Armed Conflict and Schooling: Long-term Evidence from Cambodia and Rwanda (World Bank, May 2008) [text]
Building a Europe of Asylum: UNHCR's Recommendations to France for its European Union Presidency (UNHCR, June 2008) [text]
Critical Review Instead of Complacency: Amnesty International's Ten-Point Human Rights Programme for the French Presidency of the European Union
Iraq - Rhetoric and...
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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...
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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...
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]
Independent Asylum Commission Report: Executive Summary (The Independent, March 2008) [text]
Iraq: No Let-Up in the Humanitarian Crisis (ICRC,...
Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration: Addressing Vulnerabilities and Harnessing Opportunities - Background Paper (IOM & Greek Chairmanship of the Human Security Network, Feb. 2008) [text]
Getting it Done and Doing it Right: A Global Study on the United Nations-led Monitoring & Reporting Mechanism on Children and Armed Conflict (Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict, Jan....
Better outcomes: the way forward, improving the care of unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UK Home Office, Jan. 2008) [text]
Children and armed conflict: report of the Secretary-General, A/62/609–S/2007/757 (UN General Assembly, Security Council, Dec. 2007) [text]
Climate change and forced migration, New Issues in Refugee Research no. 153 (UNHCR, Jan. 2008) [text]
The Externalisation of...
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Country of Origin Information and Women: Researching gender and persecution in the context of asylum and human rights claims (Asylum Aid, Nov. 2007) [text]
Education and Schooling for Asylum-Seeking Refugee Students in Scotland: An Exploratory Study (Scottish Government Social Research, Nov. 2007) [text] [summary version]
From Refugee to Citizen: "Standing On My Own Two Feet" (Institute for...
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Asylum Disparities Persist, Regardless of Court Location and Nationality (TRAC, Sept. 2007) [text]
The building blocks of sustainable peace: The views of internally displaced people in Northern Uganda, Oxfam Briefing Paper 106 (Sept. 2007) [text]
Civilians in the way of conflict: Displaced people in Sri Lanka (IDMC, Sept. 2007) [text]Getting the Policies Right: The Prioritization and Sequencing...
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2007 Report on International Religious Freedom (U.S. Dept. of State, Sept. 2007) [text]"After the Wave: A Pilot Project to Develop Mental Health Services in Ampara District, Sri Lanka Post-Tsunami," Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (Sept. 2007) [text]Protracted displacement and remittances: The case of Somalis in Eastleigh, Nairobi, New Issues in Refugee Research Paper No. 143 (UNHCR, Aug....
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2007 Armed Conflicts Report: Preview (Project Ploughshares, 2007) [text]
Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons: Implementing the ‘Pinheiro Principles’ (OCHA/IDD, UN HABITAT, UNHCR, FAO, OHCHR, NRC & IDMC, March 2007 (print), July 2007 (electronic)) [text]
Internally displaced in Chad: Trapped between civil conflict and Sudan’s Darfur crisis (IDMC, July 2007)...
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In May 2007, two publications that focused on measuring mortality were circulated. The first, "Armed Conflict as a Public Health Problem: Current Realities and Future Directions," USIPeace Briefing, summarized a presentation that discussed the different methodologies for measuring conflict-related deaths. These variable approaches have resulted in significant discrepancies between datasets...
Azerbaijan: Displaced then Discriminated Against - The Plight of the Internally Displaced Population (Amnesty International, June 2007) [text]
Country Reports 2006: Belarus, Moldova, Russian Federation and Ukraine - Situation for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Internally Displaced Persons (ECRE, June 2007) [text]
IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings...
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Conflict and Health (March 2007) [full-text]
- Open access journal with several new articles added in March.
European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 9, no. 1 (2007) [contents]
- Mix of articles including one on 'protection in regions of origin' and European asylum law.
Human Rights Brief, vol. 14, no. 2 (Winter 2007) [full-text]
- Mix of articles relating to international human rights......
Over the weekend, National Public Radio interviewed Iraq's mental health adviser on the results of a survey that was conducted to assess the effects of the war on the mental health of Iraqi children. USA Today reported earlier on the findings, noting that "[a]bout 70% of primary school students in a Baghdad neighborhood suffer symptoms of trauma-related stress... ." The study will become...
AWR Bulletin, vol. 44, no. 4 (Dec. 2006) [contents]
- Mix of articles including one on harmonizing European asylum policy.
Conflict Trends, no. 1 (2007) [full-text]
- Focus is on parliaments and conflict resolution.
Development in Practice, vol. 17, no. 2 (2007) [contents]
- Mix of articles; an overview of the issue is provided in the editorial.
Disasters, vol. 31, no. 2 (June 2007)...
International Women's Day is commemorated on March 8th. This year's theme is "Ending Impunity for Violence against Women and Girls." Below is a selection of links to web pages of forced migration organizations who are marking this day.- Amnesty International, "Flight and Violence" [access]- Forced Migration Review, no. 27, "Sexual violence: weapon of war, impediment to peace" [access]; companion FMO resource summary [access]- ICRC, "Women Displaced by War" [access]- InterAction, "International Women's Day: March 8" [access]- Refugees International, "International Women's Day 2007" [access]- UNHCR, "Refugee Women" [access]- Women's Commission for Refugee Women & Children, "Stop Sexual Violence against Women and Girls" [access]Posted in Events and Web...
IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (IASC, Feb. 2007) [text]Locking Up Family Values: The Detention of Immigrant Families (LIRS and Women's Commission, Feb. 2007) [text]North Korea: Harsher Policies against Border-Crossers (Human Rights Watch, March 2007) [text]The Protection of Internally Displaced Persons and the Role of UNHCR, Informal Consultative Meeting (UNHCR, Feb. 2007) [text]Reporting asylum: The UK Press and the Effectiveness of PCC Guidelines (ICAR, Jan. 2007) [text]United Nations Peace Operations Year in Review 2006 (UN, 2007) [text]Women and Conflict: An Introductory Guide to Programming (USAID, Dec. 2006) [text]Posted in...
I have come across several periodical titles that I was not previously familiar with. It’s interesting to see how the periodical format has evolved and the blurring of print and online versions. Start with the Journal of Migration and Refugee Issues: This is a typical scholarly journal, peer-reviewed and published by an academic press. Its web site offers contents and a sample article online, so no significant online presence.Intervention: International Journal of Mental Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict is also a peer-reviewed journal but aimed more particularly at professionals and practitioners. It’s produced by the War Trauma Foundation and published by Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. The WTF's journal site includes contents of the current...
An international conference on war-affected children was held last week in Paris (February 5 and 6). The aim was to highlight the "illegal and unacceptable use of children in armed conflict." Participants endorsed two texts, 1) The Paris Commitments to Protect Children Unlawfully Recruited or Used by Armed Forces or Armed Groups (“The Paris Commitments”), and 2) The Paris Principles: Principles and Guidelines on Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed Groups ("The Paris Principles"). The latter text "provides more detailed guidance for those who are implementing programmes," and it includes a section on refugee and internally displaced children.One of the speakers at the conference was the UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Radhika Coomaraswamy,...