Thematic Focus: General

Global Compact for Migration mini round-up:

Conversation on the Global Compact for Migration and Zero Draft, New York, 9 Feb. 2018 [info]
- Listen to this event in two parts: Part I, Part II.

Cultivating a New Bargain on Migration: Three Recommendations for the Global Compact (CGD Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

*Expert Views: Good and Bad News in the Draft Global Migration Compact (Refugees Deeply, Feb. 2018) [text]

MMP Note on the Zero Draft of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (Mixed Migration Platform, Feb. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

"New UN Global Compact on Migration Moves Ahead," Devex, 8 Feb. 2018 [text]

On a Right(s) Path? My First Thoughts on the Zero Draft of the Global Compact #ForMigration (GFMD, Migration, Development & Human Rights Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

Publications/media:

Deeply Talks: What to Watch on Refugees and Migration in 2018 (Refugees Deeply, Feb. 2018) [access]
- Follow link for podcast.

Delving into the Work of #EGRIS on Official Statistics (JIPS, Feb. 2018) [text]

Deterring Emigration with Foreign Aid: An Overview of Evidence from Low-Income Countries, Policy Paper, no. 119  (Center for Global Development, Feb. 2018) [text]
- See also related summary and Guardian article.

NGO Reaction to the Zero Draft of the Global Compact on Refugees’ Programme of Action (DRC et al., Feb. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Political Predicament and Agency of Refugees, Oxford, 17 Jan. 2018 [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

"Trump Nominee for U.N. Migration Post Called Muslims Violent, Christians Top Priority," Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2018 [text]
- See also related Washington Post editorial.

UnSettlement: Urban Displacement in the 21st Century - Research Agenda and Call for Partners (IDMC, Feb. 2018) [text]
- "We are embarking on a programme of research that will involve partnerships with a wide range of experts and institutions. For this, we invite those interested to join our effort to help us answer the many questions raised in this paper."

Urban Myths? Debunking Claims about Displacement in Cities (IDMC Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

While the Migration Agenda Moves Forward, IDPs Keep Getting Side-tracked (IDMC Blog, Jan. 2018) [text]

"Who Gets the Right to Stay?," Boston Review, 23 Jan. 2018 [text]

Resource:

JIPS Essential Toolkit (Joint IDP Profiling Service) [access]
- "[A] collection of easily accessible tools and methodology guides for conducting a profiling exercise from start to finish. The toolkit is built from our collective experiences working in the field, so our colleagues and partners around the world don’t need to start from scratch each time."

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Global Compact on Refugees Round-up (9 Feb. 2018)
- News: "Zero Draft" of Global Compact on Migration (6 Feb. 2018)
- News: "Zero Draft" of Global Compact on Refugees (31 Jan. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: General (25 Jan. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Thematic Focus: Children

2018 Humanitarian Action for Children Appeal (Unicef, 2018) [access]

2018 Whole of Syria Child Protection Operational Strategy (Protection Cluster, Feb. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Child Labour within the Syrian Refugee Response: A Regional Strategic Framework for Action (Unicef, ILO & UNHCR, Sept. 2017) [text via Refworld]

Inside Malaysia’s ‘Living Hell’ for Refugee Children (Refugees Deeply, Feb. 2018) [text]

"Reducing Acquisition Time for MRI-based Forensic Age Estimation," Scientific Reports, vol. 8, article no. 2063 (Feb. 2018) [open access]

"A Rite of Reverse Passage: The Construction of Youth Migration in the US Asylum Process," Ethnic and Racial Studies, Latest Articles, 21 April 2017 [preprint]

Technical Note on UNHCR's Engagement in the Implementation of the Protection Mechanisms Established by Security Council Resolutions 1612 and 1960 (MRM and MARA) (UNHCR, Jan. 2018) [text]
- The purpose of this Technical Note is to help UNHCR operations understand and implement their responsibilities in relation to the: 1) Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism for grave violations against children in armed conflict ("MRM"), as established by UN Security Council resolution 1612 (2005); and 2) Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Arrangements on conflict-related sexual violence ("MARA"), as established by UN Security Council resolution 1960 (2010).

This is Our View: The Voices of Unaccompanied Afghan Children in Norway (UNHCR, Nov. 2017) [text]

Unaccompanied and Separated Children along Italy’s Northern Borders (InterSOS, Feb. 2018) [text]

"Voices Rarely Heard: Personal Construct Assessments of Sub-Saharan Unaccompanied Asylum-seeking and Refugee Youth in England," Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 81 (Oct. 2017)[postprint]

A Warm Welcome? Unaccompanied Migrant Children in Networks of Care and Asylum (UCL Institute of Education, Nov. 2017) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Children (12 Jan. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Mental Health

An Exploration of the Mental Health Needs of Asylum Seeking Women and Children in the UK: Implications for Health Visiting Practice (Community Practitioner, Feb. 2018) [text]
 - Follow link for literature review.

