New Publications on Asylum; Integration; Resettlement; Iraq; Conservation; Assistance

UNHCR Comments on the European Commission’s Amended Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Common Procedures for Granting and Withdrawing International Protection Status (Recast), COM(2011) 319 final (UNHCR, Jan. 2012) [text]
- Here is the referenced “Amended Proposal.”
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog)

Asylum and Migration Glossary 2.0 (European Migration Network, Jan. 2012) [access]
- Updated edition; online interactive version also available.

(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog)

“Turkey’s New Draft Law on Asylum: What to Make of It?”, chapter in Turkey, Migration and the EU: Potentials, Challenges and Opportunities (Hamburg University Press, Jan. 2012) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog)

Australia’s Refugee and Humanitarian Program 2012-13: Community Views on Current Challenges and Future Directions (Refugee Council of Australia, Jan. 2012) [text]

(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog)

“I just want to study”: Access to Higher Education for Young Refugees and Asylum Seekers (Refugee Support Network, Jan. 2012) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog)

Operation Integration: The Making of New Citizens (Migrant and Refugee Communities Forum, Feb. 2012) [access]
- See also related videos.
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog)

Refugee Integration: Key Concerns and Areas for Further Research (Canadian Council for Refugees, Dec. 2011) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog)

Camp New Iraq (formerly Camp Ashraf) Residents and the Determination of their Refugee Status Claims (UNHCR, Feb. 2012) [text] – See also related article.

IOM Emergency Needs Assessments – Update: Displacement of Christians to the North of Iraq (IOM, Jan. 2012) [text via ReliefWeb]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog)

Conservation Refugees: The Hundred-Year Conflict between Global Conservation and Native Peoples (MIT Press, 2009) [info]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog)

A Catalyst and a Bridge: An Evaluation of UNHCR’s Community Empowerment Projects in Sierra Leone, PDES/2012/01 (UNHCR, Jan. 2012) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog)

The Future of Aid? (humanitarian.info, Feb. 2012) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog)

HRI 2011 Field Research: Colombia, Somalia, Sudan (DARA, 2011) [info]
- Research carried out in preparation for the next Humanitarian Response Index (HRI).
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog)

IASC Evaluation of the Humanitarian Response in South Central Somalia 2005-2010 (DARA & IASC, Dec. 2011) [text via ReliefWeb]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog)

Local to Global Protection in Myanmar (Burma), Sudan, South Sudan and Zimbabwe (Humanitarian Practice Network, Feb. 2012) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog)