Thematic Focus: General

Last minute event:

Disasters and Displacement: Challenges, Solutions and Linkages, Washington, DC, 9 April 2014 [info]
- A panel of experts "will look at some of the challenges which disaster-induced displacement poses for policies and laws at the national and international levels."

Publications:

"The Globalization of Migration: Has the World Become More Migratory?," International Migration Review, vol. 48, no. 2 (Summer 2014) [open access]
- See also earlier IMI paper.

Preventing Mass Atrocities: Resilient Societies, State Capacity, and Structural Reform, Policy Dialogue Brief (Stanley Foundation, April 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Quantifying Global International Migration Flows," Science Magazine, vol. 343, no. 6178 (March 2014) [free access via author site]

Refugee or Migrant Diasporas: Does it Make a Difference? (UNU-MERIT, March 2014) [text]
- Summary of "Refugee Diasporas in Development," Brussels, 18 March 2014.

UNHCR Ideas: Open Innovation Inspiring Collaboration and New Ideas within the UN (Humanitarian Innovation Project, March 2014) [text]

Events after the fact:

Global Refugee Simulation & Conference, 29-29 March 2014 (American Red Cross) [access]
- Webcast of the conference is available.

Refugee Voices Conference, Oxford, 24-25 March 2014 (Refugee Studies Centre) [access]
- Audiovisual media for the presentations are being uploaded.

Roundtable on Solutions, Copenhagen, 2-3 April 2014 [access]
- "The Copenhagen Roundtable will bring together a number of humanitarian actors, development organisations, affected states, donor nations, academics and other actors that can contribute to addressing displacement that has occurred as a result of armed conflict." Builds in part on the Transitional Solutions Initiative.

Web site:

The Global Flow of People [access]
- "Explore new estimates of migration flows between and within regions for five-year periods, 1990 to 2010. Click on a region to discover flows country-by-country." Companion site for Science study referenced above.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: General (25 March 2014)

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

Tip of the Week! Web Sites with Security Issues

See the notification under the first entry

I was searching for an article published in the Harvard Journal of Law and Gender and was just about to click on the relevant link when I noticed references to "impotence drugs" in the snippet that Google's search results show under each entry. Since I knew the article in question did *not* address impotence, I searched on the journal's URL and discovered a message from Google indicating that the site "may have been hacked." (See image.) Even more importantly, Google will also include a notification for sites that "may harm your computer."

As I noted in this earlier tip on link expanders, I tend to be cautious when searching online.  While anti-virus software and updated browsers are your best protection against malicious sites, it's useful to know about other online security resources. Google's notifications represent yet another tool to help searchers stay safe. So next time you are presented with a list of search results, remember to read before you click!


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News: Launch of New Initiative against Gender-based Violence

The Gender-based Violence Emergency Response & Protection Initiative was officially launched on 20 March 2014 (see image).  It is funded by the U.S. State Department and the Avon Foundation and managed by a consortium led by Vital Voices.  Partners include Promundo-US, the International Organization for Migration, and the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative.  The Initiative is described in part as:

"[A] first-of-its-kind global program dedicated to assisting victims of extreme forms of gender-based violence and harmful traditional practices around the world. The Initiative takes comprehensive steps to eradicate domestic violence, sexual assault, honor crimes and other forms of gender-based violence by providing critical support to survivors. By providing short-term emergency grants to cover medical care, emergency shelter, legal assistance, and other related costs, the program allows victims in urgent situations to access life-saving services."

Additional details are provided in this information sheet.

Other recent resources relating to GBV in emergencies were reported on in the following posts:
- Thematic Focus: Gender Issues (17 Feb. 2014)
- News: "Keep Her Safe" High-Level Meeting (13 Nov. 2013)

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Publications:

The Future of Humanitarian Security in Fragile Contexts: An Analysis of Transformational Factors Affecting Humanitarian Action in the Coming Decade (European Interagency Security Forum, March 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]

Global Humanitarian Policy Forum, New York, 12-13 December 2013 – Analytical Summary: Transforming for the Future (OCHA, April 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also some illustrations from the report.

