 [access]
- Follow link for podcast.

[Germany's Response to the Refugee Crisis] (Inside Story) [pt. 1] [pt. 2] [pt. 3]
- Three-part article series.

Parallel Realities: Refugees Seeking Asylum in Europe and Hungary's Reaction (EU Immigration & Asylum Law and Policy Blog, Nov. 2015) [text]

Refugee Crisis: How Language Contributes to the Fate of Refugees (The Elders Blog, Oct. 2015) [text]

Report by Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Following His Visit to Germany, on 24 April and from 4 to 8 May 2015 (Council of Europe, Oct. 2015) [access]

Rethinking the Mediterranean Crisis: Advice for Policy Makers Facing a Humanitarian Catastrophe, Policy Note, no. 9 (Nordic Africa Institute, Sept. 2015) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe (4 Nov. 2015)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: General

Alternatives to Camps: Making It Work - Good Practice and Guidance Series, Key Action #2: Contingency Planning and Preparedness (UNHCR, Nov. 2015) [text]

*The Big Picture: NIU’s Heide Fehrenbach Explores History of Humanitarian Photography (Northern Illinois Univ., April 2015) [text]

*"Editorial," English Today, vol. 31, no. 4 (Dec. 2015) [free full-text]
- Comments on linguistic aspects of human migration.

Images of Refugees (GRAMNet Blog)
- Three-part series: First post; second post; watch for third!

Innovative Shelter Solutions through Research and Development (UNHCR, Nov. 2015) [text]

IOM Response Plan for the Mediterranean and Beyond: Addressing Complex Migration Flows in the Countries of Origin, Transit and Destination (IOM, Oct. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

Media and Migration: Comparative Analysis of Print and Online Media Reporting on Migrants and Migration in Selected Origin and Destination Countries, Irregular Migration Research Programme Occasional Paper Series, no. 13 (Australian Dept. of Immigration and Border Protection, Jan. 2015) [text]
- See also related RMMS article.

"'Migrants' or 'Refugees'? It’s the Wrong Question. Here’s How to Help the People Fleeing to Europe," Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2015 [text]

Migration, Human Rights and Governance, Handbook for Parliamentarians, no. 24 (IPU, ILO & OHCHR, Oct. 2015) [text]

"Seven Books on Refugees," Boston Globe, 7 Nov. 2015 [text]

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres' Statement on Questions relating to Refugees, Returnees and Displaced Persons, Third Committee of the General Assembly, 70th Session, New York, 3 Nov. 2015 [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: General (29 Oct. 2015)

Tagged Publications.

News: 10th Anniversary of FM-CAB!

Source: Wikipedia

This blog is now 10 years old!  When I first launched it, I had no particular timeframe in mind for its lifespan. I had always wanted to provide this kind of information service, but not being a very technical person, it wasn't until blogging platforms became more widely available that I could seriously consider undertaking it. And once upon a time, it was a bit more challenging to find and access full-text information!  That is much less true today: Now, we tend to assume an item *must* be online!  And very often it is!

Yet information gaps persist: Sometimes it may be because something has not been posted online; very often, though, an item *is* online but it's just not easy to find even with the myriad search tools we have at our disposal.  So I think that a primary role remains for this blog with regard to tracking down elusive information. I intend to focus a bit more on open access eprints and journal articles than I have in the past, since I believe this type of content still falls through search engine cracks and is not always on researchers' information radar.

I hope this service continues to be useful to you - at least for another 10 years!

Tagged Web Sites/Tools.

Events & Opportunities: More Nov. 2015/New Dec. 2015

Nov. 2015:

Job announcement: Research Associate, The Institute for the Study of International Migration [info]
- Posted 3 Nov.; no application deadline indicated.

Symposium: From Temporary Protection to Permanent Settlement: Challenges to the Integration of Syrian Refugees in Turkey, Evanstan, IL, 9 November 2015 [info]

Webinar: Is There a Refugee Crisis in Europe or Just a Crisis in Protection?, 12 November 2015 [info]
- To participate, sign up by 11 November 2015.