Guidelines for Psychologists Working with Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the UK (British Psychological Society, Feb. 2018) [text]

"Hair Cortisol Concentrations in War-affected Adolescents: A Prospective Intervention Trial," Psychoneuroendocrinology, vol. 89 (March 2018) [open access]

"Improving the Capacity of Community-based Workers in Australia to Provide Initial Assistance to Iraqi Refugees with Mental Health Problems: An Uncontrolled Evaluation of a Mental Health Literacy Course," International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 12:2 (Jan. 2018) [open access]

Let’s Talk about the Mental Health of Young Immigrant and Refugee Men (The Conversation, Jan. 2018) [text]

"Life after Trauma: The Mental-health Needs of Asylum Seekers in Europe," Migration Information Source, 30 Jan. 2018 [text]

"Mental Health Effects of Stress over the Life Span of Refugees," Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 7, no. 2 (Feb. 2018) [open access]

"Migrant Perinatal Depression Study: A Prospective Cohort Study of Perinatal Depression on the Thai-Myanmar Border," BMJ Open, 8:e017129 (Jan. 2018) [open access]

"A Practical Approach to Counseling Refugees: Applying Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs," Journal of Counselor Practice, vol. 8, no. 2 (2017) [open access]

"Psychosocial Problems in Traumatized Refugee Families: Overview of Risks and Some Recommendations for Support Services," Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 12:5 (Jan. 2018) [open access]

Reclaiming Dreams: Prioritising the Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing of Children in Conflict (War Child, Feb. 2018) [text via ALNAP]

Why Ignoring Mental Health Needs of Young Syrian Refugees Could Harm Us All (The Conversation, Jan. 2018) [text]

"Working with Refugees in the U.S.: Trauma-Informed and Structurally Competent Social Work Approaches," Advances in Social Work, vol. 18, no. 1 (2017) [open access]

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Health (5 Feb. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health (3 Jan. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Gender Issues

Course: 

Sexual Violence in Conflict Settings & Emergencies, Geneva, 19-23 March 2018 [info]

Publications:

Accountability Framework for the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Policy on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Girls in Humanitarian Action 2018-2022 (Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Dec. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Disasters, vol. 42, no. suppl. S1 (Jan. 2018) [free full-text]
- Special issue on "Gender, sexuality, and violence in humanitarian crises."

"Drivers of Intimate Partner Violence against Women in Three Refugee Camps," Violence against Women, vol. 24, no. 3 (2018) [preprint]

"Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Italy: An Enhanced Estimation for First Generation Migrant Women Based on 2016 Survey Data," BMC Public Health, 18:129 (Jan. 2018) [open access]

Four Ways to Make Sure Gender in Emergencies Includes Men and Boys (HPN Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

Humanitarian Action: 2018 Overview (UNFPA, Jan, 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Immigrant Women and Girls Often Face Abuse, Homelessness after Arriving to the United States (Immigration Impact Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

Living on the Edge: The Everyday Life of Migrant Women in Libya (RMMS, Dec. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Looking at the Gender Dimension of Internal Displacement (JIPS, Dec. 2017) [text]

"Making Sense of Child, Early and Forced Marriage among Syrian Refugee Girls: A Mixed Methods Study in Lebanon," BMJ Global Health, 3(1): e000509 (Jan. 2018) [open access]

"Near-death Experiences, Attacks by Family Members, and Absence of Health Care in Their Home Countries Affect the Quality of Life of Refugee Women in Germany: A Multi-region, Cross-sectional, Gender-sensitive Study," BMC Medicine, 16:15 (Feb. 2018) [open access]

*Podcasts to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence: Leveraging Social Networks in Somali Refugee Camps in Ethiopia (Dev4Peace Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

Refugee Women and Children Face Heightened Risk of Sexual Violence Amid Tensions and Overcrowding at Reception Facilities on Greek Islands (UNHCR, Feb. 2018) [text]
- See also related Human Rights Watch report.

*Technical Note on UNHCR's Engagement in the Implementation of the Protection Mechanisms Established by Security Council Resolutions 1612 and 1960 (MRM and MARA) (UNHCR, Jan. 2018) [text]
 - The purpose of this Technical Note is to help UNHCR operations understand and implement their responsibilities in relation to the: 1) Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism for grave violations against children in armed conflict ("MRM"), as established by UN Security Council resolution 1612 (2005); and 2) Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Arrangements on conflict-related sexual violence ("MARA"), as established by UN Security Council resolution 1960 (2010).

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Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Gender Issues (15 Dec. 2017)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Event & opportunity:

Humanitarian Encyclopedia Survey: How Do You Speak Humanitarian? [info]
- Follow link for 10-minute survey; no deadline indicated.

Creating Hope in Conflict: A Humanitarian Grand Challenge, London, 19 February 2018 [info]
- Will also be livestreamed. Register by 16 February 2018.

Publications:

A Design Experiment: Imagining Alternative Humanitarian Action (ODI, Jan. 2018) [access]
- Follow link for design guide and summary.