Index for Risk Management - InfoRM: Concept and Methodology (European Union, 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]

Learning from Disaster: How Governments Gain Insight and How Regional and International Bodies can Help (ALNAP, March 2014) [access]
- Follow link for the study, a discussion starter, and related blog post.

National Humanitarian Conference, Paris, 31 March 2014 [access]
- Video of this second meeting of the French humanitarian sector is available via the link.

Perception du Danger et Gestion de la Sécurité, Paris, 7 Jan. 2014 [info]
- Videos of the meeting are now available.

Web sites:

Disaster Ready Training Course (Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation) [access]
- "[A] free, easy to use online training resource designed to help prepare aid workers for the demands they face in the field."

World Humanitarian Summit on Facebook [access]
- Follow planning of and developments relating to the first World Humanitarian Summit, due to take place in Istanbul in May 2016.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance (25 March 2014)

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Regional Focus: Asia

Event & opportunity:

The Plight of Dwelling: East-Bengali Migrants and the Struggle, Kolkata, 11 April 2014 [info]
- Lecture sponsored by the Calcutta Research Group.

FY 2014 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Sri Lankan Refugees in India [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 1 May 2014.

Publications:

Ceasefires and Durable Solutions in Myanmar: A Lessons Learned Review; Commentary: IDPs and Refugees in the Current Myanmar Peace Process, New Issues in Refugee Research, no. 271 (UNHCR, March 2014) [text]
- Note: This working paper includes both the review and a commentary on the review.  To access the papers separately, use the Refworld version.

China: COI Compilation (ACCORD, March 2014) [text via ecoi.net blog]

Evaluation of the UNHCR Shelter Assistance Programme (Maastricht University & Samuel Hall, Nov. 2013) [access]
- Follow the link for an executive summary and full report of the Afghanistan-based evaluation.

The Influence of Vulnerability on Migration Intentions in Afghanistan, Working Paper, no. 38 (UNU-MERIT, Dec. 2013) [text]

Mapping Disembarkation Options: Towards Strengthening Cooperation in Managing Irregular Movements by Sea, Bangkok, 3-4 March 2014 [info] [text]
- Part of the Bali Process; follow text link for co-chairs' summary.  *See also a concept note and background paper prepared for the discussion.

*Protection of Refugees in India: Quest for National Refugee Law, Working Paper, no. 11 (Refugee Law Initiative, March 2014) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Asia (28 March 2014)

*updated

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Thematic Focus: Gender Issues

"FGM and Asylum: AF vs Secretary of State," Fahamu Refugee Legal Aid Newsletter, no. 47 (April 2014) [full-text]

Gender Sensitivity in the Asylum Process: The Voices of Refugee and Asylum-seeking Women - Training Manual (IARS, March 2014) [text via Scribd]

The Jury is Out: Do the New Board of Immigration Appeals’ Decisions Give Victims of Domestic Violence a Stronger Basis to Claim Asylum? (IntLawGrrls, March 2014) [text]

Nothing for Them: Understanding the Support Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Young People from Refugee and Newly Arrived Backgrounds (La Trobe University, Jan. 2014) [text]

"The Prevalence of Sexual Violence among Female Refugees in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis," PLOS Current Disasters, Edition 1 (March 2014) [open access]

"Theresa May Orders Review of Gay Asylum Claim Handling," The Guardian, 29 March 2014 [text]
- As noted here, the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration will commence an inspection immediately.

Ugandan Domestic Violence Survivor Granted Asylum (HIRC Blog, March 2014) [text]

Women's Asylum News, no. 122 (March/April 2014) [full-text via Refworld]
- Lead article is "Refused Asylum Seeking Women’s Experiences of Maternity Care in Glasgow."

