This document has been produced in time from November 2015 until January 2016 to reply to a demand for general guidance on sheltering refugees in the context of the “refugee crisis” experienced in Germany as of August 2015. This guidance is based on accepted humanitarian standards (SPHERE) complemented with desk-review, field visits, and structured conversations […]
Guidelines on Emergency Sheltering for Refugees in Germany Read More »
Over the past months, an ever-increasing number of people, the majority of whom are fleeing war, violence and persecution, have been risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean Sea and take other dangerous routes in search of safety in Europe. European States bordering the Mediterranean Sea, the Western Balkans and other European countries have been
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This lecture examines the nature of climate-related movement; whether expanding the protection offered by international refugee law and human rights law is feasible; and what other solutions might be appropriate. Professor Jane McAdam (BA (Hons), LLB (Hons) (Sydney), DPhil (Oxford)) is a nonresident senior fellow in the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement and Scientia Professor
Do Climate Change ‘Refugees’ Exist? Read More »
An Urban Refugee Task Team webinar with presentations from experts from UNHCR, the Psycho-Social Training Institute in Cairo, and the International Medical Corps.
Webinar on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Urban Settings Read More »
Refugee Coordinators are part of the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), which works with UN and NGO partners to provide aid and sustainable solutions for refugees, victims of conflict and stateless people around the world. Video Produced by the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Genevahttp://geneva.usmission.gov With footage provided by UNHCR and
Humanitarian Diplomacy / Refugee Coordinators in Action Read More »