New Puiblications and Periodicals

Population and Development Review Volume 33 Number 4, (December 2007). The abstracts and Table of Contents for this journal are now available online via the Blackwell Synergy web site at [http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/padr/33/4].

Torture Journal Volume 17 Number 3 (2007). The full text of this journal is npow available online via the IRCT website at: http://www.irct.org/Default.aspx?ID=3602
(Source: International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims – http://www.irct.org)

Disasters Volume 31 Number 4, (December 2007). The Abstracts and table of Contents for this journal are now available online via the Blackwell Synergy web site at: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/disa/31/4

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has just released the 2007 edition of the World Disasters Report, which will be the first edition to be made available full text online. Further details can be found at the links below:

Press Release - http://www.ifrc.org/Docs/News/pr07/8407.asp

World Disasters Report 2007 – [English] ; [French] ; [Spanish] ; [Summary in Arabic]

“Chronic Indifference: HIV/AIDS Services for Immigrants Detained by the United States" A Human Rights Watch report available online at: http://hrw.org/reports/2007/us1207/
(Source: Human Rights Watch – http://www/hrw.org)

Crackdown: Repression of the 2007 Popular Protests in Burma. A Human Rights Watch report available online at: http://hrw.org/reports/2007/burma1207/
(Source: Human Rights Watch – http://www/hrw.org)

Angola: Former IDPs share the common challenge of recovery and reconstruction. A new report produced by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) and available online via their website at: http://www.internal-displacement.org/8025708F004CE90B/(httpCountrySummaries)/558CED34EBBB7089802570C00056B6DB?OpenDocument&count=10000
(Source: IDMC – http://www.internal-displacement.org)

Immigration and America's Black Population (Docuticker) - [text online]. The full text of the actual report is available from the following link – [Full Document (PDF; 819 KB)].
(Source: Docuticker - http://www.docuticker.com)

Race & Ethnicity in America: Turning a Blind Eye to Injustice (Docuticker) – [text online].
The full text of the actual report is available from the following link – [Full Report (PDF; 5 MB)].
(Source: Docuticker - http://www.docuticker.com)

"Refugee Voices" is a quarterly newsletter, prepared within hCa's Refugee Advocacy and Support Program. The winter edition of the newsletter, published in December 2007 includes articles about a wedding story of a young Somalian couple from Istanbul, organisation efforts of Congolese people in Istanbul and suspicious death of Festus Okey from Nigeria. The newsletter, published in Turkish and English, sometimes includes articles written in Arabic and French. You can download the 4th issue of Refugee Voices from the link here: http://www.hyd.org.tr/?pid=568

Veysel Essiz, Helsinki Citizens' Assembly (Turkey)
Refugee Advocacy and Support Program http://www.hyd.org.tr/default.aspx?sid=17
(Source: Forced Migration Email List: List archives are available at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html)

Refugees Into Teaching Newsletter
The latest newsletter of the Refugees into Teaching project, dated December 2007, is now available on the RiT website:
http://www.refugeesintoteaching.org.uk/news
(Source: Refugee Council Email Newsletter – http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk)

RCO News and RCO Women’s News
The latest issues of RCO News and RCO Women's News (Nov/Dec) are now available. RCO News features articles about new research on refugee integration, an introduction to Emily Kippax, the project manager of The Basis Project, and an update about this exciting new project for RCOs, funding information from Big Lottery Fund’s Advice Plus, and much more. RCO Women's News includes an article about women in detention and the fast track system, amongst other things.
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/howwehelp/support/communities/community/newsletters.htm
(Source: Refugee Council Email Newsletter – http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk)

Inter Agency Partnership Newsletter
The December edition is now available, featuring: Case updates relating to Zimbabwe and Sudan, BIA assistance to Iraqi staff, details of the number of Asylum Seekers in BIA dispersal accommodation and subsistence only support at the end of September and the holiday opening hours of BIA and the IAP’s One Stop Services.
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/howwehelp/partners/partnership/iapnewsletter.htm
(Source: Refugee Council Email Newsletter – http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk)

Voluntary Returns
Our information briefing on the government's Voluntary Assisted Return and Reintegration Programme (VARRP) has been updated to reflect some minor changes.
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/howwehelp/directly/voluntary_returns/programmes.htm
(Source: Refugee Council Email Newsletter – http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk)

Top 10 Migration Issues of 2007. A new report produced by the Migration Policy Institute and made available in PDF format via their Migration Information Source web site at: http://www.migrationinformation.org/pdf/MIS-Top-10-Migration-Issues-2007.pdf
(Source: Migration Policy Institute – http://www.migrationinformation.org)

Nepal: Peace Postponed, the latest briefing from the International Crisis Group, examines the faltering but still viable process. A year after a Comprehensive Peace Agreement promised a definitive end to its civil war, the country remains in political deadlock. Two election postponements reflect weak implementation of that deal, as well as the difficulty of addressing its shortcomings. Leaders have vowed to forge a new consensus and hold the elections by mid-April 2008 but have yet to address the problems that led to past delays or tackle crucial remaining issues such as security sector reform. Available online from the International Crisis Group web site at: [http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5230&l=1]
(Source: International Crisis Group – http://www.crisisgroup.org)

Updated profile on internal displacement in Cyprus. A new report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, (IDMC), has just been published entitled “Cyprus: Lack of political settlement prevents the displaced from fully enjoying their property rights.” This report is available from the IDMC web site in both [HTML - http://www.internal-displacement.org/8025708F004CE90B/(httpCountrySummaries)/7D0D770D77A297E4C12573A80050B962?OpenDocument&count=10000] and [PDF - http://www.internal-displacement.org/8025708F004BE3B1/(httpInfoFiles)/6D98B39ED49125C4C12573B50039BDDD/$file/Cyprus_IDP_Overview_Dec07.pdf] formats.
(Source: IDMC – http://www.internal-displacement-org)

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has just published six new working papers as part of their New Issue in Refugee Research working paper series. Details of these are available as follows:

Promoting integration through mobility: free movement and the ECOWAS
Protocol, by Aderanti Adepoju, Alistair Boulton and Mariah Levin
Research Paper No. 150
Available online at: http://www.unhcr.org/doclist/research/3bbc18ed5.html

International protection for trafficked persons and those who fear being
trafficked, by Kari Saito Research Paper No. 149
Available online at: http://www.unhcr.org/doclist/research/3bbc18ed5.html

Secondary movement in Romania: the asylum-migration nexus,
by Alison Munteanu
Research Paper No. 148
Available online at: http://www.unhcr.org/doclist/research/3bbc18ed5.html

Refugee camps in Chad: planning strategies and the architect's involvement in
the humanitarian dilemma, by Manuel Herz Research Paper No. 147
Available online at: http://www.unhcr.org/doclist/research/3bbc18ed5.html

The protection of forced migrants in Islamic law,
by Kirsten Zaat
Research Paper No. 146
Available online at: http://www.unhcr.org/doclist/research/3bbc18ed5.html

The removal of failed asylum seekers: international norms and procedures,
by John Gibson
Research Paper No. 145
Available online at: http://www.unhcr.org/doclist/research/3bbc18ed5.html

(Source: Forced Migration Discussion List - Archives held at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html

The Department for Children, Schools and Families has published new guidance on: 'Safeguarding Children who may have been Trafficked'.
Download the guidance at:
http://publications.everychildmatters.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/DCSF-Child%20Traffic-Complete.pdf (pdf file, 672kb)
(Source: Institute of Race Relations Email Bulletin. To subscribe, visit http://www.irr.org.uk/subscribe).

Ending Sexual Violence in Darfur: An Advocacy Agenda (Refugees International,
Dec. 2007) -
http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/publication/detail/10331(Source: Forced Migration Email List - List archives are available at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html)

Education and Schooling for Asylum-Seeking Refugee Students in Scotland: AnExploratory Study (Scottish Government Social Research, Nov. 2007) -http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/198224/0052995.pdf
(Source: Forced Migration Email List - List archives are available at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html)

Learning to Read a New Culture: How Immigrant and Asylum Seeking Children
Experience Scottish Identity through Classroom Books (Scottish Government
Social Research, Nov. 2007) -
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/201854/0053801.pdf

(Source: Forced Migration Email List - List archives are available at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html)

"New Europeans on the move: a preliminary review of the onward migration of
refugees within the European Union," Compas Working Paper No. 57 (2007) -
http://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/publications/Working%20papers/wp-07-57.shtml

(Source: Forced Migration Email List - List archives are available at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html)

"Humanitarian Imperatives are Transforming Sovereignty," Northwestern Journal
of International Affairs (Winter 2008) -
http://www.brookings.edu/articles/2008/winter_humanitarian_cohen.aspx

(Source: Forced Migration Email List - List archives are available at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html)

Syria/Jordan: Iraqi Refugees: Seeking Stability in Syria and Jordan
(Institute
for the Study of International Migration & Center for International and
Regional Studies, Nov. 2007) -
http://www12.georgetown.edu/sfs/isim/Publications/PatPubs/Iraqi%20Refugees.pd
f

(Source: Forced Migration Email List - List archives are available at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html)

Posted in: Publications and Periodicals.

Publications

Risk of new displacement heightens as deadline for resolving Kosovo’s final status expires, says report (IDMC) - [full text online].
(Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre – http://www/internal-displacement.org)

The Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children has produced a new
field-friendly publication, Your Right to Education: A Handbook for Refugees and Displaced Communities. Available online at:
(http://www.womenscommission.org/pdf/right_to_ed_handbook.pdf)

A brief "user-guide" that includes examples of activities and questions for discussion is also available (Arabic and French forthcoming). Available online at:
http://www.womenscommission.org/pdf/right_to_ed_user.pdf.

This handbook builds on a previous version that the Women's Commission and Pearson Foundation developed for organizations working with displaced communities (available online at
http://www.womenscommission.org/pdf/right_to_ed.pdf).
(Source: Forced Migration Discussion List – Archives held at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html)

The Statistics Commission has just published a report entitled “Foreign Workers in the UK – A Briefing Note.” (December 2007).
This report investigates the statistics concerning the number of foreign workers currently resident in the UK and is available via the Statistics Commission website at: http://www.statscom.org.uk/
(Source: Guardian Online Article entitled “Higher figures for foreign workers undermine ministers' claims” available online at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/story/0,,2225600,00.html

The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) today released a major new report on displacement issues in Burma. Entitled "Displacement and Dispossession: Forced Migration and Land Rights in Burma", the report is available free for download from COHRE's website:
http://www.cohre.org/view_page.php?page_id=276
(Sourced: Forced Migration Discussion List - http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html)

Rot Here or Die There: Bleak Choices for Iraqi Refugees in Lebanon. Report online at: http://www.hrw.org/reports/2007/lebanon1207/
(Source: Human Rights Watch – http:/www.hrw.org)

Entrenching Impunity: Government Responsibility for International Crimes in Darfur. Report Online at: http://hrw.org/reports/2005/darfur1205/
(Source: Human Rights Watch – http:/www.hrw.org)

Refugees’ experiences of integration: policy related findings on employment, ESOL and vocational training. New report from the Refugee Council and the University of Birmingham which “presents findings concerning employment, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and vocational training from a two-year qualitative study of Refugees’ Experiences of Integration, carried out in partnership by the Refugee Council and the University of Birmingham.”
Available online from the Refugee Council website at: http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/policy/position/2007/Integration_work.htm
(Source: Welcome To Your Library Digest - http://www.welcometoyourlibrary.org.uk/)

Crossing Borders magazine – new writing from Africa
http://www.crossingborders-africanwriting.org/magazine/

Crossing Borders was a collaboration between the British Council, Lancaster University and a range of partners in Africa, using information technology to link young writers in Africa with experienced mentors in the UK. The initiative produced 12 online magazines and the writing (in English) is available to download from a range of countries, including Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe from link above.
(Source: Welcome To Your Library Digest - http://www.welcometoyourlibrary.org.uk/)

National Insurance Number Allocations to Overseas Nationals entering the UK (previously Migrant Workers Statistics).
Useful summary of information about numbers and countries of origin of migrant workers allocated NI numbers in the UK. Available online from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) website at: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/niall/nino_allocation.asp
(Source: Welcome To Your Library Digest - http://www.welcometoyourlibrary.org.uk/)

Mentoring for New Migrants.
Produced by TimeBank as part of Lord Goldsmith’s Citizenship Review, this pamphlet argues that new migrants to the UK could benefit from a mentoring scheme. Available online at: http://www.justice.gov.uk/images/mentoring-new-migrants.pdf
(Source: Welcome To Your Library Digest - http://www.welcometoyourlibrary.org.uk/)

Committee Against Torture: Concluding Observations and individual communications (39th session). Now available are the observations adopted in respect of reports submitted by States parties to the Committee Against Torture, which held its 39th session from 5 to 23 November 2007. The documents are provided in advance unedited version and in the original
language of adoption, with translations into additional languages to be found in due course on the Treaty Body Database of the website of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (http://www.ohchr.org).

Benin
http://www2.ohchr.org/tbru/cat/Benin.pdf

Estonia
http://www2.ohchr.org/tbru/cat/Estonia.pdf

Latvia
http://www2.ohchr.org/tbru/cat/Latvia.pdf

Norway http://www2.ohchr.org/tbru/cat/Norway.pdf

Portugal
http://www2.ohchr.org/tbru/cat/Portugal.pdf

Uzbekistan
http://www2.ohchr.org/tbru/cat/Uzbekistan.pdf

Liberty has published a report on: 'Terrorism pre-charge detention: comparative law study'.
Download the report at:
http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/issues/pdfs/pre-charge-detention-comparative-law-study.pdf (pdf file, 312kb)
(Source: IRR News – http://www.irr.org.uk)

The Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism of the Home Office has published details on the 'Government's Pre Charge Detention Proposal'.
Download the paper on the: 'Pre-charge detention of terrorist suspects' at:
http://security.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-publications/publication-search/general/pre-charge-detention/pre-charge-detention-proposal?view=Binary (pdf file, 80kb)
Download the: 'Pre Charge Detention Diagram' at:
http://security.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-publications/publication-search/general/pre-charge-detention/pre-charge-detention-diagram?view=Binary (pdf file, 24kb)
(Source: IRR News – http://www.irr.org.uk)

The Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism of the Home Office has published a report by Lord Carlile of Berriew Q.C.: 'Report on Proposed Measures for Inclusion in a Counter Terrorism Bill'.
Download the report at:
http://security.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-publications/publication-search/general/lord-carlile-report?view=Binary (pdf file, 1mb)
(Source: IRR News – http://www.irr.org.uk)

The Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism of the Home Office has published : 'Summary of Responses to the Consultation on the Counter Terrorism Bill'.
Download the report at:
http://security.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-publications/publication-search/general/summary-of-responses?view=Binary (pdf file, 592kb)
(Source: IRR News – http://www.irr.org.uk)

The Border and Immigration Agency of the Home Office has published responses to its consultation to simplify immigration law: 'Simplifying immigration law: responses to the initial consultation paper'.
Download the response at:
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/6353/6356/17715/simplificationprojectconsul1.pdf (pdf file, 960kb)
(Source: IRR News – http://www.irr.org.uk)

The Border and Immigration Agency of the Home Office has published 'plans to manage migration and protect British values'.
Download the: 'Highly skilled migrants under the points based system: statement of intent' at:
http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/6353/aboutus/tier1statementofintent.pdf (pdf file, 344kb)
Download the consultation paper on: 'Marriage to partners from overseas' at:
http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/6353/6356/17715/forcedmarriageconsultation.pdf (pdf file, 616kb)
Download the consultation paper on: 'Marriage visas: pre-entry english requirement for spouses' at:
http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/6353/6356/17715/englishforspouseconsultation.pdf (pdf file, 352kb)
(Source: IRR News – http://www.irr.org.uk)

The House of Lords Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee has published its: '4th Report of Session 2007-08: Drawing special attention to: Draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2007 '.
Download the report at:
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200708/ldselect/ldmerit/19/19.pdf (pdf file, 624kb)
(Source: IRR News – http://www.irr.org.uk)

The Communities and Local Government Department has published new guidance on translation for local councils: 'Guidance for Local Authorities on Translation of Publications'.
Download the guidance at:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/580274 (pdf file, 864kb)
(Source: IRR News – http://www.irr.org.uk)

Posted in: Publications.

New Periodicals and Publications

Development - Table of Contents alert Volume 50 Issue 4, (December 2007) – Special Issue on Migration and Development – [table of contents - http://www.palgrave-journals.com/development/journal/v50/n4/index.html}. UEL has both printed and electronic access to this journal and a copy will be made available in the Archive.

Disaster Prevention and Management, vol. 16, no. 5 (2007) [contents]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog: http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 30, no. 6 (2007) [contents]
- Theme of this issue is "New Directions in the Anthropology of Migration and Multiculturalism."
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog: http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, vol. 3, no. 2 (Oct. 2007) [contents, sample article]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog: http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/).

Jordan: Study of Iraqis in Jordan (Fafo, Nov. 2007) [online access]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog: http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

Lebanon: Rot Here or Die There: Bleak Choices for Iraqi Refugees in Lebanon (Human Rights Watch, Dec. 2007) [online access]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog: http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

Southern and Eastern Region TUC has published an anti-racism booklet: 'Defeating
racism: unions working together for a racism-free London, South East and East of England'.
Download the booklet at:
http://www.tuc.org.uk/extras/equal1se.pdf 9pdf file, 784kb)
(Source: IRR News – http://www.irr.org.uk)

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published a new report: 'The housing pathways of new immigrants'.
Download the findings at:
http://www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/housing/pdf/2151.pdf (pdf file, 88kb)
Download the full report at:
http://www.jrf.org.uk/bookshop/eBooks/2103-housing-immigration-asylum.pdf (pdf file, 3.3mb)
(Source: IRR News – http://www.irr.org.uk)

HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has published a: 'Report on an unannounced full follow-up inspection of Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre (18-22 June 2007)'.
Download the report at;
http://inspectorates.homeoffice.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspect_reports/irc-inspections.html/Colnbrook_IRC.pdf?view=Binary (pdf file, 488kb)
(Source: IRR News – http://www.irr.org.uk)

HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has published a: 'Report on an unannounced short follow- up inspection of: Lindholme Immigration Removal Centre (16-18 July 2007)'.
Download the report at:
http://inspectorates.homeoffice.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspect_reports/irc-inspections.html/Lindholme.pdf?view=Binary (pdf file, 216kb)
(Source: IRR News – http://www.irr.org.uk)

Under the Freedom of Information Act the Ministry of Justice has released information on: 'Reasons for adjournments of Asylum and Immigration Tribunal hearings'.
Download the information at:
http://www.justice.gov.uk/foi-asylum-immigration.htm (pdf file, 48kb)
(Source: IRR News – http://www.irr.org.uk)

Title - Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic 2007
Source - UNAIDS
Date - Dec 2007
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/EMAE-79CLRQ?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Title - Consolidating the Peace? Views from Sierra Leone and Burundi on the
United Nations Peacebuilding Commission
Source - CARE
Date - Jun 2007
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/PANA-79EJ2J?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Title - Resolution 1325: From Rhetoric to Practice: A Report on Women's
Role in Reconcilliation Processes in the Great Lakes in Africa
Source - CARE
Date - Oct 2005
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/PANA-79EJF5?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Title - Peacebuilding in Eastern DRC: Improving EU support for Economic
Recovery
Source - International Alert
Date - Dec 2007
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/PANA-79JGH3?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Title - Negociating Peace in Liberia: Preserving the Possibility for
Justice
Source - Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Date - Nov 2007
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/LRON-79JJ5E?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Title - ProVention Consortium Newsletter - No. 8
Source - ProVention Consortium
Date - Nov 2007
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/SSHN-79KJZA?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Posted in: Periodicals and Publications.

New Periodicals and Publications

Journal of Refugee Studies, Volume 20 Number 4, (December 2007) - [table of contents].
UEL has both a hard copy and electronic subscription to this journal which will be available for consultation in due course.

Contemporary European History, Volume 16 Number 4, (2007) - Selected articles relating to refugees and population displacement during and after the Second World War - [table of contents]

Migration Journal produced by the International Organization for Migration, (IOM), the December 2007 issue is now available online - [full text]

Ending Gender-Based Violence in Darfur: An Advocacy Agenda. A report by Refugees International. Available online - [full text].

UNHCR Country Report Afghanistan. 11th European Country of Origin Information
Seminar (Vienna, 21-22 June 2007) - [full text]

UNHCR Country Report Iraq. 11th European Country of Origin Information Seminar
(Vienna, 21-22 June 2007) - [full text]

Forced Migration Online Podcast 3: Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture 2007 - [podcast online]

Asylum Deaths: What to do Next (Institute of Race Relations, Nov. 2007) - [full text].
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog (Link).

Asylum is not gender neutral: Protecting women seeking asylum (European Women's Lobby & Refugee Women's Resource Project, Nov. 2007) - [full text].
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog (Link).

Transposition of the Asylum Procedures Directive (European Commission, Dec. 2007) - [full text]
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog (Link).

Public health, conflict and human rights: toward a collaborative research agenda, Conflict and Health 2007, 1:11 (Nov. 2007) [full text]
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog (Link).

Posted in: Periodicals and Publications.

New Online Publications

Newly listed online publications from ReliefWeb and the Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog:

Title - Protecting New Health Facilities from Natural Disasters: Guidelines
for the Promotion of Disaster Mitigation
Source - Pan American Health Organization
Date - Jul 2003
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/MTRA-79C9QH?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Title - Human Development Report 2007/2008 - Fighting Climate Change: Human
Solidarity in a Divided World
Source - UN Development Programme
Date - Nov 2007
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/AMMF-79CHHF?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Title - Discussion Paper: Refugee Protection and Durable Solutions in the
Context of International Migration
Source - UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Date - Nov 2007
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/AMMF-79CHR9?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Title - UNFPA - Annual Report 2006
Source - UN Population Fund
Date - Jan 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/EMAE-79CN8N?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Title - UNFPA - Rapport Annuel 2006
Source - UN Population Fund
Date - Jan 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/EMAE-79CNGV?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Title - Forced Migration Review No. 29 - Humanitarian Reform: Fulfilling
Its Promise?
Source - Forced Migration Review, University of Oxford
Date - Dec 2007
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/EMAE-79CR53?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Iraqi Refugees: A Lot of Talk, Little Action (Refugees International, Nov. 2007) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

Refugee Diet in a context of Urban Displacement (Forced Migration & Refugee Studies Program, AUC, Oct. 2007) [Part one] [Part two]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

Refugee Protection and Durable Solutions in the Context of International Migration (UNHCR, Nov. 2007) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

Study of Iraqis in Jordan (Fafo, Nov. 2007) [access]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

Posted in: Publications.

New Publications

Panos London and African HIV Policy Network (AHPN) has published a new report: 'Start the press: How African communities in the UK can work with the media to confront HIV stigma'.

Download the report at: http://www.panos.org.uk/PDF/reports/start_the_press.pdf (pdf file, 712kb)
Also download the 'Start the press: 'Language guide for covering HIV and migration' at: http://www.panos.org.uk/files/start_the_press_words.pdf (pdf file, 128kb)

(courtesy: IRR News - http://www.irr.org.uk)

Save the Children has published: 'Early Years Outreach Practice - Supporting early years practitioners working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller families'.
Download the document at:
http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/en/docs/ey_outreach_practice.pdf (pdf file, 712kb)
Or view the website at:
http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/earlyyears/
(courtesy: IRR News - http://www.irr.org.uk)

The Greater London Authority has published a new report on: 'The search for common ground - Muslims, non-Muslims and the UK media'.
Download the full report at: http://www.irr.org.uk/pdf/commonground_report.pdf (pdf file, 608kb). Or download the executive summary at: http://www.irr.org.uk/pdf/commonground_summary.pdf (pdf file, 56kb)
(courtesy: IRR News - http://www.irr.org.uk)

