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Kurdish refugees in Iraq - updated January 2013

Submitted by ayarata on Wed, 2013/01/09 - 23:26

The historical roots of cooperation between the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration.

Submitted by rlotay on Thu, 2012/03/29 - 23:26
Primary Author(s): 
Elie, J.
Primary Institution: 
Programme for the Study of Global Migration, Graduate Institute, Geneva
16(3): 345-360.
English


Date Released: 
Thu, 2012/03/29 (All day)
http://news-business.vlex.com/vid/roots-cooperation-refugees-migration-234995958
Migration and governance
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Global Governance

Recent Research from the UNHCR's Division of International Protection

Deadine / Event Date: 
2012/03/14 (All day)


English
edwardsa@unhcr.org
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UNHCR Division of International Protection
Event type: 
Publication release

UNHCR Report - Refugee Integration: Key concerns and areas for further research

The Canadian Council for Refugees has posted online a recent report "Refugee Integration: Key concerns and areas for further research":

http://ccrweb.ca/files/refugee-integration-research-report.pdf

This report, commissioned by the UNHCR, is based on a workshop at the CCR fall consultation and responses to a small survey conducted thereafter. We would like to thank all list members who gave input through the workshop or the survey.

Categories: 
Papers and Publications
Keywords/phrases: 
canadian council for refugees
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refugee integration

RSC Resources in Support of the UNHCR's State Pledges Process

Submitted by mmillard on Fri, 2011/09/16 - 11:19
Primary Author(s): 
Refugee Studies Centre
Primary Institution: 
University of Oxford

To commemorate its 60th Anniversary, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is facilitating a ministerial-level meeting on 7 and 8 December 2011 to review protection gaps and measures to address them. States are being encouraged to make voluntary pledges at this meeting. The pledging process will serve as an opportunity for States to identify issues and challenges of importance to them and promote realistic ways to respond.

English
Date Released: 
Fri, 2011/09/16 (All day)
http://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/resources/support-state-pledges
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state pledges
Resource Type: 
Online resource
Refugee Studies Centre

Refugee Security and the Organizational Logic of Legal Mandates

Submitted by rrn-owner on Wed, 2011/07/27 - 17:23

While the refugee protection system is one of international law's most recognizable features, it routinely places massive numbers of refugees in camps in the developing world, where they face chronic threats to their physical security from crime and disorder, physical coercion, and military attacks. Yet key actors responsible for refugee protection, including host states, advanced industrialized countries, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), have failed to prioritize refugee security. This article asks: (1) Why? (2) What have been the consequences?

Taxonomy upgrade extras: 
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Accepted Paper
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Georgetown Journal of International Law
Political economy of discretion
law and organization
international institutions
autonomy
institutional redefinition

Funding opportunity: UNHCR small grants

Submitted by paulap on Thu, 2011/05/05 - 15:11
English

This story is a follow up on this announcement: http://www.refugeeresearch.net/unhcr_grant

Categories: 
Current Research
Keywords/phrases: 
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grants

Representing Refugees in the Life Cycle: A Social Age Analysis of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Annual Reports and Appeals 1999–2008

Submitted by mmillard on Wed, 2011/04/06 - 11:50
Primary Author(s): 
Clark-Kazak, Christine
Primary Institution: 
York University

This paper provides a longitudinal quantitative and qualitative analysis of textual and visual references to age in UNHCR’s annual appeals and reports published from 1999 to 2008. In contrast to an assumed over-representation of children in refugee imagery, this study reveals that adults are present in the greatest number of photographs across the time period studied. However, children, particularly girls, are mentioned much more frequently than adults in the texts, primarily in reference to ‘vulnerability’ and protection, education and health.

English
Journal of Refugee Studies
Date Released: 
Wed, 2011/04/06 (All day)
Journal of Refugee Studies
Journal of Refugee Studies
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refugee representation
social age analysis
Resource Type: 
Journal articles
Christina Clark-Kazak

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