New Issues of AJDTS, AWR, GILJ, IMR, ICRC Review, JRS

Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies, no. 2008-1 [full-text]
- This issue focuses on psychosocial support programs.

AWR Bulletin, vol. 46, no. 1 (2008) [contents]
- Mix of articles on migrants/asylum seekers in Europe.

Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 22, no. 2 (Winter 2008) [contents]
- Mix of articles including one on the use of teleconferencing in asylum removal hearings.

International Migration Review, vol. 42, no. 2 (June 2008) [contents]
- Mix of articles on immigrants and immigration.

International Review of the Red Cross, vol. 90, no. 869 (March 2008) [contents]
- The focus of this issue is Humanitarian Law and Action in Iraq.

Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 21, no. 2 (June 2008) [contents]
- Includes articles on global civil war, understanding integration, UNHCR's involvement with IDPs, humanitarianism in Australia, and livelihood experiences of Liberian refugees in Ghana.

Posted in Periodicals.

Publications: Asylum Seekers/Australia, Child Sexual Exploitation, Civilian Prot., DR/Statelessness, EXCOM Concl., Forced Marriage, Peace Rankings

"Community-based Asylum Seekers' Use of Primary Health Care Services in Melbourne," eMJA, vol 188, no. 6 (2008): 344-348 [text]

Dominican Republic: Time to Move Forward to Resolve Statelessness (Refugees International, May 2008) [text]

Forced Marriage with the LRA, Uganda (Feinstein International Center, May 2008) [text]

Global Peace Index 2008 [Vision of Humanity, access]

No One to Turn To: The under-reporting of child sexual exploitation and abuse by aid workers and peacekeepers (Save the Children, May 2008) [text via Refworld]

The Protection of Civilians and the Post-Conflict Security Sector: A Conceptual and Historical Overview (NUPI, May 2008) [text]

Review of the Use of UNHCR Executive Committee Conclusions on International Protection, Informal Consultative Meeting, 9 June 2008 [text]

Posted in Publications.

Annual Reports: Amnesty International, Child Soldiers, Human Security, Religious Freedom

Amnesty International Report 2008: State of the World's Human Rights (May 2008) [access]

Annual Report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (May 2008) [text]

Child Soldiers Global Report 2008 (May 2008) [access]

Human Security Brief 2007 (May 2008) [access]

Posted in Publications.

New Issues of Asylons, Dev. in Practice, Hum. Sec. J., JHA

Asylon(s), no. 4 (mai 2008) [full-text]
- Focuses on xenophobia in France.

Development in Practice, vol. 18, no. 3 (2008) [contents]
- Mix of articles.

Human Security Journal, no. 6 (Spring 2008) [full-text]
- Special issue on "Human Trafficking."

Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (May 2008) [full-text]
- New article on the theory of obligation in the context of humanitarian assistance.

Posted in Periodicals.

Publications: Asylum Seekers/Ireland, Education, Girls, Iraqi Refugees, Palestinian Refugees/Lebanon, Refugee Detention/Turkey, UNHCR

Assessment on Returns to Iraq Amongst the Iraqi Refugee Population in Syria (UNHCR Syria, April 2008) [text]

Because I am a Girl: The State of the World's Girls 2008. Special Focus: In the Shadow of War (Plan International, May 2008) [text]

Beyond the School Gates: Supporting Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Secondary School (Refugee Council, May 2008) [text]

Hidden Cork: Perspectives of Asylum Seekers on Direct Provision and the Asylum Legal System (NASC - Irish Immigrant Support Centre, April 2008) [text]

"Living and Health Conditions of Palestinian Refugees in an Unofficial Camp in the Lebanon: A Cross-Sectional Survey," Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 62 (2008): 91-97 [text]

UNHCR Field Review: Presentation of Main Findings (May 2008) [text]

Unwelcome Guests: The Detention of Refugees in Turkey's Foreigners Guesthouses (Helsinki Citizens Assembly, April 2008) [text]

Posted in Publications.

New Issues of Conflict & Health, HRQ, Intl. Mig., Refuge, Women's Asylum News

Conflict and Health (March 2008) [access]
- Several full-text articles posted to this open access journal focus on infectious diseases in the displaced Burmese population.

Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 2 (May 2008) [contents]
- Mix of articles.

International Migration, vol. 46, no. 2 (June 2008) [contents]
- Mix of articles including one on forced displacement in Darfur.

Refuge, vol. 24, no. 1 and no. 2 (2007) [access]
- These are two issues that have recently been posted online in full-text. No. 1 focuses on urban refugees, and no. 2 focuses on integration.

Women's Asylum News, no. 75 (May 2008) [text]
- From the Refugee Women's Resource Project (RWRP).

Posted in Periodicals.

