Migration and Social Protection: Exploring Issues of Portability and Access

The Migration DRC, together with SCMR and IDS, will be hosting a conference
on 'Migration and Social Protection: Exploring Issues of Portability and
Access' to be held at the University of Sussex, UK, on Wednesday 5th and
Thursday 6th November 2008.

Please find attached the call for papers with a deadline of 8th August for
abstracts. I would be really grateful if you could also circulate the announcement to
other researchers, policy makers and practitioners who might be working on
the topic.

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any queries, or to
recommend I send the call to other people,

Thank you!

Kind regards,


Romy Danflous
Communications and Policy Officer
Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty
Room C226
University of Sussex
Brighton
Falmer
BN1 9SJ
tel/mob: +(0)7816 856 120
office: +(0)1273 877 584
r.g.danflous@sussex.ac.uk
www.migrationdrc.org

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News Stories (24/07/08)

New E Africa food crisis warning (BBC News) - [text online]

Sudan president defiant in Darfur (BBC News) - [text online]

Karadzic extradition delay likely (BBC News) - [text online]

Italy targets illegal immigrants (BBC News) - [text online]

Radovan Karadzic will defend himself in Hague trial (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

With a jig President al-Bashir plays peacemaker in Darfur (The Times) - [text online]

Firm with licence to print Mugabe's money (The Independent) - [text online]

Karadzic to defend himself 'with help of God' (The Independent) - [text online]

UN missing anti-poverty goals, warns Brown (The Independent) - [text online]

Italy calls up troops for urban crackdown on migrants (The Independent) - [text online]

Ethiopian man alleges race abuse at work place (Metro London) - [text online]

Displaced, again (IDMC) - [Full Overview (html/pdf)]

Myanmar: WFP to halt airlifts for aid delivery from 10 Aug (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

DR Congo: UN mission calls on armed groups to end suffering (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Somalia: 3.5m people will need humanitarian assistance by year's end (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Southern Sudan: Abyei displacement - OCHA Situation Report No. 22; 12 - 22 Jul 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Asylum seeker and refugee destitution has doubled, says trust (The Guardian) - [text online]

Consensus of hard and soft (The Guardian) - [text online]

UNHCR cards give refugees in Bangladesh individual identities (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Nepal: Abuses Against Tibetans Protesting China’s Tibet Crackdown (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

Burma: Cyclone Donors Should Ensure Transparency and Accountability (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

Northern Uganda: Real Options for Returning Home (Refugees International) - [text online]

Marriage Visa Age Raised To Prevent Forced Marriages (Home Office Press Release) - [text online]

Sudanese president is defiant in Darfur visit (Associated Press) - [text online]

SOMALIA: "Country months away from major crisis" (IRIN News) - [text online]

PAKISTAN: Humanitarian situation in northwest deteriorating - rights group (IRIN News) - [text online]

BURUNDI: Human rights record "shows no improvement" (IRIN News) - [text online]

Sudan and UN sign four-year development assistance plan (UN News) - [text online]

UN-African Union mission chief meets with Sudanese President in Darfur (UN News) - [text online]

New individual ID cards fairer for refugees in Bangladesh – UN agency (UN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

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News Stories (23/07/08)

Serbia pressed to capture Mladic (BBC News) - [text online]

Food crisis looms in East Africa (BBC News) - [text online]

Zimbabweans hail 'historic' deal (BBC News) - [text online]

S African police evict migrants (BBC News) - [text online]

Serbian war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic disguised as doctor (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

Wanted fugitive Radovan Karadzic developed alter ego as New Age doctor (The Times) - [text online]

As Europe celebrates arrest of Karadzic, hunt is on for Mladic (The Independent) - [text online]

Get Karadzic! How to catch a monster (The Independent) - [text online]

War criminals still at large... (The Independent) - [text online]

Suspect to face war tribunal within days (The Independent) - [text online]

Life in the shadows (The Guardian) - [text online]

Northern Uganda: Give displaces people real options (Refugees International) - [Download a .pdf of this policy recommendation.]

Haiti's children still suffering grave human rights violations ? UN report (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Sudan says Darfur aid workers at risk after ICC indictment against President (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Myanmar: UN humanitarian chief visits cyclone-affected areas (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Kenya: IOM relocates Somali refugees to Kakuma camp to reduce overcrowding (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Congolese Expelled from Angola Situation Report No. 1, 21 Jul 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Nepal Thematic Report Issue No 03: Internally displaced persons (IDPs) - Current status (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Situation report: Drought/Food Crisis in Ethiopia - 21 Jul 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Aviation Sans Frontières eases air journey for refugees from Bhutan (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Sudan: Restore Security in Abyei (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

ZIMBABWE: Public downbeat about political agreement (IRIN News) - [text online]

AFGHANISTAN: Increasing attacks on aid workers could provoke "humanitarian crisis" - NGOs (IRIN News) - [text online]

