The International Crisis Group recently issued a report entitled "Failed Responsibility: Iraqi Refugees in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon," with recommendations for Iraq, the U.S., host countries, and the international community.
For information on the status and treatment of Iraqi refugees in receiving countries, read the country updates for Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, the...
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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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,...
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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The A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance (AREU, Feb. 2008) [access]
Assessment on psychosocial needs of Iraqis displaced in Jordan and Lebanon: survey report (IOM, Feb. 2008) [text via Eldis]
Civil-Military Guidelines & Reference for Complex Emergencies (IASC and OCHA, March 2008) [text via ReliefWeb]
Claiming Asylum at a Screening Unit as an Unaccompanied Minor (Children's Commissioner,...
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The Destitution Tally: an indication of the extent of destitution among asylum seekers and refugees (Asylum Support Programme Inter-Agency Partnership, Jan. 2008) [text]
- Note: If the link doesn't work, alternate access is available through Refblog.]
EXCOM Standing Committee, 41st Meeting, Documents (4-6 March 2008) [access]
- Issues discussed include protracted refugee situations, supporting...
Asylum Law and Female Genital Mutilation: Recent Developments (Congressional Research Service, Feb. 2008) [text]
Iraqi Asylum Seekers in Jordan: A Report of the ICMC-USCCB Mission to Assess the Protection Needs of Iraqi Asylum Seekers in Jordan (International Catholic Migration Commission, Dec. 2007) [text]
The Meeting Room: Libraries as Community Centers for Culturally Diverse Populations...
Advisory Panel on Country Information, Papers from Ninth Meeting, 2 October 2007 [access]
Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa, A/RES/62/125 (UNGA, 24 Jan. 2008) [text via Refworld]
Colombia: IDP Response Requires Greater Local Action and Accountability (Refugees International, Jan. 2008) [text]
ICVA Conference, "The Essential Humanitarian Reforms," Meeting...
"The Changing Manifestations of Forced Migration: Africa in Denial of its Migrant History?," Part 1, Refugee Insights, no. 12, pp. 18-20 (Refugee Consortium of Kenya , 2007) [access]
Displaced in Darfur: A generation of anger (Amnesty International, Jan. 2008) [access]
Freedom in the World 2008 (Freedom House, Jan. 2008) [access]
- Report findings, tables, and map currently available.
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International Aid Workers Today [access] [RSS feed]
- Intended to be a meeting place for those interested in international humanitarian work. Currently, most postings are news items.
Lifeline for Iraqi Refugees [access] [RSS feed]
- Part of the Human Rights First campaign to raise awareness of the Iraqi refugee issue and advocate for a comprehensive response.
MSF Bloggers [access] [RSS feed]
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Today, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) released its 10th annual "Top Ten Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories" for 2007. The stories focused on the situations in the Central African Republic, Chechnya, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar, Somalia, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe, as well as the problems of acute malnutrition and TB. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) noted...
Addendum to UNHCR's Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Iraqi Asylum-Seekers (UNHCR, Dec. 2007) [text]
Iraqi Population Survey in Lebanon (Danish Refugee Council, Nov. 2007) [text]
Iraqi Refugees: Fresh Research Studies (UNHCR, Dec. 2007) [text]
Iraqi Refugees: Seeking Stability in Syria and Jordan (Institute for the Study of International Migration &...
Several recent reports review the situation of Iraqi refugees generally and in neighboring countries:
General: "Iraq: Growing Needs Amid Continuing Displacement," Forced Migration Review, no. 29 (Nov. 2007) [text]
Egypt: "Iraqi Refugees in Egypt," Forced Migration Review, no. 29 (Nov. 2007) [text]
Jordan: Study of Iraqis in Jordan (Fafo, Nov. 2007) [access]
Lebanon: Rot Here or Die There:...
Climate Alarm: Disasters Increase as Climate Change Bites (Oxfam, Nov. 2007) [text]
Human Development Report 2007/2008 (UNDP, Nov. 2007) [access]
- Focus is on the development impact of climate change.
Iraqi Refugees: A Lot of Talk, Little Action (Refugees International, Nov. 2007) [text]
Papers presented to UNHCR EXCOM 2007 (Australian Refugee Rights Alliance, Centre for Refugee Research,...
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...
Journal News:
Disasters now offers access to articles published online prior to their inclusion in the print edition; visit the OnlineEarly page for titles and abstracts.
Health and Human Rights will become an open access journal online as of the issue Vol. 10, No. 1, January 2008. For more information, visit the journal's web page.
