The link between movements of refugees and broader migration attracts growing attention.
All in the same boat: The challenges of mixed migration around the world.
Migrants are different from refugees but the two sometimes travel alongside each other.
An inter-agency group promoting application of instruments and norms relating to migration.
Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Erika Feller discusses the challenges UNHCR faces in ensuring protection for refugees travelling in mixed migration flows.
Report of the UN Secretary-General dated 18 May 2006
Related Internet Links on International Migration
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Implementation of the 10-Point Plan in Different Regions
Expert Roundtables
UNHCR is mapping the real state of people of concern through a Global Needs Assessment.
A UNHCR non-paper, 16 June 2009.
Policy paper, Rev.1 of 17 January 2007.
Summaries of a past high-level dialogue.
Refugee protection and durable solutions in the context of international migration.
Libya, 22-23 November 2006.
UNHCR and the International Catholic Migration Commission support for resettlement activities.
Algarve, Portugal, 18-19 November 2007.
For more information, visit the EuroMed website.
Dealing with the protection of refugees within broader migration movements.
By Craig L. Johnstone, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, in Forced Migration Review, Issue 31, "Climate change and displacement". See also Water - new challenges, by Paul Spiegel et al. Visit the Forced Migration Review website and read the full issue (external link).
The connection between asylum and refugee protection and international migration.
An essential companion for those involved in EU migration and asylum issues.
Presentations on Climate Change
Priorities and commitments of UNHCR and the US State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration for cooperation and collaboration throughout the year.
Published by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) (external link)
Teaching About Refugees, History
History includes refugees
Throughout history, political turmoil has victimized many civilian families, forcing them to flee their homes. Refugee outflows and other massive displacements of people are a key aspect of many international crises. For children, in particular, looking at world events from the point of view of a refugee family can give new meaning and a sense of reality to events that may otherwise seem abstract and far away. The theme can be introduced in:
Medieval/early modern history: The religious wars.
Contemporary history: World War I, the Russian Revolution, the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the Second World War and Nazism, colonization and decolonization in Africa, Soviet influence in Central and Eastern Europe, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Vietnam War, the dictatorships in Latin-America - all these events and many more have victimized millions of people and forced them to flee their homes, families and communities.
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Refugees in History
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The Rwandan Crisis 1994
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Population Displacement in the Commonwealth of Independent States
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Gulf of Aden People-Smuggling: International Help Needed
Crossing the Gulf of Aden
Sighted off Spain's Canary Islands
Dialogue on Asylum & Migration
Delegates from about 70 nations recently met in Geneva and grappled with the complex issue of how to identify and better protect refugees who travel alongside irregular migrants on dangerous journeys in search of safety.
Testimonial: Somali Survivor
Testimonial of a Somali survivor after reaching Yemen
Yemen: Risking Refuge
Increasingly large numbers of Somali refugees and other desperate people are trying to make their way across the Gulf of Aden to the shores of Yemen to find refuge from war and poverty. This desperate journey has cost hundreds their lives as they seek a better life. UNHCR assists those who survive and tries to discourage others from making the perilous journey. Note that this video contains graphic images.