Publications: Extradition, Guantanamo, Information, Kenya, Humanitarian Networks, Natural Disasters, Peace Processes

Anuario 2008 de procesos de paz (Escola de cultura de pau, April 2008) [Spanish text]

Crisis in Kenya: Land, Displacement and the Search for "Durable Solutions," HPG Policy Brief, no. 31 (ODI, April 2008) [text]

Global Symposium +5 on Information for Humanitarian Action: Final Report (OCHA, May 2008) [text]

Guantánamo's Refugees: Trapped by Inaction (Center for Constitutional Rights, Feb. 2008) [text]

Guidance Note on Extradition and International Refugee Protection (UNHCR, April 2008) [text]

Human Rights and Natural Disasters: Operational Guidelines and Field Manual on Human Rights Protection in Situations of Natural Disaster (Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement, March 2008) [pilot version]

Strengthening Humanitarian Networks: Applying the Network Functions Approach (ODI, April 2008) [text]

Posted in Publications.

New Accessions Lists

The Refugee Studies Centre library has posted its latest Accessions List covering materials added to the collection between January and March 2008. Browse the PDF or HTML version.

The Refugee Archives at UEL has issued its list of new additions to the library for the first quarter of 2008. Browse the PDF version.

Posted in Publications.

Publications: Alcohol Use, Climate Change, HIV, Human Rights, Humanitarian Assistance, Refugee Protection

ALNAP's 7th Review of Humanitarian Action (ALNAP, March 2008) [access]

Beyond the Nexus: UNHCR's Evolving Perspective on Refugee Protection and International Migration, New Issues in Refugee Research no. 155 (UNHCR, April 2008) [text]

Future Floods of Refugees: A Comment on Climate Change, Conflict and Forced Migration (Norwegian Refugee Council, April 2008) [text]

HIV and the UK Asylum Pathway (National AIDS Trust, April 2008) [text]

Human Rights Annual Report 2007 (UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, March 2008) [text]

Humanitarian Agenda 2015: The State of the Humanitarian Enterprise (Feinstein International Center, March 2008) [text]

Influencing State Behavior for Refugee Protection: UNHCR and the Design of the Refugee Protection Regime, New Issues in Refugee Research no. 154 (UNHCR, April 2008) [text]

Rapid Assessment of Alcohol and Other Substance Use in Conflict-affected and Displaced Populations: A Field Guide (UNHCR & WHO, 2008) [text]

Posted in Publications.

New Issues of EJML, FMR, Govt. & Opposition, RSQ

European Journal of Migration and the Law, vol. 10, no. 1 (2008) [contents]
- Articles address different aspects of the war on terrorism.

Forced Migration Review, no. 30 (April 2008) [full-text]
- Theme of this issue is "Burma's Displaced People."

Government and Opposition, vol. 43, no. 2 (Spring 2008) [contents]
- Special issue on the "Refugee in Trans/national Politics and Society: Representation, Contestation and Control."

Refugee Survey Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1 (2008) [contents]
- This issue focuses on "UNHCR and the Global Cold War."

Posted in Periodicals.

Spring Break

I'll be offline until the end of the month. Check back for more current awareness listings in May!

Publications: Asylum/Europe, Disasters, Forced Migration & Security, Greece, Iraq, Kenya, Older Refugees,

"From Isolation to Integration" Conference, Papers and Presentations, Jan. 2008 [access]

Kenya: Setting the Stage for Durable Peace? (USIP, April 2008) [text]

McAdam, J., ed., Forced Migration, Human Rights and Security, Studies in International Law, no. 17 (Hart Publishing, March 2008) [description & TOC]

Memorandum to the JHA Council - Ending the asylum lottery: Guaranteeing refugee protection in Europe (ECRE, April 2008) [text]

Rethinking Disasters: Why Death and Destruction is not Nature's Fault but Human Failure (Oxfam, April 2008) [text via ReliefWeb]

UNHCR Position on the Return of Asylum-Seekers to Greece under the "Dublin Regulation" (UNHCR, April 2008) [text]

Uprooted and Unstable: Meeting Urgent Humanitarian Needs in Iraq (Refugees International, April 2008) [text]

Posted in Publications.

Internal Displacement Survey

The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre's latest annual survey concludes that the global internal displacement crisis deteriorated last year. The report, Internal Displacement: Global Overviews of Trends and Developments in 2007, includes key facts and figures, major findings, a review of worldwide developments and responses, and regional summaries. Also provided are statistics, maps and photographs. Previous editions are available through the publications page.

The IDMC has also released its annual activity report.

Posted in Publications.

Pubs: Asylum Policy/Greece, Bhutanese Refugee Children, Detention/Turkey, North Korean Children/China, Peace Processes, Protection, Youth/Sierra Leone

Anuario 2008 de procesos de paz (Escola de cultura de paz, April 2008) [Spanish text]

Country at a Crossroads: Challenges Facing Young People in Sierra Leone (Women's Commission, April 2008) [text]

Denied Status, Denied Education: Children of North Korean Women in China (Human Rights Watch, April 2008) [text via Refworld]

A Gamble with the Right to Asylum in Europe: Greek Asylum Policy and the Dublin II Regulation (NOAS, Norwegian Helsinki Committee & Greek Helsinki Monitor, April 2008) [text]

"Malnutrition and Micronutrient Deficiencies Among Bhutanese Refugee Children - Nepal 2007," MMWR Weekly, vol. 57, no. 14 (April 11, 2008), pp. 370-73 [text]

Refugee Protection and Durable Solutions in the Context of International Migration: Report on the High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges, December 2007 (UNHCR PDES, April 2008) [text]

Unwelcome Guests: The Detention of Refugees in Turkey’s "Foreigners' Guesthouses" (Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly, April 2008) [text]

Posted in Publications.

