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(English) Rapid Impact Evaluation of the Syrian Refugee Initiative

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(English) Human mobility as a resource in conflict: the case of Syria

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Protecting Syrian Refugees: Laws, Policies, and Global Responsibility Sharing

The Syrian Civil war has caused approximately 2.7 million Syrians to leave their country since 2011, and double that many are expected to have fled Syria by the end of 2014.1 The Syrian refugee crisis has brought tremendous challenges to the region, and this research attempts to map out one aspect of the crisis that … Continue reading Protecting Syrian Refugees: Laws, Policies, and Global Responsibility Sharing →

The Crisis in Yarmouk: Palestinian Refugees in Syria

http://www.palestine-studies.org/index.aspx -Palestine Studies TV-  Nidal Bitari, founder of the Palestinian Association of Human Rights in Syria, speaks with host Omar Baddar about the tragic humanitarian situation in the Yarmouk Camp in Damascus, Syria. Nidal highlights the plight of the close to 20,000 Palestinian civilians still remaining inside the camp. Nidal Bitari is a Syrian Palestinian journalist … Continue reading The Crisis in Yarmouk: Palestinian Refugees in Syria →

From slow boil to breaking point: A real – time evaluation of UNHCR’s response to the Syrian refugee emergency

Real-time evaluation report on UNHCR’s response to the Syrian refugee emergency, published 20 July, 2013. The report is a summary of findings and recommendations based on an 11-day mission to Jordan, Lebanon, and Northern Iraq by a joint UNHCR-ICVA-InterAction team in May and June 2013. Read the report (in PDF format) by clicking on this … Continue reading From slow boil to breaking point: A real – time evaluation of UNHCR’s response to the Syrian refugee emergency →

Buried Alive: Stateless Kurds in Syria

Lynch, M. & Ali, P. (2006). Buried alive: Stateless Kurds in Syria. Refugee International. Introduction Stateless Kurds in Syria are virtually invisible people. Numbering about 300,000, this group is in a unique situation in relation to the larger Kurdish population. There are no exact figures for the number of Kurds in Syria because of the political implications of over- or underestimation, … Continue reading Buried Alive: Stateless Kurds in Syria →

The situation of stateless persons in the Middle East and North Africa

Van Waas, L.E. (October, 2010).”The situation of stateless persons in the Middle East and North Africa”, UNHCR. This paper provides an overview of the situation of stateless persons in countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It provides an analysis of the underlying conditions that have shaped these states’ legislation and provides a … Continue reading The situation of stateless persons in the Middle East and North Africa →