Essays from the Edge of Humanitarian Innovation: Year in Review 2017 (UNHCR Innovation Service, Jan. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Exploring the Links between Chinese Foreign Policy and Humanitarian Action: Multiple Interests, Processes and Actors (ODI, Jan. 2018) [text]

"Fears Grow That Trump’s Threat to US Foreign Aid is Putting Lives at Risk," The Guardian, 11 Feb. 2018 [text]

Global Humanitarian Outlook: Fireside Chat at the Tradeshift Sanctuary, Davos , 24 Jan. 2018 [info]
- See also IRIN's special report.

Humanitarian Encyclopedia Project (CERAH) [info]
- Note: A beta version will be publicly available in the fall.

La Acción Humanitaria en 2016-2017: Usos, Abusos y Desusos del Humanitarismo en el Escenario Internacional (Instituto de Estudios sobre Conflictos y Acción Humanitaria & MSF, Dec. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Learning Report - Adaptation and Innovation: Meeting Humanitarian Needs in Fragile and Conflict Contexts (World Vision, Feb. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Regional Organisations Humanitarian Action Network (ROHAN) Annual Meeting 2017, Addis Ababa, 7-9 Nov. 2017: Conference Report [text via ODI]

The State of the World's Cash Report: Cash Transfer Programming in Humanitarian Aid (Cash Learning Partnership, Jan. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related IRIN comment.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance (19 Jan. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: Global Compact on Refugees Round-up

Requests for feedback:

The zero draft of the Global Compact on Refugees was released on 31 January 2018. If you have comments/reactions to share, you can submit them to:

Forced Migration Forum:
- The blog's authors are inviting comments to be posted.
- To read those that have already been posted and/or contribute your own, go to: Zero Draft of the Global Compact on Refugees Released: Discussion

Refugees Deeply:
- They have posted a brief questionnaire, and hope to use answers in an upcoming article.
- To contribute, go to: How Transformative is the Zero Draft of the Global Refugee Compact?

UNHCR:
- Written contributions continue to be accepted and posted on UNHCR's web site.
- To contribute, go to: Towards a Global Compact on Refugees: Written Contributions

Other commentary:

Are the Global Compacts on Refugees and for Migration Addressing Statelessness Appropriately? (ENS Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

*Expert Views: How Promising is the Global Refugee Compact Zero Draft? (Refugees Deeply, Feb. 2018) [text]

The Global Compact for Refugees - Bringing Mayors to the Table: Why and How, Policy Brief (Brookings Institution, Jan. 2018) [text]

Global Compact on Refugees: Positive Vision Lacking Concrete Engagement (ECRE, Feb. 2018) [text]

The International Rescue Committee’s Perspective on the Zero Draft of the Global Compact for Refugees (IRC, Feb. 2018) [text]

Q&A: Hoping for an 'Ambitious, Far-reaching, Bold' UN Refugee Compact (Devex, Feb. 2018) [text]

UNHCR re-organization:

This is from ICVA's Jan. 2018 Bulletin:

"UNHCR announced a few changes in the HQ organigram, particularly:
- The creation of a Division of Resilience and Solutions, led by Mr. Daniel Endres, including a Service working on the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework and a Service geared towards partnerships and strategies with development actors and inclusion.
- The Governance Service, led by Mr. Johan Cels, will become part of the Executive Office and will steer consultations with member states on the Global Compact on Refugees.
- Mr. Volker Türk, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, will supervise the Service's consultations with Member States on the Global Compact on Refugees and the new Division of Resilience and Solutions."

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- News: "Zero Draft" of Global Compact on Refugees (31 Jan. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: Global Compacts Round-up (25 Jan. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Regional Focus: Europe

Publications:

Book Review: Frontex and Non-Refoulement: The International Responsibility of the EU (Border Criminologies Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

Do Natives' Beliefs about Refugees' Education Level Affect Attitudes toward Refugees? Evidence from Randomized Survey Experiments, CESifo Working Paper, no. 6832 (CESifo, Dec. 2017) [text]

Europe’s Waiting Room for Refugees: Negotiating Borders and Performing Resilience in Serbia (Border Criminologies Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

"The European Union and Migration: An Interplay of National, Regional and International Law," American Journal of International Law Unbound (Forthcoming, 2018) [preprint]

"The Renationalisation of Migration Policies in Times of Crisis: The Case of Norway," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 6 Feb. 2018 [open access]

Syrians Given Temporary Refuge in Germany Fear Being Set up to Fail (Refugees Deeply, Feb. 2018) [text]

Turkey is Using Syrian Refugees as Bargaining Chips as It Moves against the Kurds (The Conversation, Feb. 2018) [text]

UNHCR Calls on Bulgaria to Ensure Access for Asylum-Seekers (UNHCR, Feb. 2018) [text]

UNHCR Comments on the European Commission Proposal for a Qualification Regulation – COM (2016) 466 (UNHCR, Feb. 2018) [text]

Web resource:

Latest Asylum Trends (EASO) [access]
- "[A]n interactive portal containing information and data relating to asylum trends in the EU+." Follow link for a 2017 overview of asylum trends that "show a significant decrease in lodged applications for asylum compared with 2016, with 40% of decisions in 2017 being positive." Data will be updated on a monthly basis. See the press release for more info.