Seminar: The Syrian Refugee Crisis, Reflections from the Region, Toronto, 12 November 2015 [info]

CFP: Critical Approaches to Irregular Migration Facilitation: Dismantling the Human Smuggler Narrative, Florence, Italy, April 7-8, 2016 [info]
- Submit abstracts by 15 November 2015.

CFP: "Coping with Crisis: Refugees in Eastern African Camps and Cities," Panel at British International Studies Association Annual Conference, Edinburgh, 15-17 June 2016 [info]
- Submit abstracts by 17 November 2015.

Seminar: Security and Migration Dilemma in Insurgency-Affected Areas of Nigeria, Toronto, 17 November 2015 [info]

Discussion Panel: The United States Refugee Resettlement Program: A Global Model for Successful Humanitarian Response?, Evanstan, IL, 3 December 2015 [info]
- Register by 19 November 2015.

Conference: Children and Young People on the Move: Towards a More Precise Definition of Their Best Interests, Portorož, Slovenia, 19-20 November 2015 [info]

Conference: Canadian Council for Refugees Fall Consultation, Hamilton, 26-28 November 2015 [info]

Dec. 2015:

Seminar: Creating a New Knowledge Network for Refugee Higher Education but How?, Toronto, 1 December 2015 [info]

Training: Country of Origin Information Blended Learning Course [info]
- Includes online training from 8 Feb.-4 March 2016 and face-to-fact meeting in Vienna on 10 March 2016. Apply by 8 December 2015.

Conference: 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross/Red Crescent, Geneva, 8-10 December 2015 [info]
- The theme is "Power of Humanity."

Workshop: The Syrian Humanitarian Disaster: Understanding Perceptions, Aspirations and Behaviour in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, Oxford, 9 December 2015 [info]

Winter Short Courses: CMRS, 24 January-11 February 2016 [info]
 - Three courses offered: 1. Designing Research with Urban Displaced Populations in MENA Region; 2. International Refugee Law; 3. Euro-Mediterranean Refugee and Migration Crisis: Origins, Effects, Responses; application deadline for all courses is 15 December 2015.

Research: 2016 Student Essay Contest [info]
- Submit paper by 31 December 2015.

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

Tagged Events & Opportunities. 

Regional Focus: Australia

By Hook or by Crook: Australia's Abuse of Asylum-seekers at Sea (Amnesty International, Oct. 2015) [access]

The High Price of Australia's Refugee Policy (APPS Policy Forum, Nov. 2015) [text]

Local Government Services for Refugees Focusing on African Muslim Refugees (University of Technology Sydney, 2015) [text via APO]

Mapping Social Cohesion 2015: The Scanlon Foundation Surveys Report (Scanlon Foundation, Oct. 2015) [text]
- See also related FlagPost blog post.

"Offshore Processing of Asylum Seekers: Is Australia Complying with its International Legal Obligations," QUT Law Review, vol. 15, no. 1 (2015) [open access]

"Through Their Eyes: Seeing Experiences of Settlement in Photographs Taken by Refugee Background Youth in Melbourne, Australia," Visual Studies (In Press) [postprint]
- Note: The text is currently under embargo, but a copy can be requested from the author via the link. 

The Use of Public Spaces as an Instrument for Social Inclusion: The Case of Aboriginal and Asylum Seeker Residents in Brisbane, Australia, Paper presented at "World Town Planning Day Online Conference: Equality in the City: Making Cities Socially Cohesive," 5-7 Nov. 2014 [text via ResearchGate]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Australia (26 Oct. 2015)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Africa

Analysis of Refugee Livelihoods in Protracted Refugee Situations in Central and Western Equatoria, South Sudan (WFP, FAO & UNHCR, Sept. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

Contested Exception: Laws, Rules and Negotiability in a Burkinabé Refugee Camp, Global Migration Research Paper, no. 9 (Global Migration Centre, 2015) [text]

