The University of Oxford has just published a Call for Papers for the 5th Annual Forced Migration Student Conference to be held from the 1 March 2008 at the University of Oxford. The theme for the 2008 conference will be "Rethinking Solutions for Forced Migrants" and this conference followings on from the 2006 student conference which was held here at the University of East London.
Call for Papers Link: http://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/PDFs/StudConf08.pdf
Details of the 2006 Conference held at UEL: http://www.uel.ac.uk/ssmcs/research/fmsc/index.htm
Further details and information on past conferences: http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/
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Monday, 19 November 2007
Humanitarian News
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News Stories (19/11/07)
Aid reaches stricken Bangladeshis (BBC News) - [text online]
Top Khmer Rouge leader detained (BBC News) - [text online]
Cyclone death toll in Bangladesh may top 10,000 (The Independent) - [text online]
Somali rebels attack peacekeepers (BBC News) - [text online]
Children released from DRC rebels (BBC News) - [text online]
Junta 'accepts higher Burma toll' (BBC News) - [text online]
Darfur talks 'expect more delays' (BBC News) - [text online]
Thousands of teachers abandon Zimbabwe (BBC News) - [text online]
Guterres wraps up fruitful first visit to Central Asia (UNHCR News) - [text online]
Q&A: Refugee advocate turns page on Afghan beginnings (UNHCR News) - [text online]
UNHCR document plan ensures rights of returnee children in Angola (UNHCR News) - [text online]
UN Refugee Agency boosts cooperation with Central Asian nations (UN News) - [text online]
Former Rwandan mayor receives 11-year jail term from UN Tribunal (UN News/ICTR Press Release) - [text online]
South African chosen to head police component of hybrid UN-AU force in Darfur (UN News) - [text online]
Middle East countries must commit to anti-landmine treaty, says Ban Ki-moon (UN News) - [text online]
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Friday, 16 November 2007
News Stories (16/11/07)
Archival Collections: Human Rights, Peace Studies, Refugees (ForcedMigration Online Blog) - [text online]
Immigration out-paces British exodos (The Telegraph) - [text online]
Record numbers seek new lives abroad (The Independent) - [text online]
Overseas students boost UK economy by £8bn a year (The Independent) - [text online]
Displaced Congolese return to camps near Goma (UNHCR News) - [text online]
UNHCR protection chief meets resettled refugees in Canada (UNHCR News) - [text online]
UNHCR helps victims of floods in Puntland town (UNHCR News) - [text online]
Top UN envoy in Kosovo says clarity on status is vital for future stability (UN News) - [text online]
ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA-oPt protection of civilians summary data tables: Reports to the end of August 2007 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]
ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OPT: Protection of civilians weekly report 31 Oct - 06 Nov 2007 (ReliefWeb) - [text online ]
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Thursday, 15 November 2007
Other News and Briefs
Report to the General Assembly by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Jan 2006 - mid-2007. Source - UN General Assembly (ReliefWeb) - [text online].
INSARAG Guidelines and Methodology. Source - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (ReliefWeb) - [text online]
Challenges and Suggestions for Enhancing Inter-Agency Contingency Planning: Report of the 1st Global Consultation of Contingency Planners in Humanitarian Agencies. Source - Inter-Agency Standing Committee (ReliefWeb) - [text online]
Addressing Internal Displacement in Peace Processes, Peace Agreements and Peace-Building.
Source - Brookings-
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Iraqi Refugees: A Lot of Talk, Little Action (Refugees International) - [text online]
Ten Ways to keep up with humanitarian news (Researching Refugees Blog) - [text online]
Tough homecoming for Lebanon's refugees (Christian Science Monitor) - [text online]
Health-related online resources (Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog) - [text online]
News Stories (15/11/07)
Extended terror limits proposed (BBC News) - [text online]
UN warning over Darfur mission (BBC News) - [text online]
UN envoy plans Burma prison talks (BBC News) - [text online]
Gordon Brown reveals 'Fortress Britain' plan (The Telegraph) - [text online]
Brown seeks all-party consensus on extending detention limit (The Independent) - [text online]
Deportation of Darfuris 'not unduly harsh' (The Independent) - [text online]
Mysterious world of a movement in exile (The Independent) - [text online]
Law lords back Home Office in Darfur appeal (The Guardian) - [text online]
Brown risks losing trust over immigrants row, warns Cameron (The Guardian) - [text online]
UNHCR signs cooperation accord with Americas nations (UNHCR News) - [text online]
UNHCR launches Christmas appeal for refugee kids (UNHCR News) - [text online]
Displaced Congolese return to Ituri with UNHCR help (UNHCR News) - [text online]
Top UNHCR official gets mixed impressions in Chad (UNHCR News) - [text online]
Wednesday, 14 November 2007
News Stories (14/11/07)
'10,000 illegal immigrants' work in security (The Telegraph) - [text online]
Smith accused of 'blunder and panic' (The Independent) - [text online]
Brown to unveil anti-terror plans (BBC News) - [text online]
UN envoy sees progress on Burma (BBC News) - [text online]
Migrant complaint policy shake-up (BBC News) - [text online]. Link to publications at: http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/aboutus/reports/cac
'Blunder, panic and cover-up' (The Guardian) - [text online]
The trouble with the Home Office (The Guardian) - [text online]
How serious is the illegal security workers row? (The Guardian) - [text online]
UNHCR seeks urgent reunion of Chad children with families (UNHCR News) - [text online]
UNHCR sends aid to help displaced Somalis (UNHCR News) - [text online]
UNHCR signs accord for repatriation of Mauritanians (UNHCR News) - [text online]
Displaced Congolese flee fresh fighting near Goma (UNHCR News) - [text online]
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Campaign cuts malnutrition rates in Kenya refugee camps to lowest levels in years (ReliefWeb) - [text online]
Global efforts to clear landmines by 2010 faltering, says UN-backed study (UN News) - [text online]
UN official urges greater support for global refugee operations (UN News Centre) - [text online]
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