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Gender Issues (17 March 2014)

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Events & Opportunities: May 2014

2014 Humanitarian Research and Innovation Grant Programme (OCHA) [info]
- Applications must be submitted by 1 May 2014.

International Summer School in Forced Migration, Oxford, 7-25 July 2014 [info]
- The closing date for applications is 1 May 2014.

UNHCR Award for Statelessness Research [info]
 - Submit nominations by 1 May 2014.

Internships with UNHCR's Policy Development & Evaluation Service (PDES), Geneva [info]
- For internships from Sept.-Dec. 2014, applications will be accepted from 1-16 May 2014.

Call for Proposals: Humanitarian Innovation Fund Large Grant Facility [info]
- Grant application submissions are due by 6 May 2014.

New Jurisprudence on the Substantive Law of International Protection, London, 6 May 2014 [info]
- Free event but registration required.

CCR Spring Consultation, Halifax, Canada, 29-31 May 2014 [info]
- Theme is "Gateways to Hope, Pathways to Belonging"; registration now open; early bird deadline is 9 May 2014.

FY 2015 Funding Opportunity Announcement for Proposals for the Resettlement Support Center (RSC) Eurasia in Moscow, Russia [info]
 - Submit proposal by 9 May 2014.

Humanitarian Technology: Science, Systems and Global Impact, Boston, 13-15 May 2014 [info]
- Registration is open.

CFP: The Role of Diasporas, Migrants, and Exiles in the Arab Revolutions and Political Transitions, Tunis, 15-17 October 2014 [info]
- Submit abstracts by 15 May 2014.

UNHCR Annual Consultations with NGOs, Geneva, 17-19 June 2014 [info]
- Registration closes 16 May 2014.

InterAction Forum 2014, Washington, DC, 10-13 June 2014 [info]
- Registration closes 23 May 2014.

British International Studies Association Annual Conference, Dublin, 18-20 June 2014 [info]
- Theme is "A Crisis of Global Governance?" Several panels focus on forced migration.  Registration closes 30 May 2014.

Related posts:
- Opportunities: CFPs for Journal Articles

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News: 20th Anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda

Today is the "International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda." It also marks the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the genocide.  Here are a few reflections that focus on lessons learned and assessments of the international community's response:

20 Years after the Genocide in Rwanda: Lessons Learned and Unlearned (UN Secretary-General, April 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Available in multiple languages.

Failure to Prevent: International Decision Making in the Age of Genocide (Center for the Prevention of Genocide & National Security Archive, April 2014) [access]
- Part of a larger feature on Rwanda 20 Years Later: "The initiative includes the posting of a series of 'electronic briefing books' that provide in-depth background to pivotal events before and during the genocide when international action could have made a difference."  One of these books, presented in three parts is "The Rwandan Refugee Crisis: Before the Genocide."  (Note: Click on the "Document" links to view PDFs of the originals.)

Genocide of Rwandan Tutsi 1994 (MSF, March 2013) [text]
- Part of MSF's Speaking Out case study series.  Several more recent case studies look at "the humanitarian consequences of the genocide affected-refugees and host populations."

The Rwandan Genocide: Twenty Years on (Oxfam Policy & Practice Blog, April 2014) [text]

Twenty Years on: The Rwandan Genocide and the Evaluation of the Humanitarian Response (Humanitarian Space, April 2014) [text]

Web site:

Genocide and Justice: Rwanda Twenty Years On (Thomson Reuters Foundation) [access]
- "To mark the 20th anniversary of the start of the Rwanda genocide, we showcase a selection of first-person accounts, features and factsheets highlighting the challenges of achieving justice and reconciliation in a country still haunted by the killings."

[Map credit: USHMM]

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

Thematic Focus: Health

News:

Today is World Health Day.  To mark the day, the World Health Organization's has launched a campaign that focuses on insect bites and their threat to our health. For more general health-related resources, visit ReliefWeb's topic page.