Fleeing Boko Haram: Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide (IRIN, Nov. 2015) [text]

Guide to Services for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA, Oct. 2015) [text]

Lessons in Refugee Hospitality from the Horn of Africa (The Conversation, Oct. 2015) [text]

A Long Way to Go for Somali Refugee Returns (RI Blog, Nov. 2015) [text]

The Path to Recovery in the Central African Republic (Africa in Focus Blog, Oct. 2015) [text]

"Paying for Protection: Corruption in South Africa’s Asylum System," Migration Information Source (Nov. 2015) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Africa (21 Oct. 2015)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Events:

What Happens to Markets in Crises?, London, 13 November 2015 [info]
- Will also be livestreamed.

Markets in Crises: A Humanitarian or Development Problem?, London, 13 November 2015 [info]
- Takes place immediately following the a/m event.

Publications:

Competing for Refugees: A Debt-based Solution to a Humanitarian Crisis, Duke Law School Public Law & Legal Theory Series, no. 2015-48 (Duke University, Oct. 2015) [access via ImmigrationProf Blog]

Displacement Economies: Thinking through the Paradoxes of Crisis and Creativity, Oxford, 28 Oct. 2015 [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

*"The Economic Impact of the European Refugee Crisis," The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2015 [text]

"Help Refugees Help Themselves: Let Displaced Syrians Join the Labor Market," Foreign Affairs (Nov./Dec. 2015) [text]

Igniting the Entrepreneurial Passion of Newly Arrives Refugees in Sydney: Executive Summary (Univ. of Technology Sydney, Aug. 2015) [access via BSL Library]

*Markets in Crises: Mali Case Study, HPG Working Paper (ODI, Nov. 2015) [text]

Markets in Crises: South Sudan Case Study, HPG Working Paper (ODI, Oct. 2015) [text]

The Nexus of Displacement and Urbanisation: Assessing the Asset Vulnerability and Livelihood Strategies of Urban Refugees in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Paper presented at "Migrants in the City: New Dynamics of Migration in Urban Settings," Sheffield, UK, 12-13 Oct. 2015 [text via Academia.edu]

Refugee Economies: Forced Displacement and Development, Oxford, 21 Oct. 2015 [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

'Refugees are an Economic Benefit, not Burden, to Europe," World Finance, 3 Nov. 2015 [text via RSC]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Economic Impact/Supporting Livelihoods (1 Oct. 2015)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Thematic Focus: Children

Event & opportunity:

Conference: Children and Young People on the Move: Towards a More Precise Definition of Their Best Interests, Portorož, Slovenia, 19-20 November 2015 [info]

Call for Expression of Interest: Strengthening Families in Displacement Contexts [info]
- Submission deadline is 20 November 2015.

Publications:

"The Best Interests of the Child Principle as an Independent Source of International Protection," International & Comparative Law Quarterly, vol. 64, no. 2 (2015) [preprint via SSRN]

"Child Health in Syria: Recognising the Lasting Effects of Warfare on Health," Conflict and Health, 9:34 (Nov. 2015) [open access]

Child Protection: Syria Crisis Regional Interagency Workshop Report (UNICEF & UNHCR, Oct. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

*Child Refugees and Australian Internationalism: Past, Present, Future, Melbourne, 24 March 2015 [info]
- A podcast of this lecture is available.

I Am Here, I Belong: The Urgent Need to End Childhood Statelessness (UNHCR, Nov. 2015) [text]
- See also related micro-site and press release.

Not Just a Temporary Fix: Durable Solutions for Separated Migrant Children (The Children's Society, 2015) [text]

Once within the Border: Taking Care of How We Care - Italy’s Protection System for Unaccompanied and Separated Foreign Minors, Global Migration Research Paper, no. 12 (Global Migration Centre, 2015) [text]

Refugee Watch Online (Oct. 2015) [full-text]
- Focus is on "Refugee Children."

