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Building Livelihood Opportunities for Refugee Populations: Lessons from Past...

With the reality that a sizeable share of refugee situations can continue for many years, if not decades, there is growing focus on ways to better integrate refugees into countries of first asylum,...

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The UN Refugee Summit: What Can Be Achieved?

The United Nations will convene a summit on large movements of migrants and refugees on September 19th in New York. Though the summit itself is not scheduled to produce significant new commitments, it...

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The Australia-Cambodia Refugee Relocation Agreement Is Unique, But Does...

Two years on, the Australia-Cambodia refugee relocation agreement—the first of its kind involving a traditional resettlement country relocating refugees to a country with no resettlement track...

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The Evolving Approach to Refugee Protection in Turkey: Assessing the...

Turkey hosts more refugees than any other country, having taken in more than 2.7 million Syrians since 2011. Despite Turkey’s generous humanitarian approach, long-term integration prospects for these...

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An Uncertain Future for Somali Refugees in Dadaab

A discussion with Human Rights Watch researchers exploring the tenuous situation of Somali refugees in the Dadaab camp in Kenya.

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Resolving Policy Conundrums: Enhancing Humanitarian Protection in Southeast...

Human displacement, asylum movements, refugee and stateless populations, and irregular labor migration flows have long posed challenges for Southeast Asia. This report analyzes migration flows in and...

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U.S. Meets 2016 Syrian Refugee Admission Goal; Opposition to New Resettlement...

With weeks to spare, the Obama administration met its goal of resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of September 2016, and announced plans to increase the overall refugee ceiling to 110,000 in...

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A New Era in Refugee Protection and Migration Management? Looking Forward...

MPI experts discuss the outcomes from the UN Summit on Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants and President Obama's Leaders Summit on the Global Refugee Crisis and what it means for international...

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Global Refugee Summits Offer Reasons for Both Disappointment and Hope

World leaders convened two summits in New York last week focusing on multilateral responses to the growing challenge of refugee crises and unmanaged migration flows, which have surged to the top of the...

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An Uncertain Future for Somali Refugees in Dadaab

Back from a recent trip to the region, Human Rights Watch researchers discuss the situation of refugees at the Dadaab camp in Kenya and findings from on-the-ground interviews, along with...

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Protection on the Move: Eritrean Refugee Flows through the Greater Horn of...

Even in a region characterized by mobility, Eritrean refugees stand out for the frequency and distance of their onward movement. With more than 411,000 Eritreans in refugee-like situations, this report...

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A New Era in Refugee Protection and Migration Management? Looking Forward...

MPI experts discuss outcomes from the UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants, the Leaders Summit on Refugees, and related private-sector meetings and how these efforts may gain momentum to change...

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The Mediterranean Dimension of the Refugee Crisis: Trends, Challenges, and...

This discussion focuses on how governments and actors in the Mediterranean region can work together to expand durable solutions for refugees and coordinate efforts to build welcoming communities for...

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13th Annual Immigration Law & Policy Conference

The 13th annual Immigration Law & Policy Conference offered policy and legal analysis on key immigration topics, including: the election and the future of immigration policy; refugee resettlement...

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Protection through Mobility: Opening Labor and Study Migration Channels to...

With the rapid increase in the number of refugees and displaced persons worldwide, this report examines the role that legal labor and study mobility might play in connecting refugees with better...

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Integrating Refugees into Host Country Labor Markets: Challenges and Policy...

Countries receiving large numbers of asylum seekers are facing huge challenges in meeting newcomers' immediate needs, yet longer-term integration issues could prolong the crisis if not addressed. This...

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Moving Beyond Crisis: Germany’s New Approaches to Integrating Refugees into...

A key question confronting German policymakers has been how to successfully integrate asylum seekers into the labor market after record numbers arrived in 2015. This report examines the challenges...

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All at Sea: The Policy Challenges of Rescue, Interception, and Long-Term...

With maritime migration the subject of significant policy and public focus in Europe, Australia, and beyond, this timely volume reviews the policy responses to irregular maritime arrivals at regional,...

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Cooperation on Migration: The Role of the European Union in the Follow-Up to...

A panel discussion in Brussels on the future of cooperation at European and international levels on migration policy, in the wake of the United Nations summit.

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Digital Humanitarianism: How Tech Entrepreneurs Are Supporting Refugee...

Tech communities in Europe and North America have been spurred into action by the refugee crisis, developing apps and other tools that can be used along the journey, immediately upon arrival, and for...

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