Publications:

Adequate Access to Healthcare for Migrants, Asylum seekers and Refugees (PACE, April 2014) [text]

"Course of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Health Care Utilisation among Resettled Refugees in the Netherlands," BMC Psychiatry 14:90 (March 2014) [open access]

"Female Refugees: Sensitive Care Needed," Nursing, Published Ahead of Print, 27 March 2014 [free full-text]

"Health Care for Immigrant Women in Italy: Are We Really Ready? A Survey on Knowledge about Female Genital Mutilation," Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità, vol. 50, no. 1 (2014) [full-text via PubMed]

"Teaching Immigrant and Refugee Health to Residents: Domestic Global Health," Teaching and Learning in Medicine: An International Journal, vol. 25, no. 3 (2013) [free full-text]

Web site:

Medbox: The Aid Library [access] [Facebook] [Twitter]
- "An independent internet platform supported by international agencies and scientific institutions active in humanitarian assistance and development, MEDBOX collates the increasing number of professional guidelines, textbooks and practical documents on health action available online today and brings these into the hands of humanitarian aid workers: when they need it, where they need it."


Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Health (25 March 2014)

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Tip of the Week! Live Tweeting at Events

Opening plenary @ Refugee Voices

Although I am not on Twitter, I do occasionally reference certain feeds and hashtags on this blog, particularly those associated with events. Recently, the Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) hosted the conference, Refugee Voices, and provided live tweets as it unfolded. (To view them from the beginning, scroll back to March 24.)

I imagine it would be pretty challenging to listen and tweet something comprehensible at the same time!  This handy guide provides ten tips for how to do so successfully.

That said, there is an ongoing debate about the ethics of live tweeting at academic conferences. So here are an additional 10 rules of thumb to keep in mind if you are preparing to engage in the practice.

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Regional Focus: Syria

Publications:

The Consequences of Limited Legal Status for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: NRC Lebanon Field Assessment - Part Two: North, Bekaa and South (Norwegian Refugee Council, March 2014) [text]
- Part One covered Aarsal and Wadi Khaled.

Cross-sector Cash Assistance for Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Lebanon: An IRC Programme (International Rescue Committee & Cash Learning Partnership, Jan. 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]

A Flood of Refugees, or a Drop in the Bucket? UNHCR's Asylum Trends 2013 Report Contextualized (Debate Migration, March 2014) [text]
- Statistical analysis of countries receiving Syrian refugees.

The Number of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Passes the 1 Million Mark (UNHCR, April 2014) [text]

Socioeconomic and Damage Assessment Report: UNRWA Microfinance Clients in Syria (UNRWA, April 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]

Syrian Refugees: Getting Beyond the Camps (RI Blog, March 2014) [text]

Resettlement update:

First Group of 10-20 Vulnerable Resettled Syrians Arrive in UK (AIDA, April 2014) [text]

Minister Shatter Announces Humanitarian Admission Programme to Assist Vulnerable Persons Suffering in Syria and Surrounding Countries (Irish Refugee Council, March 2014) [text]

More information available from the European Resettlement Network.

Web site:

Zaatari 360 (Martin Edström) [access]
- "Explore a refugee camp in Jordan through a new type of immersive journalism - the 360-reportage. Walk around the camp, interact with refugees and experience the story."

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Syria (28 March 2014)

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Events & Opportunities: Even More April 2014

News:

Today is Refugee Rights Day in Canada!  Visit the Canadian Council for Refugees web site for more information. The Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS) is hosting a panel to commemorate the day.  In addition, the City of Toronto has proclaimed April to be Refugee Rights Awareness Month.


Events & opportunities:

UNHCR Vacancies [info]
- Candidates sought for a range of functional profiles; the deadline for external applicants is 8 April 2014.

Request for Expression of Interest/Research Proposals (IOM Egypt) [info]
- Submit "research proposals which...examine different aspects of complex migration flows along the North-Eastern African Migratory Route and in North Africa" by 11 April 2014.

CFP: Neither Here nor There: Refugees, Forced Migration, and the Landscapes of Displacement, 9th Annual Student Conference, Toronto, 3-4 May 2014 [info]
- Submit abstracts by 15 April 2014.