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe (2 Feb. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Regional Focus: United States

News & developments:

DHS Announces Extension of TPS for Syria (U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, 31 Jan. 2018) [text via AILA]

Migrant Deaths Remain High Despite Sharp Fall in US-Mexico Border Crossings in 2017 (IOM, Feb. 2018) [text]

Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen Statement on the National Vetting Center (U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, 6 Feb. 2018) [text]

USCIS to Take Action to Address Asylum Backlog (USCIS, 31 Jan. 218) [text]

White House Releases Its Framework on Immigration Reform and Border Security (White House, 25 Jan. 2018) [text via AILA]

Blog posts & commentary:

The Asylum Office is Getting Tougher (Probably) (The Asylumist, Feb. 2018) [text]

Debunking 3 Myths Behind ‘Chain Migration’ and ‘Low-skilled’ Immigrants (The Conversation, Feb. 2018) [text]

Decoding the White House Immigration Framework (Immigration Impact, Jan. 2018) [text]

DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Syrians, but Leaves Some without Protections (Immigration Impact, Feb. 2018) [text]

Researcher Postcard: Are Would-be New Americans Part of Trump’s ‘New American Moment’? (Kaldor Centre, Feb. 2018) [text]

State of the Union Speech Highlights President Trump’s Vision for Massive Reductions in Immigration (Immigration Impact, Jan. 2018) [text]

Trump’s Immigration Wishlist Risks Running Afoul of U.S. Treaty Obligations (Just Security Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

US: Census Bot Tweets Immigrants’ Profiles (Human Rights Watch, Feb. 2018) [text]

Voters to Trump: You’re on Thin Ice with Immigration Policy (FIXGOV Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

White House Principles on Immigration (AILA, Jan. 2018) [access]
- Follow link for statement and analysis.

Who’s Next? United States’ Removal of Rights and Protections for Salvadoran Immigrants (Human Rights Brief, Feb. 2018) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"DREAM Act-Eligible Poised to Build on the Investments Made in Them," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 6, no. 1 (2018) [open access]

"How Immigration Became So Controversial," The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2018 [text]

No Safety in a Warzone: Why TPS is Needed for Syria (CLINIC, Feb. 2018) [text]

"Presidential Power to Protect Dreamers: Abusive or Proper?," Yale Law & Policy Review Inter Alia, 29 Jan. 2018 [full-text]

Temporary Protected Status: Overview and Current Issues (Congressional Research Service, Jan. 2018) [text]

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (26 Jan. 2018)
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2 (26 Jan. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

News: UK Country of Origin Information Research

New report:

The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration in the UK has issued a report on country of origin information. Specifically, the inspection "examined the efficiency and effectiveness of the Home Office functions that produce and use COI, specifically how COI products are commissioned, developed and disseminated, and how they are used within the asylum process." Seven recommendations were made. Follow this link for the report and the Home Office's response. See also a related Free Movement blog post.

Opportunities:

The Independent Advisory Group on Country Information (IAGCI) is inviting tenders to evaluate UK Home Office country of origin information products issued for three different countries:

Tender 1: Democratic Republic of Congo 

Country policy and information note: women fearing gender-based harm or violence, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 2017

Country policy and information note: opposition to the government, Democratic Republic of the Congo, November 2016

Tender 2: Iran

Country information and information note: Background information, including actors of protection and internal relocation, Iran, December 2017

Tender 3: Turkey

Country policy and information note: Kurdish political parties, Turkey, August 2017

Country policy and information note: Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Turkey, August 2017

For each tender, the expert is also asked to consider a selection of approximately 10 Information Request Responses (each is an average of 2 pages long).

Submit expressions of interest by 20 February 2018.

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Regional Focus: MENA, incl. Syria

Events:

Seminar: Of Bodies and Borders: Syrian Migration to Egypt through Sudan, Cairo, 18 February 2018 [info]

Panel discussion: Deportations of Asylum Seekers from Israel to Rwanda and the Legality of Transfer/Relocation Agreements, 22 February 2018 [info]

*Seminar: Protecting Syrian Refugees: Laws, Policies and Global Responsibility-Sharing, London, 8 March 2018 [info]

Publications:

2018 Humanitarian Needs Overview: Libya (OCHA, Feb. 2018) [text]

Dangerous Ground: Syria’s Refugees Face an Uncertain Future (NRC et al., Feb. 2018) [text]
- See also related Reuters article, "Lebanon Says Will Not Force Syrian Refugees to Return," and Christian Science Monitor article, "Syrian Refugees Return to Their War-torn Homes."