The House of Commons has published uncorrected oral evidence given by Ms Claudia Sturt (HM Prison Belmarsh); Mr Phil Wheatle (Director General, HM Prison Service); Mr Mohammed Abulkahar and Mr Abul Koyair on: 'The Government's Counter-Terrorism Proposals'. View the evidence at:
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/cmhaff/uc43-i/uc4302.htm
(courtesy: IRR News - http://www.irr.org.uk)

The Scottish Government has published research by Mano Candappa, with Miriam Ahmad, Ben Balata, Rayenne Dekhinet and Dogan Gocmen (Institute of Education, University of London) on : 'Education and Schooling for Asylum-Seeking Refugee Students in Scotland: An Exploratory Study'. Download the report at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/198224/0052995.pdf (pdf file, 658kb)
(courtesy: IRR News - http://www.irr.org.uk)

The Education Information and Analytical Services Division of the Scottish Government has published: 'Insight 38: Education and Schooling for Asylum-seeking and Refugee Students in Scotland: an exploratory study'.
Download the report at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/198214/0052990.pdf (pdf file, 112kb)
(courtesy: IRR News - http://www.irr.org.uk)

The Scottish Government has published research by Professor James McGonigal and Dr Evelyn Arizpe (Faculty of Education, University of Glasgow) on: 'Learning to Read a New Culture - How Immigrant and Asylum Seeking Children Experience Scottish Identity through Classroom Books'.
Download the report at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/201854/0053801.pdf (pdf file, 1.2mb)
(courtesy: IRR News - http://www.irr.org.uk)

Title - Child Recruitment in South Asian Conflicts: A Comparative Analysis
of Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh
Source - Chatham House
Date - Nov 2006
URL Address (ReliefWeb) -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/PANA-794KLM?OpenDocument

Title - Post-Conflict Security-Building
Source - Chatham House
Date - Nov 2006
URL Address (ReliefWeb) -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/PANA-794EX3?OpenDocument

Title - African Post-Conflict Reconstruction Policy Framework
Source - New Partnership for Africa's Development
Date - Jun 2005
URL Address (ReliefWeb) -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/PANA-794D7A?OpenDocument

Title - Africa's Recovery from Conflict: Making Peace Work for the Poor
Source - UN University
Date - Dec 2003
URL Address (ReliefWeb) -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/PANA-78XK4Z?OpenDocument

Title - UNDAC Handbook
Source - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Date - Dec 2006
URL Address (ReliefWeb) -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/PANA-78XGYW?OpenDocument

The International Advisory Commission of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative has published a report: 'Stamping Out Rights: The impact of anti-terrorism laws on policing'.
Download the report at:
http://www.humanrightsinitiative.org/publications/chogm/chogm_2007/chogm_report_2007.pdf (pdf file, 4.3mb)
(courtesy: IRR News - http://www.irr.org.uk)

The Home Office has published: 'Asylum Statistics: 3rd Quarter 2007'.
Download the report at:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs07/asylumq307.pdf (pdf file, 224kb)

The Home Office has published: ' Bulgarian and Romanian Accession Statistics, July - September 2007'.
Download the report at:
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/6353/aboutus/bulgariaromaniajulysept2007.pdf (pdf file, 248kb)
(courtesy: IRR News - http://www.irr.org.uk)

The Home Office has published: 'Accession Monitoring Report May 2004 - September 2007 (A8 Countries)'.
Download the report at:
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/6353/aboutus/accessionmonitoring0504-0907.pdf (pdf file, 328kb)
(courtesy: IRR News - http://www.irr.org.uk)

The Home Office has published: Lin Homer's (Chief Executive of the Border and Immigration Agency) letter to the Home Affairs Select Committee on the deportation of foreign national prisoners.
Download the letter at:
http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/6353/aboutus/linhomerletter20november2007.pdf (pdf file, 880kb)
(courtesy: IRR News - http://www.irr.org.uk)

The Scottish Government has published: 'Gypsies/Travellers in Scotland: The Twice Yearly Count-No.12: July 2007'.
Download the report at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/204251/0054363.pdf (pdf file, 248kb)
(courtesy: IRR News - http://www.irr.org.uk)

CRS — The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq

November 25, 2007 at 12:54 pm · Filed under International Relations, Congressional Research Service, Middle East, Government and politics

The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq (PDF; 154 KB)
Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists)
The Kurdish-inhabited region of northern Iraq is relatively peaceful and prospering economically, but the Iraqi Kurds political autonomy and political strength in post- Saddam Iraq has caused growing threat perceptions in Turkey, Iran, and Arab Iraq. However, the Iraqi Kurds’ ties to the United States and the U.S. drive to stabilize Iraq will likely enable the Kurds to parry the threats. This report will be updated.
(source: Docuticker - http://www.docuticker.com)

CRS — Immigration: Terrorist Grounds for Exclusion and Removal of Aliens

November 25, 2007 at 12:52 pm · Filed under Congressional Research Service, National security, Immigration, Terrorism, Government and politics, Legal and law enforcement

Immigration: Terrorist Grounds for Exclusion and Removal of Aliens (PDF; 148 KB)
Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists)

The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) spells out a strict set of admissions criteria and exclusion rules for all foreign nationals who come permanently to the United States as immigrants (i.e., legal permanent residents) or temporarily as nonimmigrants. Notably, any alien who engages in terrorist activity, or is a representative or member of a designated foreign terrorist organization, is generally inadmissible. After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the INA was broadened to deny entry to representatives of groups that endorse terrorism, prominent individuals who endorse terrorism, and (in certain circumstances) spouses and children of aliens who are removable on terrorism grounds. The INA also contains grounds for inadmissibility based on foreign policy concerns.
(source: Docuticker - http://www.docuticker.com)