Jean Monnet Summer School on the European Union's Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, Dundee, Scotland, 9-15 June 2014 [info]
- Submit application by 15 April 2014.

Celebrities: Humanitarians or Ideologues?, Toronto, 16 April 2014 [info]
- CRS seminar.

CDAC 101 Seminar Series: Digital Humanitarian Response - What Should the Future Look Like?, London, 30 April 2014 [info]
- Note: Only a few tickets are left for CDAC members! This event will also be livestreamed.

**See also several legal events & opportunities listed in this post.**


Related posts:
- Employment Opportunities: April 2014
- Events & Opportunities: April 2014

 Tagged Events & Opportunities.  

Regional Focus: Europe

News:

UNHCR Recommends Starting the Cessation Process for Refugees from Croatia (UNHCR, April 2014) [text]
- The press release links to the full report: Implementation of the Durable Solutions Process (Sarajevo Process) for Refugees from Croatia Displaced by the 91-95 Conflict, including Cessation of Refugee Status.

Publications:

Ad-Hoc Query on Removal Policies (European Migration Network, July 2013) [text]

Asylum Policy Instruction: Asylum Interviews, version 5.0 (UK Home Office, March 2014) [text]

Migrants Knocking at the Doors of Fortress Europe?, Maastricht, 15 Jan. 2014 [summary]

"More Promises but Few Solutions for Europe's Illegal Migrants," Wall Street Journal, 3 April 2014 [text]

*Nitkellmu? Perspectives on Refugee Integration in Malta (UNHCR & Aditus, Dec. 2013) [text]

Somalis in European Cities (Open Society Foundations) [access via Refworld]
- Follow the link for the most recent report, Somalis in Amsterdam. The other available reports can also be accessed (see the Comments section for links).

Suspension of Returns of Asylum-seekers to Bulgaria Must Continue (Amnesty International, March 2014) [text]
- See also related news release.

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe (31 March 2014)

*updated

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Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Fighting to Survive: Refugees and the Right to Work, Panel at 2014 Spring Meeting of ABA Section of International Law, 3 April 2014 [access]
- Scroll down to April 3rd, 9:00 AM for link to access panel presentations.

Interventions to Improve the Economic Self-sufficiency and Well-being of Resettled Refugees: A Systematic Review (The Campbell Library, May 2013) [access]

"'Life Space Mapping' as an Innovative Method in Career Counselling for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants," Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, vol. 114 (Feb. 2014) [open access]

"Meet the Professional Refugees Lucky to Get the Minimum Wage in the UK," The Guardian, 7 March 2014 [text]

Refugee Livelihoods and Engagement with Host Economies (Debating Development Blog, March 2014) [text]

Refugees and the Right to Work (PACE, March 2014) [text]

Remaking the Case for Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development: How LRRD can Become a Practically Useful Concept for Assistance in Difficult Places (Humanitarian Policy Group, March 2014) [text]

Supporting Resilience in Difficult Places: A Critical Look at Applying the 'Resilience' Concept in Countries Where Crises are the Norm (Humanitarian Policy Group, March 2014) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (3 March 2014)

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Regional Focus: Africa

Africa in Fact: The Journal of Good Governance Africa, no. 21 (April 2014) [full-text]
- The theme of this issue is "Departures and Displacements."

Conflict in South Sudan: Refugees Seek Protection in Uganda and a Way Home (International Refugee Rights Initiative, March 2014) [text]

"An Experience of Failure: A Case Study of UNHCR’s Recommendation to Invoke the Cessation Clause for Rwandan Refugees," Fahamu Refugee Legal Aid Newsletter, no. 47 (April 2014) [full-text]

The High Commissioner’s Global Initiative on Somali Refugees: Report of the High-Level Panel on Somali Refugees, Geneva, 13-14 November 2013 (UNHCR, March 2014) [text]

An Inside Look at the Refugee Crisis in the Central African Republic (RI Blog, April 2014) [text]

Kenya Urged to Reconsider Measure Ordering all Refugees Back to Camps (UN News Service, March 2014) [text]

"'A refugee is someone who refused to be oppressed': Self-survival Strategies of Congolese Young People in Uganda," Stability: International Journal of Security & Development, vol. 3, no. 1 (March 2014) [open access]

Speaking Out Case Studies (MSF) [access]
- Three new case studies are available that focus on Rwandan refugees in Zaire & Tanzania, 1994-1997.