Unaccompanied Child Migrants in the United States: How Are They Faring?, Webinar, 15 Oct. 2015 [info]
- Follow link for podcast and slides.

Whose Best Interests? Exploring Unaccompanied Minors’ Rights through the Lens of Migration and Asylum Processes - UK National Report (Univ. of Brighton, Oct. 2015) [text]

Youth Transitions into Adulthood in Protracted Crises (GSCRC, Oct. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Children, incl. Education (15 Oct. 2015)
- Thematic Focus: Statelessness (12 Oct. 2015)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Regional Focus: Americas

[Note: I am re-circulating this post, due to a few additional items that just came to my attention.]

Event:

*Seminar: Les réformes au droit des réfugiés canadien sont-elles constitutionnelles? Les contestations fondées sur la Charte et ce qu’en disent les cours = Are Canada’s Refugee Reforms Constitutional? Charter Challenges and What the Courts are Saying, Toronto, 5 November 2015 [info]

Publications:

"Black US Citizen Seeks Refugee Status in Canada on Account of His Race," ABA Journal, 27 Oct. 2015 [text]

Interview with an Immigration Judge: John F. Gossart, Jr. (The Asylumist Blog, Nov. 2015) [text]

El MERCOSUR y la Protección Internacional: Aplicabilidad de las Políticas Migratorias Regionales a la Luz del Derecho Internacional de los Refugiados (ACNUR, 2015) [text]

A Program Meant to Keep Kids from Coming to the U.S. Illegally Hasn't Let Anyone in Legally Yet (Huffington Post, Oct. 2015) [text]

"Refugees and Asylees in the United States," Migration Information Source, 28 Oct. 2015 [text]

Refugees and Migrants in the United States: Families and Unaccompanied Children (IACHR, 2015) [text]

Should Europe Follow Brazil’s Example on Humanitarian Visas? (IRIN, Oct. 2015) [text]

*"Troubling Signs: Mapping Access to Justice in Canada's Refugee System Reform," Ottawa Law Review (Forthcoming) [eprint via SSRN]

Women on the Run: First-hand Accounts of Refugees Fleeing El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico (UNHCR, Oct. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related UNHCR press release and fact sheet.

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas (26 Oct. 2015)

*UPDATED

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Regional Focus: Iraqis & Syrians

Iraqis:

Displaced in Iraq: Little Aid and Few Options (Refugees International, Nov. 2015) [text]

Fief Montagnard, Régence Humanitaire: L’Endiguement des Déplacés Internes Kurdes dans le « Havre de Sécurité » du Nord de l’Irak, 1991-1992, Global Migration Research Paper, no. 10 (Global Migration Centre, 2015) [text]

Humanitarian Exchange, no. 65 (Nov. 2015) [full-text]
- Special feature on "The Crisis in Iraq."

Iraq: Multi-cluster Needs Assessment of Internally Displaced Persons Outside Camps (REACH, Oct. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

Iraq: The REACH Initiative Data Overview for the HNO Process (REACH, Sept. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Note: HNO = Humanitarian Needs Overview.

Syrians:

Addressing Vulnerability? Cash Transfer Programming and Protection Outcomes for Out-of-Camp Syrian Refugees - An Analysis of the Danish Refugee Council’s E-card Programming in Southern Turkey (Feinstein International Center, Oct. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

Counting under Fire: The Untold Story of Syria's Casualty Data (IRIN, Oct. 2015) [text]

Do Syrian Refugees Pose a Terrorism Threat? (Brookings' Markaz Blog, Oct. 2015) [text]

From Blame Game to Cooperation: EU-Turkey Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis (Polish Institute of International Affairs, Oct. 2015) [text via ISN]

Pushed to the Edge: Syrian Refugees Face Increased Restrictions in Lebanon (Amnesty International, Nov. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: MENA (15 Oct. 2015)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Europe