International Crisis Group - New Report:
Darfur’s New Security Reality,* the latest report from the International Crisis Group, examines the need to reformulate the peace process, with negotiations that are more inclusive and address the conflict’s root causes. While there are fewer deaths now than in 2003-2004, the parties have splintered, confrontations have multiplied, and violence is again rising. Access for humanitarian agencies is decreasing, international peacekeeping is not yet effective, and a political settlement is still far away. The peace talks launched in Libya in October 2007 are on hold. To succeed, the process must include the full range of constituencies involved in the crisis, such as women and Arab tribes. Available Online: http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5180&l=1
(Source: International Crisis Group - http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm)

Migrant Integration Policy Index [MIPEX]

http://www.eukn.org/eukn/themes/Urban_Policy/Social_inclusion_and_integration/Integration_of_social_groups/migration-policy-index_1146.html

(Source: Kevin Harris, www.local-level.org.uk)

MIPEX is a bi-annual assessment of migration policy across 28 countries "in order to find out which policies various countries apply to address the issue of migration and in how far these policy measures are successful in creating opportunities for migrants to participate in society." MIPEX direct link:- http://www.integrationindex.eu/
(Source: Welcome to Your Library Digest - http://www.welcometoyourlibrary.org.uk/)

Provision of ESOL in Scotland

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/202792/0054073.pdf

The Scottish Government has just published research which looks at the impact of EU enlargement and the introduction of the UK Citizenship Test on provision of ESOL in Scotland. The key findings are at the above web-link; the full report is at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/202773/0054072.pdf.

(Source: Welcome to Your Library Digest - http://www.welcometoyourlibrary.org.uk/)

Published in: Publications.

WTYL Online Resources

Selected online resources taken from the latest Welcome To Your Library e-mail digest which is available to view - [here]. Full details on how o subscribe to this service can be found on the Welcome To Your Library website at: http://www.welcometoyourlibrary.org.uk/

* The Search for Common Ground - New report from the Greater London Authority, which looks at the coverage of Muslims and non-Muslims in the UK media. Available online at: http://www.irr.org.uk/pdf/commonground_report.pdf

* Making Links: 15 visions of community - New book celebrating the 30th anniversary of Community Links, drawing together varied views on our communities and the way we interact. Available online at: http://www.community-links.org/ourwork/makinglinks_page212.aspx

* Developing a Community Cohesion Strategy in Barking & Dagenham - The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham's website includes information about the second community cohesion strategy and action plan adopted by the Dagenham & Barking Partnership, including how the strategy was developed and details of the Community Cohesion Survey Report, which may be useful to other areas. Available online at: http://www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/9-council/comm-cohesion/community-cohesion-main.html

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Forced Migration Discussion List: Publications

The follwoing list has been taken from the Forced Migration Discussion List - List archives are available at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html

Below please find references to new online publications, journal/newsletter
issues, events and opportunities, and web sites/tools.

**Please note that long URLs may break into two lines in some mail readers. Cut and paste each line of the URL, if this happens.**


**Online Articles/Publications**

About Being Without: Stories of Stateless in Kuwait (Refugees International, Oct. 2007) -
http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/publication/detail/10243/

Asylum in the European Union: A Study of the Implementation of the
Qualification Directive (UNHCR, Nov. 2007) -
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/refworld/rwmain?docid=473050632

Asylum Rights Watch: Summary of responses June – September 2007 (Asylum Aid,
Oct. 2007) -
http://www.asylumaid.org.uk/data/files/publications/67/Asylum_Rights_Watch_Summary_report_Oct_07.pdf

Behind the Numbers: Assessing Indices of Peace, Conflict and Instability,
USIPeace Briefing (U.S. Institute of Peace, Nov. 2007) -
http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2007/1108_peace_indices.html

Ethiopia: Addressing the rights and needs of people displaced by conflict
(IDMC, Oct. 2007) - http://tinyurl.com/26fhkt

EXCOM Conclusion on Children at Risk, no. 107 (Oct. 2007) -
http://www.unhcr.org/excom/EXCOM/4717625c2.html

Exiled and Suffering: Palestinian refugees in Lebanon (Amnesty International,
Oct. 2007) - http://web.amnesty.org/pages/refugees-161007-feature-eng

Fortress Europe and the Iraqi ‘intruders’: Iraqi asylum-seekers and the EU,
2003-2007, New Issues in Refugee Research, no. 144 (UNHCR, Oct. 2007) -
http://www.unhcr.org/research/RESEARCH/470c9be92.pdf

A guide to the African Commission on human and peoples’ rights (Amnesty
International, Nov. 2007) -
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGIOR630052007

Human Trafficking: Update (House of Lords & House of Commons, Oct. 2007) -
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt200607/jtselect/jtrights/179/179.pdf

Humanitarian advocacy in Darfur: the challenge of neutrality (Humanitarian
Policy Group, Oct. 2007) - http://www.odi.org.uk/hpg/papers/hpgbrief28.pdf

Law and legal issues in international disaster response: a desk study (IFRC,
Nov. 2007) -
http://www.ifrc.org/what/disasters/IDRL/research/publications.asp#deskstudy

Persécutions des femmes: Savoirs, mobilisations et protections (Editions Du
Croquant, Nov. 2007) - http://terra.rezo.net/article655.html (contents,
summary, preface and intro. are available)

Refugee Issues relating to China, Statement by Roberta Cohen (Oct. 2007) -
http://www.brookings.edu/speeches/2007/1019_china_cohen.aspx

Refugees' Experiences of Integration (Refugee Council and Univ. of Birmingham,
Oct. 2007) -
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/policy/position/2007/integration.htm

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNGA 62nd Session,
Supplement No. 12, A/62/12 (UN, 2007) -
http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/LIB/DHLRefWeblog.nsf/dx/05112007023843PMUNRR2R.htm
(access via UN Pulse)

Researching the Legal Aspects of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Australia,
Canada, and the United Kingdom (GlobaLex, Nov. 2007) -
http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Legal_aspects_asylum_refugees_Australia_Canada_UK.htm

Resisting displacement by combatants and developers: Humanitarian Zones in
north-west Colombia (IDMC, Nov. 2007) - http://tinyurl.com/2x4oxr

Sexual health, asylum seekers and refugees: A handbook for people working with
refugees and asylum seekers in England (FPA, 2007) - http://tinyurl.com/2ye7wy

