Crisis (Forced Migration Review 45)

Oxford University

Many people who are displaced, or become ‘trapped’, in the context of diverse humanitarian crises do not fit well within existing legal, policy and operational frameworks for the protection of refugees and IDPs. This raises questions about whether there needs to be – or can be – more systematic ways of dealing with assistance and protection for people affected by ‘crises’ such as environmental disruption, gang violence, nuclear disasters, food shortages and so on. FMR 45 contains 33 articles on crisis, migration and displacement, and eight general articles on other subjects relating to forced migration. See more at: http://www.fmreview.org/crisis

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FMR 45 Connecting and communicating after Typhoon Haiyan

In the first month of the Typhoon Haiyan response, one of the priorities facing the international community was to re-establish internet connectivity in order to facilitate information sharing and the provision of assistance.

Apr 7, 2014

4 min

FMR 45 Internal displacement in Kenya: the quest for durable solutions

Internal displacement in Kenya has been a challenge since the colonial era but only recently has a legal framework been developed to address IDP protection issues.

Apr 7, 2014

11 min

FMR 45 Dictatorships, refugees and reparation in the Southern Cone of Latin America

Since the return of democracy to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay there has been particular recognition of forced displacement within the framework of reparations for the abuses suffered under dictatorial governments.

Apr 7, 2014

8 min

FMR 45 Perspectives of refugees on returning to Somalia

MSF recently asked Somali refugees in Dadaab’s Dagahaley camp about their living conditions and their thoughts about returning to Somalia in the near future.

Apr 7, 2014

7 min

FMR 45 Opportunity to change Lebanon’s asylum policy

Lebanon’s attitude towards the ‘Syrian exception’ can be used as the starting point for its policy to come into line with international refugee and human rights norms, standards and protection.

Apr 7, 2014

3 min

FMR 45 Translating global education standards to local contexts

Global standards such as the Education in Emergencies Minimum Standards need to be applied locally and this requires a thoughtful and committed contextualisation process.

Apr 7, 2014

9 min

FMR 45 The potential role of a racial discrimination law in Myanmar

Ethnic discrimination has long fuelled violence and displacement within Myanmar, especially in relation to people of Rohingya ethnicity who have been fleeing in their ‘tens of thousands’ in 2013 alone.

Apr 7, 2014

5 min

FMR 45 New OAS Conventions protecting IDPs against racism and discrimination

Two new Conventions approved in 2013 have the potential to offer greater protection to vulnerable groups, including IDPs, in the Americas.

Apr 7, 2014

8 min

FMR 45 The global governance of crisis migration

There is no coherent or unified global governance framework for the different areas that have been subsumed under the umbrella of ‘crisis migration’.

Apr 7, 2014

13 min

FMR 45 Disaster risk reduction and mobility

An essential step for advancing risk reduction measures at the local level is to define mobility-based indicators of vulnerability and resilience that can contribute to measuring and reducing human and economic losses resulting from disasters.

Apr 7, 2014

4 min