AIDA Update Bulgaria: Lengthier, Deteriorating Asylum Procedures and Gaps in Reception Conditions (AIDA, Oct. 2015) [text]

"The Common European Asylum System and the Failure to Protect: Bulgaria’s Syrian Refugee Crisis," Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, Latest Articles, 29 Oct. 2015 [free full-text]

European Asylum-Seeker Crisis: Scenarios - Possible Developments in Transit Countries over the Next 6-9 Months (ACAPS, Nov. 2015) [text]

"Hardwiring the Frontier? The Politics of Security Technology in Europe's 'Fight Against Illegal Migration'," Security Dialogue, OnlineFirst, 19 Oct. 2015 [postprint via LSE]

In Lesbos Tragedy, the Shape of Europe’s Migrant Scandal (Human Rights Watch, Oct. 2015) [text]

Refugees in Europe: Seeking a Safe Haven - Dahlia's Facts Finding Mission: FYROM-Serbia (Dahlia, Oct. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

State of Play: Measures to Address the Refugee Crisis (European Commission, Oct. 2015) [text]

"Tradable Refugee-Admission Quotas (TRAQS), the Syrian Crisis and the New European Agenda on Migration," IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 4:23 (Dec. 2015) [open access]
- See also related free full-text journal article in CESifo Economic Studies and blog post.

Ukraine: An Invisible Emergency (Refugees International, Oct. 2015) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe (30 Oct. 2015)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Information-related Items

Opportunities:

Employment: Associate Archivist, UNHCR [info]
- Apply by 23 November 2015.

Training: Country of Origin Information Blended Learning Course [info]
- Includes online training from 8 Feb.-4 March 2016 and face-to-fact meeting in Vienna on 10 March 2016.  Apply by 8 December 2015.

Publications:

Area of Origin – Communication Channels and Social Media Report: Syria (REACH, Sept. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Coding a Way Out of the Refugee Crisis," The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2015 [text]

Communication Access for Refugees: How Smartphones and Apps Have Helped and Why Wireless Internet Access Should Be in Humanitarian Aid Toolkits, Budapest, 22 Oct. 2015 [info]
- Follow link for summary and video of talk.

Democratic Access or Privileged Exclusion? A Workshop on the Preservation of and Access to Refugee Archives, London, 13 July 2015 [info]
- Follow link for report.

Humanitarian News: Changes, Challenges and Prospects, London, 21 Oct. 2015 [info]
- View roundup of discussion on Storify.

Humanitarian Technology: Revisiting the ‘Do No Harm’ Debate (ODIHPN Blog, Sept. 2015?) [text]

Responding! Public Libraries and Refugees (IFLA, Oct. 2015) [text]

Ten Lessons on Communicating with Communities in Complex Emergencies (ODIHPN Blog, Oct. 2015?) [text]

"Under the Gaze of the State: ICT Use and State Surveillance of Eritrean Refugees in Italy," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Access, 30 Oct. 2015 [abstract]
- See also related master's thesis.

Using Social Media to Campaign for Stateless Children (ENS Blog, Sept. 2015) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: ICTs, Innovation & Information-related Items (6 Oct. 2015)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Thematic Focus: Gender Issues

Call to Action on Protection from Gender-based Violence in Emergencies (Women's Refugee Commission, Sept. 2015) [access]
- Follow link for Road Map and Action Plan.

"Invisible Victims? Where are Male Victims of Conflict-related Sexual Violence in International Law and Policy?," European Journal of Women's Studies, vol. 22, no. 4 (2015) [full-text via NNEST]

Monitoring Report on Sexual and Gender-based Violence in the Context of International Protection in the Republic of Bulgaria in 2014 (UNHCR, Oct. 2015) [exec. summ.]