The Situation of the Lao Hmong Refugees in Petchabun, Thailand (Doctors without
Borders, Oct. 2007) -
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/reports/2007/10-31-2007.cfm

"The Truth May be Bitter, but It Must be Told": The Situation of Refugees in
the Aegean and the Practices of the Greek Coast Guard (Pro Asyl & Greek Group
of Lawyers for the Rights of Refugees and Migrants, Oct. 2007) -
http://www.proasyl.de/fileadmin/proasyl/fm_redakteure/Englisch/Griechenlandbericht_Engl.pdf
Zimbabwe Exodus: Too Little, but Not Too Late (Refugees International, Nov.
2007) - http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/article/detail/10280

**Journals/Newsletters**

African Journal on Conflict Resolution, vol. 7, no. 1 (2007) -
http://www.accord.org.za/ajcr/2007-1.htm (full-text)
- Mix of articles, including "The Case against Taylor’s Asylum: A Review of
Nigeria’s Domestic and International Legal Obligations."

African Security Review, vol. 16, no. 3 (Sept. 2007) -
http://www.issafrica.org/index.php?link_id=3&slink_id=5034&link_type=12&slink_type=12&tmpl_id=3 (full-text)
- Theme of this issue is "Conflict Prevention and the ‘Responsibility to
Protect’ in Africa."

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, vol. 16, no. 3 (2007) -
http://www.smc.org.ph/apmj16-3.htm (contents)
- Mix of articles.

Development in Practice, vol. 17, no. 6 (2007) -
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=g783727272~db=all (contents)
- Focus is on violence and development in Central and South America. Includes
article on "Violence in development: the logic of forced displacement on
Colombia's Pacific coast."

Disasters, online early articles (Nov. 2007) -
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/disa/0/0 (contents)
- Includes article on "The sexual and reproductive rights of internally
displaced women: the embodiment of Colombia's crisis."

Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (28 Oct. 2007) - http://www.jha.ac/ (full-
text)
- Two new articles posted: "Local and Regional Procurement of Food Aid in
Africa: Impact and Policy Issues" and "Reversing food insecurity: Linking
global commitments to local recovery needs."

International Journal of Refugee Law, vol. 19, no. 3 (Oct. 2007) -
http://ijrl.oxfordjournals.org/content/vol19/issue3/index.dtl (contents)
- Includes articles on international refugee protection, separated children,
Eritrean asylum seekers in Norway, and refugee legislation in Belarus.

International Journal on Multicultural Societies, vol. 9, no. 1 (2007) -
http://portal.unesco.org/shs/en/ev.php-URL_ID=11517&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=-465.html (full-text)
- The focus of this issue is on migrant integration in rural versus urban areas
in new settlement countries; includes an article entitled "Changing Places:
Voluntary Sector Work with Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Core and Peripheral
Regions of the UK."

International Migration Review, vol. 41, no. 4 (Dec. 2007) -
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/imre/41/4 (contents)
- Mix of articles, including "Darfurian Livelihoods and Libya: Trade,
Migration, and Remittance Flows in Times of Conflict and Crisis."

Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 20, no. 3 (Sept. 2007) -
http://jrs.oxfordjournals.org/current.dtl (contents)
- Includes report of the 10th International Association for the Study of Forced
Migration conference, a debate on forced migration studies, and articles on
refugees in Glasgow, Melbourne, and Michigan, Japanese asylum policy, the
economy of a refugee camp, and UNHCR's Convention Plus initiative.

Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations, no. 14 (Sept. 2007) -
http://www.unsystem.org/scn/Publications/RNIS/NICSv14.pdf (full-text)

Refugee Survey Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 3 (2007) -
http://rsq.oxfordjournals.org/content/vol26/issue3/index.dtl (contents)
- Theme of this issue is "Researching Refugees: Lessons, Challenges and Way
Forward."

Transcultural Psychiatry, vol. 44, no. 3 (Sept. 2007) -
http://tps.sagepub.com/current.dtl (contents)
- Focus of this issue is "refugees and forced migration."

Women's Asylum News, no. 70 (Nov./Dec. 2007) -
http://www.unsystem.org/scn/Publications/RNIS/NICSv14.pdf (full-text)
- Includes feature article on "FGM in Kenya."

**Events & Opportunities**

CFP: Melbourne Journal of Politics, vol. 33 -
http://www.politics.unimelb.edu.au/aboutus/mjp.html
- The “focus will be on the debates surrounding globalisation, its influence on
identity and its effect on the analysis of world affairs in a number of
regional and global contexts.” Submissions are due Friday 14 December 2007;
they should be emailed to: The Editors at mjp-politics@unimelb.edu.au.

Global Symposium +5 ‘Information for Humanitarian Action’, 22-26 October 2007,
Geneva - http://www.reliefweb.int/symposium/
- Even though this event has already taken place, you can still view
presentations, watch a webcast, and read bloggers’ comments.

“Réfugiés” environnementaux ? Dégradations environnementales et déplacements
humains : constructions politiques de catégories sociales et dispositifs
nationaux et internationaux de solidarité -
http://terra.rezo.net/article657.html
- “Appel du réseau scientifique TERRA à manifestation d’intérêt et à
contributions sur un nouvel axe de recherché… .”

Sustainable Return, Asylum Systems and Border Management in the Western
Balkans, 3-4 December 2007, Dubrovnik -
http://www.ecre.org/topics/regional_conference
- Sponsored by ECRE and partner NGOs in the region.

**Web Sites/Tools**

Center for Human Rights Documentation and Research (CHRDR), Columbia
University -
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/humanrights/archive_collections/index.html
- Houses archives for Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, among
others.

Contributions on the Green Paper on the future of the Common European Asylum
System -
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/news/consulting_public/gp_asylum_system/news_contributions_asylum_system_en.htm

Plowshares Digital Archive for Peace Studies -
http://replica.palni.edu/cdm4/index_keplow.php?CISOROOT=/keplow
- Houses archives on peace/social justice efforts of Quakers, Mennonites and
Church of the Brethren.

Redhum: Red de Información Humanitaria - http://www.redhum.org/
- Spanish-language counterpart to ReliefWeb.

