Summary of Supporting Self-Sufficiency: Considerations for Refugees Transition out of Sponsorship and Complementary Pathways Programmes
This article examines policy approaches that can assist refugees in transitioning from relying on volunteer support to living autonomously. Since 2015, states have increasingly engaged volunteers to assist refugees with settlement and integration activities. While programme designs vary across countries, volunteers typically commit to providing financial and/or logistical support to refugees for a designated period. After the support period ends, refugees are expected to navigate their new lives autonomously.
Summary of Settling beyond big cities: A scoping review of the Canadian literature on immigration to rural and smaller communities
This article reviews and analyzes existing literature and studies on immigration and refugee resettlement and integration in smaller communities in Canada, identifying "knowledge gap: and opportunities for future research and public policy change".
Summary of Climate Migration 101: An Explainer
This article discusses who qualifies as a "climate migrant", why there is not category for "climate refugee" and how and where climate change triggers migration. Climate migrants do not qualify for the definition of refugee protection. The lack of political will and complications in defining "climate refugee" makes it almost impossible to change the current Convention Refugee definition.
Summary of How Can We Protect “Climate Refugees”?
This report looks into potential pathways for legal protection of those who are displaced by climate change. Currently, there are no enforceable legal mechanisms under international law to protect individuals displaced by climate change.
Summary of Where Are All the Climate Migrants? Explaining Immobility amid Climate Change
This article explored why some people choose or are forced to stay in place, although they are affected by climate change. Climate change and other extreme environmental events displace millions of people annually.
Summary of 15by30 Roadmap: Expanding Higher Education, Skills and Self-Reliance for Refugees
In 2019, UNHCR and its partners set the 15by30 goal, aiming at securing 15% enrollment of refugee youth in higher education, by 2030. Since that time, the estimated global refugee enrollment has risen from 1% to 7%. As the first in-depth review of the current global situation, this report aims to provide practical guidance for strategic direction and actions to achieve the 15by30 target.
Dialogue with NGOs on UNHCR’s Climate Action Strategic Plan
During the week of February 20-26 2024, UNHCR co-organized a series of online consultations with NGOs in 2024, together with the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA) and other NGO co-organizers.
Summary of Climate Displacement and Human Rights: Rectifying the Current Legal Protection Lacuna Through International and Regional Solutions
While climate-induced displacements are rapidly increasing, the international legal protection framework is still unclear. This paper analyzes the legal gap in protecting climate-induced displacement, which the Convention Refugee definition does not cover, and proposes alternative strategies.
Scholars of Excellence Workshop – Complex migration motivations: Venezuelan pathways in Latin America and the Caribbean
January 17, 2024 from 1:30 PM EST-4:00 PM EST Hybrid event hosted by TMU and CERC
Summary of Who Counts as a Climate Migrant?
This article defines climate migration and describes challenges associated with having an overbroad definition. To classify persons displaced by natural disasters and climate change, researchers have made a new migratory category interchangeably known as environmental migrants, climate refugees, and climate migrants. These terms have no legal meaning and offer no protection. As people choose to move or not move in response to these threats, the question remains which migrants should count as climate migrants?
Summary of Efforts to Manage Climate Migration Are Slowly Growing but Their Focus Is Often Indirect
The article provides an overview of these programs, both completed and ongoing, categorizing their goals as “helping people stay, helping individuals move, and assisting those who are already on the move”. Most projects focused on the first two, while projects assisting those on the move were the least common.
Policy and Legislation: Family Reunification of Refugees in Germany
This digest contains a factual summary of the relevant law and policy to date (April 2024) on Family Reunification of Refugees in Germany. The summary is followed by key points from third-party commentary and analysis