2007 Yearbook on Immigration Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Nov. 2008) [access via beSpacific]
The Difficulties of US Asylum Claims Based on Sexual Orientation (Migration Information Source, Oct. 2008) [text]
ECRE Recommendations to the 2008 Ministerial Conference on Integration (ECRE, Nov. 2008) [text]
Iraqi Refugees: Plan for Ongoing Support in an Unstable Region (Refugees...
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United States,
Immigration,
Annual Reports,
European Union,
refugees,
Iraqis,
UNHCR,
integration,
asylum seekers,
statistical data,
social group
A number of conferences are taking place in October, including:
59th Session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme, 6-10 October 2008, Geneva [access]
- Organized by the UNHCR Secretariat.
"Environment, Forced Migration and Social Vulnerability," International Conference, 9-11 October 2008, Bonn [access]
- Organized by EACH-FOR and United Nations University's...
The latest issue of the Journal of Refugee Studies is now available: vol. 21, no. 3 (September 2008). Articles focus on displacement resulting from the Iraq war, refugee returns, integration, linking asylum seekers and host communities, predicting forced migration, peace education, and refugee business. Nine book reviews are also included.
Posted in...
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....
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,...
Asylum Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries, 2007: Statistical Overview of Asylum Applications Lodged in Europe and Selected Non-European Countries (UNHCR, March 2008) [text]
ECRE 2008 Iraq Survey (ECRE, March 2008) [text]
Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation: An Interagency Statement (WHO, Feb. 2008) [text]
Local experiences of migration: Consulting Coventry (ICAR, Feb. 2008)...
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Uganda,
Europe,
internally displaced persons,
protection,
detention,
urban areas,
refugee experiences,
female circumcision,
case law,
Iraqis,
integration,
asylum seekers,
statistical data
1st COI Master Class, 19 – 21 June, Vienna: Final Report (Austrian Red Cross & ACCORD, Nov. 2007) [text]
Current Challenges for Returns in the Western Balkans: An NGO Perspective (ECRE, Oct. 2007) [text; launched at Nov. conference in Dubrovnik]
Displacement and Dispossession: Forced Migration and Land Rights in Burma (COHRE, Dec. 2007) [access]
Ending Sexual Violence in Darfur: An Advocacy...
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Sudan,
Myanmar,
training programmes,
employment opportunities,
repatriation,
sexual violence,
Balkans,
sovereignty,
country of origin conditions,
European Union,
integration
African Journal on Conflict Resolution, vol. 7, no. 1 (2007) [full-text]
- Mix of articles, including "The Case against Taylor’s Asylum: A Review of Nigeria’s Domestic and International Legal Obligations."
Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, vol. 16, no. 3 (2007) [contents]
- Mix of articles.
Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (28 Oct. 2007) [full-text]
- Two new articles posted: "Local and...
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international refugee law,
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Asia,
Research,
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integration
Asylum:
Comments on the European Commission's Green Paper on the Future of the Common European Asylum System (CEAR) have been gathered together and made available online. Replies through 30 September 2007 were received from member governments, other governments, regional authorities, NGOs, and IGOs.
A recent New Issues in Refugee Research paper, entitled "Fortress Europe and the Iraqi...
Addressing Internal Displacement in Peace Processes, Peace Agreements and Peace-Building (Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement, Sept. 2007) [text]
Developing Media in Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations (USIP, Oct. 2007) [text]
Exiled and Suffering: Palestinian refugees in Lebanon (Amnesty International, Oct. 2007) [text]
Human Rights Report, 1 April to 30 June 2007 (UN...
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Publications,
Media,
Lebanon,
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Human Rights,
Iraq,
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UNHCR EXCOM,
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integration
The European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) offers a useful weekly round-up of news on developments in Europe, at both the regional and national levels. The service was discontinued temporarily during the summer, but has now resumed operation once again with a September 15 update.
Here are links to some of the reports referenced in the update:
Country Reports (European Committee for the...
2006 Global Trends: Refugees, Asylum-seekers, Returnees, Internally Displaced and Stateless Persons (UNHCR, June 2007) [text]
Bridging Divides: The Role of Ethnic Community-based Organizations in Refugee Integration (MPI, June 2007) [text]
Detention of asylum seekers in the UK (ICAR, June 2007) [text]
Failed States Index 2007 (Fund for Peace and Foreign Policy, June 2007) [access]
Human...
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Security,
deportation,
vulnerable groups,
human trafficking,
humanitarian assistance,
Sudan,
detention,
Human Rights,
conflict,
asylum,
displacement,
Immigration,
integration,
statistical data
"Giving out their Daughters for their Survival": Refugee Self-Reliance, 'Vulnerability', and the Paradox of Early Marriage (Refugee Law Project, April 2007) [text]
Handbook on Integration for Policy-makers and Practitioners, 2nd edition (European Communities, May 2007) [text]
Keeping Up: A Brief on the Living Conditions of Palestinian Refugees in Syria (Fafo, 2007) [text]
Report on Destitute...
Building Safer Organisations: Guidelines and Handbook (ICVA, Feb. 2007) [access]
Fostering Quality and Accountability among Humanitarian Aid Agencies through a Process of Accreditation: History, overview of current options and potential contribution from Sphere (Sphere Project, March 2007) [access]
Guidelines on the Treatment of Chechen Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Asylum Seekers and...
EU ministers responsible for integration are meeting today and tomorrow (May 10-11) to "discuss strengthening European cooperation and the exchange of experience within the EU regarding integration policy issues." The second edition of the Handbook on Integration for Policy-makers and Practitioners was presented on the first day.
In light of the EU meeting, the European Council on Refugees...