New Issues:
Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 20, no. 3...
Accountability and Peace Agreements: Mapping Trends from 1980 to 2006 (Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Sept. 2007) [text via ReliefWeb]
Africa’s missing billions: International arms flows and the cost of conflict (Oxfam, Oct. 2007) [text]
"Asylum applications in the European Union," Statistics in Focus 110/2007 (Eurostat, Sept. 2007) [text]
Fortress Europe and the Iraqi ‘intruders’: Iraqi...
Access to health care and human rights of asylum seekers in Malta: Experiences, results and recommendations (Médecins du Monde, 2007) [text]
Fighting HIV/AIDS together with refugees and internally displaced populations: Summary of 2006 UNHCR Missions (UNHCR, Sept. 2007) [text]
Impact Assessment of the Gokwe Integrated Recovery Action Project Zimbabwe (Feinstein International Center, August...
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Dealing with the Past in Post-Conflict Societies: Ten Years after the Peace Accords - in Guatemala and Bosnia-Herzegovina (Swiss Peace Annual Conference, Sept. 2007) [text via ReliefWeb]
Determining the Best Interests of Unaccompanied and Separated Children: Lessons from Guinea (International Rescue Committee, Sept. 2007) [text via ReliefWeb]
"Drug Donations in Emergencies, the Sri Lankan...
Asylum Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries: Second Quarter 2007 (UNHCR, Sept. 2007) [text]
- See also the related UNHCR press release entitled, "Almost 20,000 Iraqis seek asylum in industrialized world in first half of 2007" (21 Sept. 2007).
IOM Emergency Needs Assessments: Post Feb. 2006 Displacement in Iraq (15 Sept. 2007) [text]
Meeting the Health Needs of Iraqis Displaced in...
"Escape into insecurity: Iraqi refugees find a precarious home in Jordan," National Catholic Reporter (3 August 2007) [text]
The Ongoing Plight of Iraqi Refugees, 10 September 2007 [info.]
- This panel will be hosted by the Migration Policy Institute in Washington, DC. The speakers are scheduled to discuss their recent mission to the Middle East "to observe the plight of refugees fleeing the...
Human Trafficking: A Strategic Framework Could Help Enhance the Interagency Collaboration Needed to Effectively Combat Trafficking Crimes (GAO, July 2007) [text; posted on beSpacific.com]
Human Trafficking: Monitoring and Evaluation of International Projects Are Limited, but Experts Suggest Improvements (GAO, July 2007) [text; posted on beSpacific.com]
Listening to Youth: The Experiences of...
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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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Contribution à une sociologie politique du HCR: le cas des politiques européennes et du HCR au Maroc (TERRA, mai 2007) [text]
Green Paper on the Future of the Common European Asylum System (European Commission, June 2007) [text]
Iraqi Refugees in the Syrian Arab Republic: A Field-Based Snapshot (Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement, June 2007) [text]
“No One Has the Liberty to...
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This sampling of recent press releases highlights a range of forced migration developments:Immigration Reform Must Protect the Persecuted and Uphold U.S. Values (Amnesty International USA, 26 March 2007) [text]Iraqi Volunteers; Iraqi Refugees: What Is America's Obligation?, Statement of Ellen Sauerbrey, Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration before the House Foreign Affairs...
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...
4th Immigration Law and Policy Conference, 24 April 2007 [more info.]
- Jointly sponsored by MPI, GU Law Center, and CLINIC. Focus is U.S. immigration reform.
Call for Papers for disClosure: a journal of social theory, Issue 17: Migration, Displacement, and Mobility, deadline 20 April 2007 [more info.]
- "seeks submissions that explore issues of migration, displacement, and mobility as it is...
COHRE, Global Survey on Forced Evictions: Violations of Human Rights (Dec. 2006) [text]
Joint Committee on Human Rights, The Treatment of Asylum Seekers (House of Lords & House of Commons, 30 March 2007) [text]
Lambert, B. and C. Pougin de la Maisonneuve, UNHCR’s response to the Tsunami emergency in Indonesia and Sri Lanka, December 2004 - November 2006: An independent evaluation, PDES/2007/01...
The UNHCR International Conference on Addressing the Humanitarian Needs of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons inside Iraq and in Neighbouring Countries will be held next week, 17-18 April. This briefing note describes the overall objectives of the meeting. Invitations were sent to 192 governments, 65 international organizations and some 60 NGOs; some of the participants are listed...