"Palestinian Refugees: A Gendered Perspective," Exchanges: The Warwick Research Journal, vol. 3, no. 1 (2015) [open access]

"Particularized Social Groups and Categorical Imperatives in Refugee Law: State Failures to Recognize Gender and the Legal Reception of Gender Persecution Claims in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States," American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, vol. 23, no. 4 (2015) [full-text via SSRN]

*"Personal Violence, Public Matter: Evolving Standards in Gender-Based Asylum Law," Harvard International Review, vol. 36, no. 2 (Fall 2014/Winter 2015) [full-text via CGRS]

The Refugee Crisis: Demilitarising Masculinities (openDemocracy, Sept. 2015) [text]

Women on the Run: First-hand Accounts of Refugees Fleeing El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico (UNHCR, Oct. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related UNHCR press release.

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Women/Gender-based Violence (4 Sept. 2015)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Solutions

A Common Refugee Integration Fund (European Policy Centre, Oct. 2015) [text]

Durable Solutions for IDPs: Challenges and Way Forward (IDMC, Oct. 2015) [text]

Durable Solutions for the Internally Displaced Persons in Haiti Following the 2010 Earthquake: Out of Sight, Out of Mind - Where are the Internally Displaced Five Years After?, Global Migration Research Paper, no. 13 (Global Migration Centre, 2015) [text]

Forgotten Solution? Choosing the Residence in Host Communities for IDPs' Settlement Problem in Sri Lanka, Paper presented at 5th Annual International Conference on Political Science, Sociology and International Relations, Bangkok, 14-15 Sept. 2015 [text]

"Immigrant and Refugee Youth Settlement Experiences: 'A New Kind of War'," International Journal of Child, Youth & Family Studies, vol. 6, no. 4-1 (2015) [open access]

Proposed Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2016 (U.S. Dept. of State, Oct. 2015) [text]

Protecting and Welcoming Refugees in Europe, Brussels, 20 Oct. 2015 [info]
- Follow link for an overview of the SHARE Network conference; see also the joint policy statement issued on the occasion of the conference.

Syrian Vulnerable Person Resettlement (VPR) Programme: Guidance for Local Authorities and Partners (UK Home Office, Oct. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

Ten Facts about U.S. Refugee Resettlement (Migration Policy Institute, Oct. 2015) [text]

Volunteering for Refugee Integration: A SHARE Network Toolkit Publication (SHARE, 2015) [access]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Solutions (9 Oct. 2015)

Tagged Publications.

New Book Titles

Please visit my Pinterest page to learn about new books due out in November 2015. I've also added information about a few new titles to the October 2015 book board.

If you are not a member of Pinterest, these new titles are listed below for your reference (organized by title).

November 2015:

Tahir Zaman, Islamic Traditions of Refuge in the Crises of Iraq and Syria, Palgrave Macmillan, Nov. 2015

Zeynep Sezgin & Dennis Dijkzeul, eds., The New Humanitarians in International Practice: Emerging Actors and Contested Principles, Routledge, Nov. 2015

Anne Decobert, The Politics of Aid to Burma: A Humanitarian Struggle on the Thai-Burmese Border, Routledge, Nov. 2015

Helen Taylor, Refugees and the Meaning of Home: Cypriot Narratives of Loss, Longing and Daily Life in London, Palgrave Macmillan, Nov. 2015

Nanette Svenson, The United Nations as a Knowledge System, Routledge, Nov. 2015

October 2015:

Francesca Pusterla, The European Union and Humanitarian Crises: Patterns of Intervention, Ashgate, Oct. 2015

Gilles Carbonnier, Humanitarian Economics: War, Disaster and the Global Aid Market, Hurst & Co. Publishers, Oct. 2015

Kerstin Rosenow-Williams & François Gemenne, eds., Organizational Perspectives on Environmental Migration, Routledge, Oct. 2015

Kathleen Valtonen, Social Work and Integration in Immigrant Communities: Framing the Field, Ashgate, Oct. 2015

Paula Banerjee, Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury & Atig Ghosh, The State of Being Stateless: An Account of South Asia, Orient BlackSwan, Oct. 2015

Tagged Books.