Deportation of Eritrean and Sudanese Asylum Seekers from Israel and the Legality of Relocation/Transfer Agreements (RLI Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]
- See also related panel discussion listed above.

From Response to Resilience: Working with Cities and City Plans to Address Urban Displacement -Lessons from Amman and Kampala (International Rescue Committee, Feb. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen: Beyond the Man-made Disaster  International Peace Institute, Jan. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Most Displaced Syrians are in the Middle East, and about a Million are in Europe (Pew Research Center, Jan. 2018) [text]
- Summary: 6 million IDPs, 5+ million in neighboring countries, 1 million in Europe, 100,000 in North America.

*No Safety in a Warzone: Why TPS is Needed for Syria (CLINIC, Feb. 2018) [text]

Prison or Deportation: The Impossible Choice for Asylum Seekers in Israel (IRIN, Jan. 2018) [text]

Syria Regional Crisis Emergency Appeal 2018 (UNRWA, Jan. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Turkey/Syria: Border Guards Shoot, Block Fleeing Syrians (Human Rights Watch, Feb. 2018) [text]

"UNHCR and the Syrian Refugee Response: Negotiating Status and Registration in Lebanon," International Journal of Human Rights, vol. 22, no. 3 (2018) [open access]

“The Unintended Consequences of Trump’s Palestinian Budget Cuts,” Foreign Policy, 2 Feb. 2018 [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Regional Focus: MENA, incl. Syria (26 Jan. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters

Event & opportunity:

Imagining a Different Future: Overcoming Barriers to Climate Justice, Hobart, Tasmania, 8-10 February 2018 [info]
- Includes a panel on "Human Rights and Climate Change," with a paper presented on "People on the Move."

CFP: Migration, Environment and Climate Change: Policy Brief Series [info]
- Submit proposals by 28 February 2018.

Publications:

"Africa and Climate Change Refugees’ Quandary: Kenya Perspectives," Chapter in The Development of Africa: Issues, Diagnoses and Prognoses (Springer, Oct. 2017) [ResearchGate]

Can Free-movement Agreements Help People Displaced by Climate Change and Disaster? (Kaldor Centre, Feb. 2018) [text]

"Can the World Agree on How to Handle 'Climate Migrants'?," Thomson Reuters Foundation News, 19 Dec. 2017 [text]

Climate-driven Migration in Africa (European Council on Foreign Relations, Dec. 2017) [text]

"Environmentally Displaced Persons in Europe: Limits of the Legal Protection of This Controversial Category of Migrants," Kent Student Law Review, vol. 3 (2017) [open access]

"The Health Impacts of Climate-related Migration," BMC Medicine, 16:1 (Jan. 2018) [open access]

"International Cooperation and Responsibility Sharing to Combat Climate Change: Lessons for International Refugee Law," Melbourne Journal of International Law, vol. 18, no. 2 (2017) [full-text]

International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, vol. 10, no. 1 (2017) [open access]
- Special issue on "Climate change, migration and displacement of populations." Note: I referenced this journal earlier when the special issue had not yet been officially published.

Planned Relocation in the Context of Environmental Change in Hoa Binh Province, Northern Viet Nam: An Analysis of Household Decision-making and Relocation Outcomes (IOM, Jan. 2018) [text]

Summary of the Panel Discussion on Human Rights, Climate Change, Migrants and Persons Displaced across International Borders: Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Doc. No. A/HRC/37/35 (UN Human Rights Council, Nov. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Climate (19 Dec. 2017)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Regional Focus: Africa

Access to Socio-Economic Rights for Refugees in Africa: Some Recommendations (Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility in Africa, Nov. 2017) [text]

Aid Appeals Seek over US$3 Billion as South Sudan Set to Become Africa’s Largest Refugee and Humanitarian Crisis (UNHCR, Feb. 2018) [text]

"Forced Displacement and Mixed Migration Challenges in the IGAD Region," Great Insights Magazine, vol. 7, no. 1 (Winter 2018) [full-text]

Foresight Africa Viewpoint – Africa and Europe: Toward Real Partnership on Migration (Africa in Focus Blog, Jan. 2018) [text]

Grandi Praises Uganda’s ‘Model’ Treatment of Refugees, Urges Regional Leaders to Make Peace (UNHCR, Jan. 2018) [text]

How Weavers in Burkina Faso are Now on Europe’s Migration Front Line (IRIN, Feb. 2018) [text]

Implementation of the Cessation Clause: A Useless Mechanism, a Motive of Insecurity (LAMenparle, Feb. 2018) [text]
- Discusses the situation of Rwandans in Uganda. See also related East African article.