Alert 2008

Alert 2008! Report on conflicts, human rights and peacebuilding is produced annually by the School for a Culture of Peace at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. The report analyzes trends and developments in such areas as armed conflicts, peace processes, humanitarian crises, human rights, and the gender aspects of peacebuilding.

Currently, the Spanish-language edition is available. The English version will be posted online in the near future. Previous editions can be accessed via the same web page.

Posted in Publications.

Publications: Asylum, IDPs/Iraq, Refugee Protection/Europe, Refugees/Malaysia, Security Guide, Timor-Leste

Internally Displaced Persons in Iraq - Update (IDP Working Group, March 2008) [text via Refworld] [text via ReliefWeb]

The Rise and Fall of Asylum: What Happened and Why?, Centre for Economic Policy Research Discussion Paper, no. 577 (Australian National University, March 2008) [text]

Sharing Responsibility for Refugee Protection in Europe: Dublin Reconsidered (ECRE, March 2008) [access]

Stay Safe: The International Federation's Guide for Security Managers (IFRC, March 2008) [text via ReliefWeb]

Timor-Leste's Displacement Crisis, Asia Report, no. 148 (International Crisis Group, March 2008) [text]

Undocumented Migrants and Refugees in Malaysia: Raids, Detention and Discrimination (FIDH, March 2008) [text]

Posted in Publications.

New Issues of AJEM, APMJ, Disasters, HR Brief, IJMHSC, Intervention, Migration Lett., Women's Asylum News,

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, vol. 16, no. 4 (2007) [contents]
- Theme is "The Migration and Development Prism: A Lens on Vulnerabilities and Capabilities."

Australian Journal of Emergency Management, vol. 23, no. 1 (Feb. 2008) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including one on "Australasian libraries in the emergency sector."

Disasters, vol. 32, no. 2 (June 2008) [contents]
- Mix of articles.

Human Rights Brief, vol. 15, no. 2 (Winter 2008) [text]
- Mix of human rights articles.

International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, vol. 3, no. 4 (Dec. 2007) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including one on collecting information on migrant and asylum seeker status in England.

Intervention: International Journal of Mental Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict, vol. 6, no. 1 (March 2008) [contents and introduction]
- Special issue on "Evaluation of Community based Psychosocial Programmes."

Migration Letters, vol. 5, no. 2 (April 2008) [full-text]
- Mix of articles.

Women's Asylum News, no. 74 (April 2008) [text]
- Compiled by the Refugee Women's Resource Project.

Posted in Periodicals.

Ten Stories...

The UN issued its list of 10 Stories the World Should Hear More About yesterday. These are stories that unfolded in 2007, and included among them is a reference to the plight of the stateless. For the first time, each story is also accompanied by useful web links to enable readers to find more information about an issue of interest. Previous 10 Stories listings are available at the above URL as of 2004.

Posted in Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Publications: Armed Conflict, Asylum/UK, Iraq, Iraqi Refugees, Protection/IDPs

Fit for Purpose Yet? The Independent Asylum Commission's Interim Findings (March 2008) [exec. summary text via The Independent] [text of report]

Five Years Later, A Hidden Crisis: Report of the IRC Commission on Iraqi Refugees (International Rescue Commission, March 2008) [text]

How is the Term "Armed Conflict" Defined in International Humanitarian Law? (ICRC, March 2008) [text via Refworld]

Iraq: No Let-Up in the Humanitarian Crisis (ICRC, March 2008) [text]

Protection of Conflict-Induced IDPs: Assessment for Action (Protection Cluster Working Group and the Early Recovery Cluster Working Group, Feb. 2008) [text via Refworld]

Posted in Publications.

New Issues of Dev. in Practice, IJMS, IMR, JEMS, Researcher

Development in Practice, vol. 18, no. 2 (2008) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including one analyzing the international humanitarian relief system.

International Journal on Multicultural Societies, vol. 9, no. 2 (2007) [full-text]
- Special issue on "Migration and Integration in the Asia-Pacific Region."

International Migration Review, vol. 42, no. 1 (March 2008) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including one on refugees in Australia.

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 34, no. 4 (2008) [contents]
- Special issue on "Economics in Migration Research: Prospects for Disciplinary Integration."

The Researcher, no. 9 (Feb. 2008) [full-text]
- From the Refugee Documentation Centre in Ireland.

Posted in Periodicals.