Refugee Council Archive at UEL - http://www.uel.ac.uk/rca/index.htm
- Houses variety of refugee-related archives.

Researching Refugees Blog - http://researching-refugees.blogspot.com/
- Companion blog to RSQ article on keeping up with refugee research.


Elisa Mason
Information Specialist
http://fm-cab.blogspot.com

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Located in: Publications and Periodicals.

Other News and Briefs

Report to the General Assembly by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Jan 2006 - mid-2007. Source - UN General Assembly (ReliefWeb) - [text online].

INSARAG Guidelines and Methodology. Source - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Challenges and Suggestions for Enhancing Inter-Agency Contingency Planning: Report of the 1st Global Consultation of Contingency Planners in Humanitarian Agencies. Source - Inter-Agency Standing Committee (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Addressing Internal Displacement in Peace Processes, Peace Agreements and Peace-Building.
Source - Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Colombia: OCHA Humanitarian Situation Report no. 31, 01 - 11 Nov 2007. Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Sudan Humanitarian Overview Vol 3, Issue 7: Sep - Oct 2007. Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Humanitarian situation in Somalia: Monthly analysis, Oct 2007. Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Iraqi Refugees: A Lot of Talk, Little Action (Refugees International) - [text online]

Ten Ways to keep up with humanitarian news (Researching Refugees Blog) - [text online]

Tough homecoming for Lebanon's refugees (Christian Science Monitor) - [text online]

Health-related online resources (Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog) - [text online]

Two New Reports

These two reports listed below have just been posted on the Forced Migration Discussion List. Archives and further details on how subscribe can be found here: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html

1)

From Refugee to Citizen - New Research from the Institute for Public Policy Research

http://www.mst-online.org.uk/researchandconsultancyunit.html

The research was commissioned as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of Refugee Support (formerly the Refugee Housing Association), a charity founded in the autumn of 1957 to provide housing for Hungarian refugees who had settled in the UK. It comprised 30 life history interviews with refugees who had arrived in the UK between 1956 and 2006. The research examined how refugees understood their own integration and journey to citizenship, notions of home and what it means to be British.


2)

Please find attached Listening to Youth: The Experiences of Young People in Northern Uganda (http://www.womenscommission.org/pdf/ug_machel_short.pdf).
[List mod.'s note: Please visit the URL for the text of the report.] The summary report is based on findings from a May 2007 assessment to northern Uganda in which the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children interviewed young people about the impact of war on their lives and prospects for the future, and their recommendations to local, national and international actors. Findings from this study, supported by UNICEF, also contributed to the 10-year Strategic Review of the "Machel Study" on the Impact of Armed Conflict on Children.

The report outlines immediate action that is required by the international community, in partnership with the Government of Uganda, local organizations and affected communities, to ensure that young people in the north are empowered to contribute to peace and prosperity in their country. Listening to Youth gives voice to young people's perspectives and recommendations as northern Uganda strives to restore security and rights for all of its citizens-providing critical lessons to the international community in their support to all regions affected by violent conflict.

In addition to the attached summary report, a "Report to Contributors" was developed in response to requests from young people interviewed who wanted to know how the information they shared would be used and what impact it would have. The "Report to Contributors" is available in English and Luo at
http://www.womenscommission.org/resources/index.cfm?limit=sector&limitID=1. We'd greatly appreciate if you would share with your networks and welcome any feedback on the reports.

Additional information about the Women's Commission's work on conflict-affected youth can be found at
http://womenscommission.org/projects/children/index.php.

Sincerely,

Jenny Perlman Robinson & Juliet Young

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List archives are available at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html

Publications, Conferences and Other News

Publications, Conferences & Other Newa

Publications:

Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog: List of new online publications available at: http://fm-pubs.blogspot.com/

Publications listed include:

Asylum Rights Watch: Summary of responses June – September 2007 (Asylum Aid, Oct. 2007) [text]

Researching the Legal Aspects of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom (GlobaLex, Nov. 2007) [text]

Other Publications of Note:

Refugee Heritage Project - Report on the London Museums Hub Project to record refugee heritage 2004-2006: available online via the MLA web site at: http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/renaissance/index.cfm?NavigationID=364

Conference News:

Details of the following conferences have been found on the Welcome To Your Library Email list:

Community engagement workshop. Tue 20 Nov, Coventry

http://www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/communityservices/events/Community+Engagement+Workshop.htm

Community engagement through reading: a proactive role for public libraries. Fri 30 Nov, London
http://www.lga.gov.uk/Event.asp?lsection=46&id=SXB7C6-A7846A72

Older Refugees: from isolation to integration
Wed 09 Jan 2008, City Hall, London
This conference will focus on the issues, challenges and service needs of older refugees and asylum-seekers, concluding the Older Refugees Programme - a 2-year initiative, funded by Lloyds TSB, between Age Concern England, the Refugee Council, Age Concern London and the Greater London Association of Older Women (AGLOW). To register your interest in attending this conference, please email refugees@ace.org.uk or call 020 8765 7523.

Museums and Refugees - Keeping Cultures conference

13-14 Mar 2008, Museum in Docklands, London
http://www.museumindocklands.org.uk/English/EventsExhibitions/Events/RefugeeMuseums.htm

This international conference will explore how museums and heritage agencies respond to complex historical, ethical, legal, social and political issues. Museums, academic research centres, non-government organisations and government departments/agencies increasingly see the need to explore the cultural contributions and impact of refugee and asylum seeker groups on urban and regional centres.

These issues significantly affect museums’ policy and approaches: participation, curatorial decisions, collecting strategies, partnerships, approaches to programming, as well as shared decision making in collaborative exhibitions and public events. See weblink above for the questions that the conference will seek to address and further details.

Other News

Migration Bibliography: Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Consortium have created a new section on their website providing links to reports and research relating to new migrants in the Yorkshire and Humber region. Further details can be found on the web site at: http://www.refugeeaccess.info/default.asp?step=2&id=54

Asylum Aid: have recently launched their new and updated web site and this can be found at: http://www.asylumaid.org.uk/index.php