Kampala Convention: Why the 30th Summit of the AU Heads of States Missed Opportunity to Tackle Perpetual IDPs Problem (HelpAge International, Feb. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Passports for Sale: How Sudan Profits From Syrians (Refugees Deeply, Feb. 2018) [text]

Prices, Products and Priorities: Meeting Refugees’ Energy Needs in Burkina Faso and Kenya (Moving Energy Initiative, Jan. 2018) [text]

Somalia: Thousands Homeless as Settlements Razed (Human Rights Watch, Jan. 2018) [text]

UNHCR Condemns Forced Returns of Cameroon Asylum-seekers from Nigeria (UNHCR, Feb. 2018) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Africa (23 Jan. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Asia

Afghans:

"The Afghan Paradox: Chaos and Violence but Safe for Returns from Europe," ECRE Weekly Bulletin, 2 Feb. 2018 [text]

Escaping War in Afghanistan: Where to Next? A Research Study on the Challenges of IDP Protection in Afghanistan (NRC, IDMC & Samuel Hall, Jan. 2018) [text]
- See also related comment by NRC Secretary General and Guardian article.

*"Pakistan Extends Afghan Refugees' Stay for Only 60 Days," Reuters, 1 Feb. 2018 [text]
- Note: I just changed this reference to a more up-to-date news report!

Returning to Fragility: Exploring the Link between Conflict and Returnees in Afghanistan (Oxfam, Jan. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Rohingya crisis:

Dust, Snakes and Smoke: Rohingya Petition for Basic Rights in India (Refugees Deeply, Feb. 2018) [text]

"Fumbled Repatriation Sows Fear in Bangladesh Rohingya Camps," IRIN, 26 Jan. 2018 [text]

"The Plan to Repatriate Rohingya Refugees Leads to Fears of Mew Dangers," Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2018 [text]

Repatriation Doomed to Fail? Arrangement between Bangladesh and Myanmar Leaves Rohingya in Dangerously Precarious Position (Just Security Blog, Jan. 2018) [text]

Rohingya Crisis: Host Communities Review (ACAPS, Jan. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Rohingya Say Rights Guarantees Key to Myanmar Return (UNHCR, Jan. 2018) [text]

Other publications:

Agreement for Better Access to Legal Aid for Refugees in Malaysia (UNHCR, Jan. 2018) [text]

Further Revision of Operations to Optimize the Refugee Recognition System (Govt. of Japan, Jan. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Outsourcing Control: The International Organization for Migration in Indonesia," International Journal of Human Rights, Latest Articles, 17 Jan. 2018 [Academia]
- See also related Refugees Deeply comment.

"Preventing a Post-Collapse Crisis in North Korea," Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2018 [info]
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"Refugees in Indonesia Hoped for Brief Stay. Many May Be Stuck for Life," New York Times, 26 Jan. 2018 [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific (22 Jan. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

News: "Zero Draft" of Global Compact on Migration

The "zero draft" of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was released yesterday, along with the schedule for six rounds of negotiations that will take place between February and July 2018. The first round is slated for 20-22 February 2018 in New York.

An Intergovernmental Conference to adopt the compact will be held 10-11 December 2018 in Morocco. See also the UN General Assembly resolution on the modalities of the conference.

Related post:
- News: "Zero Draft" of Global Compact on Refugees (31 Jan. 2018)

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

Thematic Focus: Health

Facilitating Health Communication with Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Populations through the Use of Health Literacy and Community Engagement Strategies: Proceedings of a Workshop (National Academies Press, Nov. 2017) [text via PubMed]

"Impact of Enhanced Health Interventions for United States-bound Refugees: Evaluating Best Practices in Migration Health," American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, OnlineFirst, 18 Dec. 2017 [open access]

"Medical and Health Risks Associated with Communicable Diseases of Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh 2017," International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 9 Jan. 2018 [open access]

"A Psychosocial, Spiritual, and Physical Health Study among Assyrian-Syrian Refugees in Istanbul: Cultivating Resilience in the Midst of Hardship," Middle East Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 2, no. 2 (2017) [open access]

"Quantitative Survey on Health and Violence Endured by Refugees during Their Journey and in Calais, France," International Health, vol. 9, no. 6 (Nov. 2017) [open access]

"Refugee Health: An Ongoing Commitment and Challenge," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(1):131 (Jan. 2018) [open access]

Report of the IBC on the Bioethical Response to the Situation of Refugees (UNESCO, Sept. 2017) [text via Refworld]

"The Role of Public Health Information in Assistance to Populations Living in Opposition and Contested Areas of Syria, 2012–2014," Conflict and Health, 11:33 (Dec. 2017) [open access]

"A Survey of Cervical Screening among Refugee and Non-refugee African Immigrant Women in Brisbane, Australia," Health Promotion Journal of Australia, vol. 28, no. 3 (Dec. 2017) [open access]

"What is Required for Community-based Participatory Research to be Effective? Studying Asylum-seekers’ Access to Healthcare," Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 7:7 (Jan. 2018) [open access]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Health (20 Dec. 2017)

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Events & Opportunities: More Feb. 2018/New March 2018

February:

Panel discussion: Refugee Resettlement in Canada: Moving Forward from Lessons in the Past, Winnipeg, 6 February 2018 [info]

Call for nominations: Nansen Refugee Award [info]
- Submit nominations by 8 February 2018. Note: Here is a call to nominate Barbara Harrell-Bond.

