The historical roots of cooperation between the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration.
When studying the institutional aspects of the global governance of refugee issues, scholars almost exclusively put the emphasis on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, largely ignoring other organizations and the relationships established with these institutions. The aim of this article is to help fill this gap in the analysis by focusing on the … Continue reading The historical roots of cooperation between the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration. →
RSC Resources in Support of the UNHCR’s State Pledges Process
To commemorate its 60th Anniversary, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is facilitating a ministerial-level meeting on 7 and 8 December 2011 to review protection gaps and measures to address them. States are being encouraged to make voluntary pledges at this meeting. The pledging process will serve as an opportunity … Continue reading RSC Resources in Support of the UNHCR’s State Pledges Process →
Representing Refugees in the Life Cycle: A Social Age Analysis of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Annual Reports and Appeals 19992008
This paper provides a longitudinal quantitative and qualitative analysis of textual and visual references to age in UNHCRs annual appeals and reports published from 1999 to 2008. In contrast to an assumed over-representation of children in refugee imagery, this study reveals that adults are present in the greatest number of photographs across the time period … Continue reading Representing Refugees in the Life Cycle: A Social Age Analysis of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Annual Reports and Appeals 19992008 →
