DRC: Past. Present. Future? (Forced Migration Review 36)

Oxford University

The Democratic Republic of Congo is unfortunately synonymous with its dreadful past and its terrible present, despite its beauty, complex history and unachieved potential. Locked not only into its own internal troubles but also into those of the Great Lakes region, it has provided more than enough material on forced migration, violence and political quagmires for the latest issue of FMR. While the articles contained in this issue of FMR make grim reading, they also offer glimmers of hope for better outcomes, at least potentially, alongside analysis of how and why these things have been happening. Authors come from Congolese civil society, UN agencies and NGOs, Congolese and donor governments, and international research – and include articles by the former UN Relief Coordinator John Holmes and the former Humanitarian Coordinator in DRC Ross Mountain. This issue also contains a further seven articles on other forced migration-related subjects. See more at: http://www.fmreview.org/DRCongo#sthash.AyUW37UP.dpuf

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FMR 36 The road from Kabul

New UNHCR research investigates the motivations for and challenges associated with the migration of young Afghans to Europe. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

Apr 9, 2013

8 min

FMR 36 The pervertibility of refugee status

The desire to categorise all those seeking refuge throws up continuing challenges to traditions of hospitality and to the realisation of migrants' rights. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

Apr 9, 2013

12 min

FMR 36 The Kampala Convention and protection from arbitrary displacement

The Kampala Convention breaks new ground in elevating the right to be protected from arbitrary displacement to a binding legal norm. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

Apr 9, 2013

11 min

FMR 36 Safe and suitable return for women fleeing conflict in Liberia

When women migrants return, they can face daunting challenges to re-integration but can also contribute to development and transforming societies. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

Apr 9, 2013

20 min

FMR 36 The displaced also protest

Displaced people in Colombia are resorting to mass demonstrations to persuade their government to assume its responsibilities towards them. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

Apr 9, 2013

7 min

FMR 36 Rumour versus information

Central to Iraqi refugees' efforts to resolve the question of their immediate future is their access to good information about resettlement and return. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

Apr 8, 2013

11 min

FMR 36 What hope for IDPs in a new Sudan?

The most probable outcome of the 2011 referendum is that Southern Sudan secedes from the North, breaking Sudan into two independent nation states. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

Apr 8, 2013

12 min

FMR 36 Foundations for repatriation and peace in DRC

Parties to the protracted Congolese conflict have long promoted fear of 'the other' and a thirst for revenge; these attitudes must be addressed if peace is to have a chance. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

Apr 8, 2013

16 min

FMR 36 Of tripartites, peace and returns

After international agreements covering the return of refugees to Equateur and North Kivu, the challenge is to create local structures that can make the agreements work. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

Apr 8, 2013

21 min

FMR 36 Return in the political context of North Kivu

Durable returns of IDPs and refugees into some of the most densely populated areas in eastern DRC are never going to be a simple exercise. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

Apr 8, 2013

12 min