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In the shelter of each other: Notions of home and belonging amongst Somali refugees in Nairobi

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Over the past 20 years, the geopolitical landscape of Somalia has undergone multiple shifts, reflecting the complex and dynamic nature of conflict in the country. Warlordism, general anarchy, Islamic militancy, banditry, piracy, a series of foreign interventions, drought and famine have all played a major roles in creating a tragic context of ongoing insecurity and displacement. Yet durable solutions continue to remain elusive, in part because the government and international community continue more...

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D C on May 17, 2012

Climate change, migration, and conflict

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This report is the first in a series of papers from the Center for American Progress that examine the nexus of climate change, migration and conflict, and its implications for United States foreign policy and national security. The paper argues that climate change, migration and conflict in the 21st century will test the capabilities of the United States and the world to manage global security in unprecedented ways. This introductory paper lays the foundation for a series of subsequent regional more...

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Moushumi Biswas on May 16, 2012

Unsafe foundations: Secure the right to housing in Romania

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Romania does not effectively respect, protect and fulfill the right to adequate housing for all its citizens, either in law or practice. marginalized communities, such as the roma, frequently suffer systematic abuses of their right to housing. This briefing by Amnesty International, Unsafe foundations: Secure the right to housing in Romania, outlines key requirements under international law that must be complied with by governments to safeguard the right to housing, including a prohibition of more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 15, 2012

ISSUE IN BRIEF: Labor Migration From Colombo Process Countries

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Since 2005, the Colombo Process (CP) Member Countries have taken concrete, proactive steps to manage labor migration by, for example, amending existing regulations or adopting new legislation, creating new government structures dedicated to managing labor outflows, signing bilateral agreements (BAs) and memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with key destination countries and launching innovative programmes and activities at various levels of government. This brief highlights 10 potential areas of more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 14, 2012

Net Migration from Mexico Falls to Zero - and Perhaps Less

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After four decades that brought 12 million current immigrants - most of whom came illegally - the net migration flow from Mexico to the United States has stopped and may have reversed. The standstill appears to be the result of many factors, including the weakened U.S. job and housing construction markets, heightened border enforcement, a rise in deportations, the growing dangers associated with illegal border crossings, the long-term decline in Mexico’s birth rates and broader economic more...

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D C on May 01, 2012

But when will our turn come? A review of the implementation of UNHCR’s urban refugee policy in Malaysia

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These brief slogans provide an appropriate starting point for this report, as they capture very graphically the main preoccupations of refugees who are living in urban areas of Malaysia: first, their inability to establish a secure and long-term future for themselves there; second, their eager quest to be admitted to another country where such opportunities would be available to them; and third, a firm belief that UNHCR is the only organization that can deliver such outcomes.

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Moushumi Biswas on May 10, 2012

Land and soil in the context of a green economy for sustainable development, food security and poverty eradication

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The degradation of land is a major threat to life on earth, including for humans. When occurring in drylands, where productivity is constrained by water, land degradation is termed desertification. Land degradation results from various factors including human activities and climatic variation induced disasters such as drought and floods. It is expressed by a persistent reduction of biological productivity, driven by overexploitation of land resources by users striving to increase economic more...

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D C on April 19, 2012

Security issues and immigration flows

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Mexican immigration figures have reached its lowest point since 2000. Yet, even if as a whole the US is receiving less Mexican migrants, the opposite is true for cities at the border. In this paper, the author presents evidence to show that this sui generis migration pattern cannot be understood using traditional explanations of migration dynamics. Instead, Mexicans are migrating because of security issues, fearing drug related violence and extortion, which has spiked since 2008. The author more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 08, 2012

International Dialogue on Migration N°18 - Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration

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This publication contains the report and supplementary materials of a workshop on “Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration”, which was held in Geneva, Switzerland on 29–30 March 2011. The workshop identified some of the main areas in which governments and institutions may need to reinforce their capacities to manage the complex interactions between climate change and environmental degradation and human mobility. The following four main areas for capacity-building received more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 03, 2012

America Is Stealing the World’s Doctors

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"(T)he United States, with its high salaries and technological innovation, is also the world’s most powerful magnet for doctors, attracting more every year than Britain, Canada and Australia — the next most popular destinations for migrating doctors — combined."MATT McALLESTER, The New York TimesPublished: March 7, 2012

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John Daly on March 10, 2012

Chinese actress seeks to build bridges with Somali refugees

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Chinese actress Yao Chen has concluded her first visit to Africa as UNHCR's honorary patron for China by hailing the courage of Somali refugees and the generosity of their hosts in Ethiopia. Yao Chen travelled to Ethiopia last week to meet with Somali refugees in the Dollo Ado and Jijiga border areas.In Buramino camp, Yao Chen spoke to a mother of five who had come from the Somali capital, Mogadishu, several months ago. Sitting in a small Somali shelter made of wood and rugs, the woman said more...

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D C on April 11, 2012

Land grabs – a threat to food security?

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Between 2000 and 2010, there have been land deals or negotiations for over 200 million hectares of land in developing countries. That is almost three times the total farmland in Canada. About two-thirds of this land is in Africa, with most of the rest in Asia. Investment has been concentrated in areas where land is inexpensive, but still has good potential for crop production, including access to irrigation and markets. In many cases, access to irrigation water has been written into the land more...

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D C on April 24, 2012

Urban Poverty, Slums and Service Delivery System

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This is the report of the Working Group on Urban Poverty, Slums, and Service Delivery system to the Steering Committee on Urbanization Planning Commission, New Delhi.The aim of the working group is To critically evaluate the progress achieved under 11th Five year Plan in addressing urban poverty and rehabilitation of slums and set the goal to be achieved in 12th plan period; To suggest measures for improving the urban employment opportunities; To suggest road map for ensuring service level more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 11, 2012

International Dialogue on Migration N°19 - Economic Cycles, Demographic Change and Migration

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On 12 and 13 September 2011, IOM held a workshop on “Economic Cycles, Demographic Change and Migration” in Geneva, Switzerland as part of its annual International Dialogue on Migration (IDM). A guiding theme of the workshop was the notion that migration is inevitable and essential for economic growth and competitiveness given the global and regional labour market and demographic trends. The present report categorizes the experiences, policies and practices highlighted by participants at the more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 03, 2012

World Migration Report 2011 - Communicating effectively about migration

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The World Migration Report suggests that questions relating to the changing compositions of our societies and cultural diversity can be addressed by integrating diversity into mainstream media and by encouraging migrants to use new social media tools to regularly engage with host and home societies. The report argues that distorted communication about migration contributes to widespread anti-migrant sentiments, which have recently resurfaced in many parts of the world. Harmful stereotypes, more...

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D C on January 30, 2012

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