Related post: 
- Regional Focus: Africa (28 March 2014)

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News: IRIN's Future in Question?

UPDATE (4 April 2014): IRIN has now released a statement about its plans for the future.

This 2005 article in Forced Migration Review describes the accomplishments of IRIN, the well-known and well-regarded humanitarian news service, during its first 10 years of operation.  But it might not be around to celebrate its 20th anniversary: A petition to "Save IRIN" that is currently circulating indicates that "IRIN’s parent organization in the UN has decided to wind it down."  According to numerous tweets, this will likely take place by the end of the year.

IRIN's parent organization is the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA).  I have not seen an official announcement regarding IRIN's future.  However, this recent article from Foreign Policy provides some context for IRIN's situation, noting that an internal review of IRIN is currently under way and that as a result of some of its findings, "U.N. officials said OCHA is considering shutting down IRIN or sharply scaling back its activities by the end of the year." (OCHA's "Call for Expressions of Interest" to undertake this internal evaluation is available on ALNAP.) 

An earlier external evaluation conducted in 2003 concluded the following: "Most importantly, the evaluation found that IRIN content informs the decision-making of a wide range of stakeholders. This alone is so compelling an attribute that it places IRIN in a position of unique value and demonstrated competence as an essential element in humanitarian coordination efforts."

OCHA's most recent Annual Report indicates that IRIN has continued to reach a wide and diverse audience (p. 22):

"IRIN's readership continued to grow throughout the year. Its website averaged 775,000 unique visitors a month, with 57,000 email subscribers and 16,400 Twitter followers.  New syndication agreements with online media in the north and global south, plus links to think-tanks and research bodies, adds to IRIN's diversifying audience as does its unique humanitarian Arabic-language service."

Moreover, a readership survey conducted in the Spring of 2012 found that a majority of respondents felt IRIN's content had a positive impact on their work.

I was one of them! Search for IRIN on this blog and you will see that I frequently reference its news reports. Its demise would leave a big gap in my information-sharing activities.  I sincerely hope this valuable information resource will make it to 2015 - and beyond.

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Thematic Focus: Climate Change

Climate and Development, vol. 6, no. 1 (2014) [open access]
- Special issue on "Connections between (changing) rainfall patterns, food and livelihood security, and human mobility: Evidence and a new analytical framework."

Climate Change and Forced Migration: The Legal and Policy Challenges, Geneva, 18 March 2014 [info]
- Follow the link for video of the lecture.

Desastres y Desplazamiento Transfronterizo en América Central: Necesidades Emergentes, Nuevas Respuestas, Ciudad de Guatemala, 1-2 April 2014 [info]
- A concept paper is also available via the link.

How We Talk about "Climate Refugees" and Why It's Complicated (Huffington Post, March 2014) [text]

Human Rights, Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration: A New Paradigm, Issue in Brief, no. 8 (IOM & MPI, March 2014) [text]

Migration as Adaptation: Exploring Mobility as a Coping Strategy for Climate Change (UKCCMC, Feb. 2014) [text]

Los Principios de Peninsula sobre el Desplazamiento Climático dentro de los Estados = Peninsula Principles on Climate Displacement within States (Displacement Solutions, March 2014) [access]
-  The Principles are now available in Spanish; info on other translations in the works is available via the link.

Suffering & Displacement: The Human Cost of Climate Change (RI Blog, March 2014) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Climate Change/Environmental Degradation (5 March 2014)

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Regional Focus: Australia

Publications:

Between Bad and Worse (Sydney Review of Books, March 2014) [text]
- Review of A Country Too Far: Writings on Asylum Seekers (Penguin, Oct. 2013).