Seminar: Understanding Humanitarian Financing: Behind the Scene of the Global Humanitarian Assistance Report, Oxford, 8 February 2018 [info]

Conference: Refugee Alternatives: Improving Policy, Practice and Public Support, Melbourne, 13-14 February 2018 [info]
- Ticket sales end 12 February 2018.

Conference: International Conference on Refugee Policies and Refugee Movements, Los Angeles, 16 February 2018 [info]

Seminar: The Child in International Refugee Law, Oxford, 21 February 2018 [info]

Panel discussion: Deportations of Asylum Seekers from Israel to Rwanda and the Legality of Transfer/Relocation Agreements, 22 February 2018 [info]

CFP: Dialogue Beyond Borders, 11th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS), Ottawa, 22-25 May 2018 [info]
- Submit proposals for papers or panels by 28 February 2018.

Competition: Annual International Refugee Law Student Writing Competition [info]
- Submission deadline is 28 February 2018.

March:

Seminar: Imagining Refugia: Thinking Beyond the Current Migration Crisis, Oxford, 1 March 2018 [info]

Call for panels: International Humanitarian Studies Association Conference, The Hague, 27-29 August 2018 [info]
- Deadline for panel proposals is 1 March 2018.

Conference: Refugee Protection in a Hostile World?, 3rd Annual Refugee Law Initiative Conference, London, 18-19 July 2018 [info]
- Early bird registration deadline is 1 March 2018.

Special workshop: Revitalising the IDP Field: 20 Years of the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, London, 20 July 2018 [info]
- Early bird registration deadline is 1 March 2018.

Course: Palestine Refugees and International Law, Amman, 2-3 March 2018 [info]
- No registration deadline is indicated, but only 27 spots are available.

CFP: Renewing Rights in Times of Transition: 70 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Edinburgh, 7-8 September 2018 [info]
- One of the themes is "Protecting Human Rights for States and Peoples in Modern Conflict or Transition"; submission deadline is 5 March 2018.

Funding opportunity: NGO Projects Benefiting Non-Syrian Refugees in Turkey [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 5 March 2018.

Funding opportunity: NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees and Other Vulnerable Populations in Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 6 March 2018.

Courses: MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, Refugee Studies Centre [info]
- Apply by 9 March 2018.

Course: Statelessness Summer Course, Tilburg, Neth. 30 July-3 August 2018 [info]
- Submit applications by 15 March 2018.

Funding opportunity: NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees in Chad and Cameroon [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 23 March 2018.

Funding opportunity: NGO Projects Benefiting Refugees in Ethiopia and Kenya [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 26 March 2018.

Funding opportunity: NGO Projects Benefiting Refugees in South Sudan [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 26 March 2018.

Related posts:
- Funding Opportunities
- Events & Opportunities: More Jan. 2018/New Feb. 2018

Tagged Events & Opportunities. 

New Issues of Border Cross., Env. & Urbaniz., Ethnic & Migr. Stud., Hommes & Migr., Humanit. Aid on the Move, Humanity, Intl. J. Incl. Educ., Intl. Migr., Rts. in Exile

News:

The IZA Journal of Labor and Development and IZA Journal of Migration have merged to form the IZA Journal of Development and Migration. View articles here. Archives of the two separate journals are here.

New issues:

Border Crossing, vol. 7, no. 2 (2017) [open access]
- Mix of articles, including several on Syrian refugees.

Environment and Urbanization, vol. 29, no. 2 (Oct. 2017) [contents]
- Special issue on "The Urbanization of Humanitarian Crises." The editorial is freely available and four articles are Open Access.

Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 41, no. 3 (2018) [contents]
- "We begin this issue with an overview paper by Leo Lucassen on the contemporary 'refugee crisis' from a global perspective.  ...The next paper is by Thomas Faist and is connected to the issues addressed by Lucassen. It is focused on the moral polity of forced migration and given the topicality of the issues it addresses, we invited contributions to a Symposium on the paper by leading scholars in the field of migration." The introduction, overview paper and Symposium paper are all freely available.

Hommes et Migrations, no. 1319 (Sept.-Dec. 2017) [contents]
- Theme issue on "Réfugiés et migrants au Liban."

Humanitarian Aid on the Move, no.19 (Jan. 2018) [full-text via ReliefWeb]
- Special issue on "Aid Localisation."

Humanity Journal, vol. 8, no. 3 (Winter 2017) [contents]
- "The centerpiece of our new issue is an exciting dossier on contemporary refugee timespaces... ."

International Journal of Inclusive Education, vol. 21, no. 11 (2017) [contents]
- Special issue on "Identity, belonging and education for young people from refugee and asylum-seeker background." The editorial is freely available.

International Migration, vol. 56, no. 1 (Feb. 2018) [contents]
- Mix of articles.