In Myanmar, UN relief chief sees progress but calls for aid to reach most vulnerable (UN News) - [text online]

Darfur: AU-UN mission condemns attack on security officer by Sudanese military (UN News) - [text online]

KENYA: Hundreds still displaced in Nairobi (IRIN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

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News Stories (22/07/08)

Serbia captures fugitive Karadzic (BBC News) - [text online]

Zimbabwe leaders agree talks pact (BBC News) - [text online]

AU rejects Bashir Darfur charges (BBC News) - [text online]

Asylum seekers 'need NI centre' (BBC News) - [text online]

Radovan Karadzic, Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect arrested in Serbia (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

Mugabe and Tsvangirai sign power-sharing talks deal (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai sign deal to end Zimbabwe’s political crisis (The Times) - [text online]

War crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic arrested in Serbia (The Times) - [text online]

Hunt for Karadzic ends as fugitive is found (The Independent) - [text online]

The picture that shames Italy (The Independent) - [text online]

Bin Laden's driver in the dock as first US war crimes trial since 1945 begins (The Independent) - [text online]

The case against Robert Mugabe (Enough Project) - [report online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Quarterly Regional Humanitarian Funding Update, Apr - Jun 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 41 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

India: Protect Those Displaced from Chhattisgarh Violence (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

DR Congo: Peace Accord Fails to End Killing of Civilians (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

Thailand: Stop Forced Returns of Karen Refugees to Burma (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

Whose interests does justice serve? (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

Immigration: 'Britishness' will not help integration, say researchers (The Guardian) - [text online]

Iranian family's deportation halted after Rushdie book arrest threat (The Guardian) - [text online]

Spanish TV presenter Jesús Vázquez appointed Goodwill Ambassador (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR resumes return operation for displaced in northern DRC (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR seeks more funds to repatriate South Sudan refugees (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR-backed programme helps women victims of war in South Kivu (UNHCR News) - [text online]

AFGHANISTAN: Increasing attacks on aid workers could provoke "humanitarian crisis" - NGOs (IRIN News) - [text online]

Security situation relatively calm in Darfur after recent attacks – UN mission (UN News) - [text online]

UN war crimes tribunal prosecutor welcomes arrest of Radovan Karadžić (UN News) - [text online]

DR Congo: displaced people resume return to their homes in north with UN help (UN News) - [text online]

Ban welcomes agreement to hold talks aimed at ending crisis in Zimbabwe (UN News) - [text online]

Efforts to help Myanmar cyclone victims still in relief phase, says top UN official (UN News) - [text online]

DR Congo: displaced people resume return to their homes in north with UN help (UN News) - [text online]

ZIMBABWE: Memorandum of understanding signed by rivals (IRIN News) - [text online]

MAURITANIA: Bumps along the road to refugee resettlement (IRIN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

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News Stories (17/07/08)

Migrant criminal network exposed (BBC News) - [text online]

Zimbabwe inflation at 2,200,000% (BBC News) - [text online]

Italy plans to extend ID scheme (BBC News) - [text online]

Stowaways found in Army vehicles (BBC News) - [text online]

Britain's most popular television programmes 'too white', says Trevor Phillips (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

Ethnic minorities accuse TV programmers of tokenism (The Independent) - [text online]

Ugandans reluctant to leave camps despite lull in rebel attacks (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Humanitarian aid appeals: USD 3.4bln still needed at mid-year Source : UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Demand for humanitarian aid continues to rise worldwide due to climate-related disasters, food insecurity - ECOSOC (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Iraq: NGO Micro Grant Expanded Humanitarian Response Fund Bulletin No. 9 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Nepal Situation Overview Issue No. 30, 25 Jun - 11 Jul 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Timor-Leste: Humanitarian update 28 Jun - 11 Jul 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Illegal stowaways hide in army vehicles (The Guardian) - [text online]

Home, and away (The Guardian) - [text online]

Success and challenges as UNHCR tackles neglected health issues (UHNCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR chief meets top EU officials; calls for a "Europe of Asylum" (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Frogs, not chocolate: Post-cyclone survival in Burma (Refueges International) - [text online]

Global shortfall of $3.4 billion in humanitarian aid at mid-year point, UN says (UN News) - [text online]

New UN policy addresses special needs related to migrants and HIV/AIDS (UN News) - [text online]

DR Congo: UN says food supplies stretched to limit as thousands flee fighting (UN News) - [text online]

IRAQ: Call for more help for Iraqi refugees (IRIN News) - [text online]

CONGO: Tackling child trafficking (IRIN News) - [text online]

ZIMBABWE: Talking about the talks about talks (IRIN News) - [text online]

Blog: Live humanitarian newsmap (IRIN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

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News Stories (16/07/08)

Immigration 'harming communities' (BBC News) - [text online]

UN head urges Sudan to co-operate (BBC News) - [text online]

Tsvangirai seeks wider mediation (BBC News) - [text online]