Can’t Flee, Can’t Stay: Australia's Interception and Return of Sri Lankan Asylum Seekers (Human Rights Law Centre, March 2014) [text]

Getting Settled: Women Refugees in Australia (Dept. of Social Services, 2013) [text]
- Updated edition.

'No One Can Be Left without Hope': Breathing Life into Global Action for Asylum Seekers (Institute for Race Relations, March 2014) [text]

"Offshore Hospitality: Law, Asylum and Colonisation," Law Text Culture, vol. 17, no. 1 (2014) [full-text]

Operation Sovereign Borders: The First Six Months (ABC News, March 2014) [text]
- Special interactive feature.

Sri Lanka and Australia after the War: A Forum on Post-war Justice and the Indefinite Detention of Refugees, Sydney, 5 March 2014 [event summary]

The Undesirables: Inside Nauru (Hardie Grant Books, March 2014) [info]
- See also related Sydney Morning Herald news article.

Web sites:

Destination Detention [access]
- Provides info on forthcoming book about asylum-seekers at the Curtin Immigration Detention Centre.

Jesuit Refugee Service Australia [access]
- Re-designed web site with new look and feel.

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Australia (12 March 2014)

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Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking/Smuggling

Egypt/Sudan: A Call to End Torture of Refugees (Human Rights Watch, March 2014) [text]

Global Eye on Human Trafficking, no. 13 (Sept. 2013) [full-text]
- Focus is on preventing human trafficking. Includes two perspectives on the efficacy of awareness-raising campaigns.

How Many More Years a Slave? Trafficking for Forced Labour in Hong Kong (Justice Centre Hong Kong & Liberty Asia, March 2014) [text]

Identification of Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings in International Protection and Forced Return Procedures: Synthesis Report (European Migration Network, March 2014) [text]
- Note: This link provides access to individual country reports.  See also a summary of this report.

"It's not a place you go to die, but a place you go to suffer": Torture and Trafficking in Sinai (Think Africa Press, March 2014 [text]

Risking All to Journey to Europe on a Smuggler's Boat (UNHCR, March 2014) [text]

Victims of Trafficking: Guidance for Competent Bodies (UK Visas and Immigration, March 2014) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking/Smuggling (12 March 2014)

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Regional Focus: Americas

Event & opportunity:

*Refugee Rights Day Panel: Acknowledging and Advancing Refugee Rights in Canada, Toronto, 4 April 2014 [info]

Cartagena+30: ACNUR Invita a Concurso para Periodistas [info]
- Competition for journalists to promote coverage of the Cartagena +30 process and raise awareness of refugee issues.  Submissions due 20 June 2014.

Publications:

Asylum in the United States: How a Finely Tuned System of Checks and Balances has been Effectively Dismantled (Center for Immigration Studies, March 2014) [text]

*"Exclusion from Refugee Protection: Hearing at the Supreme Court of Canada," CCR Chronicle, vol. 9, no. 1 (April 2014) [access]

HIRC Co-writes Amicus Brief on Gang-Based Asylum Case (HIRC Blog, March 2014) [text]

"Latin American Responses to Forced Migration: Experiences of Refugee Protection and Integration in the Region," Panel at Society for Latin American Studies 50th Anniversary Conference, London, 3-4 April 2014 [info]

"Persecuted, Discriminated, and Rejected: The Firm Resettlement Bar to Colombian Refugees Living in Ecuador," Roger Williams University Law Review, vol. 19, no. 1 (Spring 2014) [full-text]

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Refugee Determination Process in Canada: Starting the Discourse, New Issues in Refugee Research, no. 270 (UNHCR, March 2014) [text]

"Shifting Up and Back: The European Turn in Canadian Refugee Policy," Comparative Migration Studies, vol. 2, no. 1 (April 2014) [open access]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas (21 March 2014)

*updated

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