Rights in Exile Newsletter, no. 89 (Feb. 2018) [full-text]
- News and information for refugee legal aid providers.

Tagged Periodicals.

Regional Focus: Europe

"As Macron Looks to Control Migration, Line Between Economic Migrants, Refugees Blurs," Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2018 [text]

Belgium: Returns to Sudan Violated Principles of Non-refoulement (Amnesty International, Jan. 2018) [text]

Borderline Irrelevant: Why Reforming the Dublin Regulation Misses the Point (Migration Policy Institute, Jan. 2018) [text]

"The Dublin III System: More Derogations to the Duty to Transfer Individual Asylum Seekers?," European Papers, vol. 2, no. 2 (2017) [open access]

"External Migration and Asylum Management: Accountability for Executive Action Outside EU-territory," European Papers, vol. 2, no. 2 (2017) [open access]

If Dublin IV Were in Place during the Refugees Crisis...A Simulation of the Effect of Mandatory Relocation (Fondazione ISMU, Jan. 2018) [text via Academia]

Inside the EU’s Flawed $200 Million Migration Deal with Sudan (IRIN, Jan. 2018) [text]

An Inspection of the Home Office’s Production and Use of Country of Origin Information (UK Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, Jan. 2018) [access]
- Follow link for report and Home Office response. See also related Free Movement blog post.

An Inspection of the Review and Removal of Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship "Status" (UK Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, Jan. 2018) [access]
- Follow link for report and Home Office response.

Migration in Europe: What Trends to Watch in 2018?, Webinar, 31 Jan. 2018 [info]
- Follow link for audiovisual media.

"A Northern English Town Offers a Glimpse of Life When Migrants Leave," The Economist, 1 Feb. 2018 [text]

Why the EU's Flagship Refugee Program in Greece Faces an Uncertain Future (Devex, Jan. 2018) [text]

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (30 Jan. 2018)
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (30 Jan. 2018)

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New Book Titles

Please see below for a listing of new books due out in February 2018 (organized by title). I have also included a few more titles published in November 2017, December 2017 and January 2018, as well as several new legal texts. Finally, I have made note of an Open Access textbook.

February 2018:

Matthew Smallman-Raynor & Andrew Cliff, Atlas of Refugees, Displaced Populations, and Epidemic Diseases: Decoding Global Geographical Patterns, and Processes since 1901, Oxford Univ. Press, Feb. 2018

Francesco Vecchio & Alison Gerard, eds., Entrapping Asylum Seekers: Social, Legal and Economic Precariousness, Palgrave Macmillan, Feb. 2018

Mary Bosworth, Alpa Parmar & Yolanda Vazquez, eds., Race, Criminal Justice, and Migration Control: Enforcing the Boundaries of Belonging, Oxford Univ. Press, Feb. 2018

Stephanie DeGooyer, Alastair Hunt, Lida Maxwell & Samuel Moyn, The Right to Have Rights, Verso Books, Feb. 2018

Holly Ventura Miller & Anthony Peguero, eds., Routledge Handbook on Immigration and Crime, Routledge, Feb. 2018

Barry Trachtenberg, The United States and the Nazi Holocaust: Race, Refuge, and Remembrance, Bloomsbury Publishing, Feb. 2018

January 2018:

Maurizio Ambrosini, Irregular Immigration in Southern Europe: Actors, Dynamics and Governance, Palgrave Macmillan, Jan. 2018

Dawn Chatty, Syria: The Making and Unmaking of a Refuge State, Hurst Publishers, Jan. 2018

December 2017:

Gracia Liu-Farrer & Brenda S.A. Yeoh, eds., Routledge Handbook of Asian Migrations, Routledge, Dec. 2017

Seema Shekhawat, Emanuela C. Del Re & Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra, eds., Women and Borders: Refugees, Migrants and Communities, IB Tauris, Dec. 2017

November 2017:

Claire Beaugrand, Stateless in the Gulf: Migration, Nationality and Society in Kuwait, I.B. Tauris, Nov. 2017

New Legal Texts:

Tamara Butter, Asylum Legal Aid Lawyers' Professional Ethics in Practice: A Study into the Professional Decision Making of Asylum Legal Aid Lawyers in the Netherlands and England, Jan. 2018

Simon Behrman & Avidan Kent, eds., Climate Refugees: Beyond the Legal Impasse?, Routledge, Feb. 2018

Benedita Menezes Queiroz, Illegally Staying in the EU: An Analysis of Illegality in EU Migration Law, Hart Publishing, Feb. 2018

Daniel Ghezelbash, Refuge Lost: Asylum Law in an Interdependent World, Cambridge Univ. Press, Feb. 2018

Open Access:

Jaime Ballard, Elizabeth Wieling & Catherine Solheim, eds., Immigrant and Refugee Families: Global Perspectives on Displacement and Resettlement Experiences, University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing, Aug. 2016

Tagged Books.