Immigrants have changed England's countryside, claims report (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

Christian doctrine offensive to Muslims, says Archbishop of Canterbury (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

Revealed: How Guantanamo pushes inmates to the edge (The Independent) - [text online]

Reprieve for 'model' student who was sent back to Nigeria (The Independent) - [text online]

MPs warn of 'disturbances' over migrants (The Independent) - [text online]

World Focus: Going after Sudan's President is a bold step, but also a massive risk (The Independent) - [text online]

Sudan warns ICC legal process could harm Darfur peace (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

The kitchen classes (The Guardian) - [text online]

Migrants' fund a drop in the ocean, say MPs (The Guardian) - [text online]

Indonesia accepts guilt over East Timor human rights abuses (The Guardian) - [text online]

Urban refugees from Côte d'Ivoire move to camp (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UN envoy to return to Myanmar next month (UN News) - [text online]

Situation in Sudan calm following ICC announcement, UN missions report (UN News) - [text online]

Ban hopes truth panel’s report will foster justice, reconciliation in Timor-Leste (UN News) - [text online]

Discrimination against Roma in Italy worries UN rights experts (UN News) - [text online]

Somalia: UN voices grave concern after more aid workers are killed (UN News) - [text online]

SOUTH AFRICA: "Is there a virus in the house?" (IRIN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

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News Stories (15/07/08)

Sudan angered by genocide claims (BBC News) - [text online]

Sudan head accused of war crimes (BBC News) - [text online]

Aid groups mull leaving Somalia (BBC News) - [text online]

Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir faces war crimes charges (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir, charged with genocide (The Times) - [text online]

‘Anti-Islamist group’ charged with plotting military coup in Turkey (The Times) - [text online]

Gordon Brown turns to EU after failed Zimbabwe vote (The Times) - [text online]

Failed asylum-seekers are abused by private security companies, says report (The Independent) - [text online]

Mercenaries join Mugabe's ruthless terror campaign (The Independent) - [text online]

MPs demand inquiry into torture of Briton overseas (The Independent) - [text online]

African Union: Suspend Sudan genocide charge (The Independent) - [text online]

After eight years, Gaza student walks to freedom and an education (The Independent) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Kenya Humanitarian Update vol. 27, 03 - 09 Jul 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Humanitarian action in Southern Sudan weekly bulletin, week 26, 29 Jun - 05 Jul 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Sudan warns ICC legal process could harm Darfur peace (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Colombia: Report highlights humanitarian concerns in Putumayo region (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Somalia: Thousands flee Beletweyne as clash fears mount (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Azerbaijan: IDPs still trapped in poverty and dependence - IDMC (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

OPT: UNRWA signs 4 agreements valued at USD 6m with Saudi Committee (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Azerbaijan: IDPs still trapped in poverty and depenence (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre) - [Full Overview (html/pdf)]

Memorandum to Djibril Bassolé: Building blocks for peace in Darfur (ENOUGH Project) - [text online]

The Merits of Justice (ENOUGH Project) - [text online]

Deportation threat lifted from asylum seekers (The Independent) - [text online]

African migrant wins deportation battle (Scotsman) - [text online]

EU immigration plan draws flak in Africa (EU Business) - [text online]

Italy rejects accusations of racism from EU assembly (EU Observer) - [text online]

Visa plan for 'risky' visitors (BBC News) - [text online]

Immigration: Bail bonds and electronic tags proposed for illegal migrants (The Guardian) - [text online]

Post-PC dignity (The Guardian) - [text online]

'They threatened to break my neck' (The Guardian) - [text online]

Asylum seekers assaulted by private security teams, says report (The Guardian) - [text online]

What's behind the baby boom? (The Guardian) - [text online]

South Africa: Changing pattern of displacement from Zimbabwe (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

Close to 400 Lao Hmong repatriated from Thailand (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

Winnipeg's refugee rapper with a mission (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Report highlights humanitarian concerns in Colombia's Putumayo region (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Zimbabweans face uphill struggle in search for asylum in South Africa (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Newcomers Must Earn The Right To Stay In The UK (Home Office Press Release) - [text online]

Results Of Britains First Global Visa Review (Home Office Press Release) - [text online]

President’s Corner: ICC Case Against Bashir is Risky but Right (Refugees International) - [text online]

Afghanistan: Refugees' Difficult Road Home (Refugees International) - [text online]

Darfur: ICC Moves Against Sudan’s Leader (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

ICC: Good Progress Amid Missteps in First Five Years (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

“Utter hypocrisy” as government fails to act on Zimbabweans left destitute in the UK (Refugee Council) - [text online]

UN awaiting clarification on future support to Nepalese peace process (UN News) - [text online]

ICC Prosecutor seeks charges against Sudanese President for Darfur crimes (UN News) - [text online]

SWAZILAND: Siphiwe Hlope, "Today women are so courageous" (IRIN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

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