News Stories (31/07/08)

Support for Darfur mission urged (BBC News) -[text online]

Karadzic due in war crimes court (BBC News) - [text online]

Zimbabwe to resume crisis talks (BBC News) - [text online]

Turkey steps back from the brink as AK Party beats court challenge (The Times) - [text online]

Turkey steps back from brink as court rules against ruling party ban (The Independent) - [text online]

Karadzic faces first day in court on genocide charges (The Independent) - [text online]

Troops die on ground in Darfur as UN helicopters perform at shows (The Independent) - [text online]

Mugabe and MDC to restart talks (The Independent) - [text online]

Colombia: Forced Displacement Overwhelming Capacity to Respond (Refugees International) - [Download a .pdf of this report in English.]

Eritrea/Ethiopia: UN Mission to close on 31 July (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

UN humanitarian chief announces USD 30m for 7 underfunded emergencies (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Sierra Leonean refugees in Guinea advised on end of their status (UNHCR News) - [text online]

For Iraqi refugee women, learning to laugh again (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Strict New Rules For Foreign Students (Home Office Press Release) - [text online]

UN peacebuilding efforts play a vital, unheralded role, says outgoing chief (UN News) - [text online]

Radovan Karadžić transferred to UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague (UN News) - [text online]

Security Council ends UN mission monitoring Eritrea-Ethiopia border (UN News) - [text online]

SUDAN: Hope for Abyei's displaced as troops move out (IRIN News) - [text online]

KENYA: Kiambaa IDPs still afraid to return home (IRIN News) - [text online]

IRAQ: Fresh hope for 3,000 stranded Palestinian refugees (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 (30/07/08)

Karadzic flown to Hague tribunal (BBC News) - [text online]

Zimbabwe crisis talks adjourned (BBC News) -[text online]

Death sentence for Sudan rebels (BBC News) - [text online]

Australia abandons asylum policy (BBC News) - [text online]

Bosnian Serbs jailed for genocide (BBC News) - [text online]

Sikh girl wins bangle law battle (BBC News) - [text online]

Karadzic supporters battle riot police in Belgrade (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

Karadzic supporters riot in Belgrade as seven jailed for Srebrenica genocide (The Independent) - [text online]

High Court backs girl barred from wearing bangle (The Independent) - [text online]

Thousands of passports and visas stolen from van (The Independent) - [text online]

Sudan: New report finds peacekeepers lacking support and failing to protect civilians (ReliefWeb) - [text online]. The Report - [ Putting People First: The Protection Challenge Facing UNAMID in Darfur]

Somalia: Massive displacement and humanitarian need - new IDMC report (ReliefWeb) - [text online]. The report: [Full Overview (html/pdf)]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Situation report: Drought/Food Crisis in Ethiopia - 28 Jul 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Nepal Situation Overview Issue No. 31, 12 - 26 Jul 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OPT: Report No. 62 - Implementation of the agreement on movement and access, and update on Gaza crossings, 19 Mar - 01 Apr 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OPT: Report No. 64 - Implementation of the agreement on movement and access, and update on Gaza crossings, 16 - 29 Apr 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Accounting for Afghans in Pakistan (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Uganda: Donors must step up to help agencies address domestic violence (Refugees International) - [text online]

Only political will can bring lasting peace, outgoing UN peacekeeping chief says (UN News) - [text online]

Migiro calls on academics to play role in achieving global development targets (UN News) - [text online]

New UN human rights chief speaks of personal understanding of discrimination (UN News) - [text online]

UN-African Union mission in Darfur faces critical shortages, report finds (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 (29/07/08)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes unity plea after Istanbul bombings (The Times) - [text online]

Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe offers Morgan Tsvangirai a paltry post (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

Day of decision for Turkey over future of secular state (The Independent) - [text online]

Zimbabwe crisis talks break down (The Independent) - [text online]

Palestinians 'use torture regularly' (The Independent) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Sri Lanka: Joint UN North East Situation Monitoring Report ? Jun 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Kenya Humanitarian Update vol. 28, 17 - 23 Jul 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Illegal immigrant refused deportation (Doncaster Star) - [text online]

Marriage visa plan needs a re-think (The Guardian) - [text online]

On the starting line: Colombia launches Run for Life campaign (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Sudan Rallies Behind Leader Reviled Abroad (New York Times) - [text online]

For Abducted Ugandans, An Elusive Reintegration (Washington Post) - [text online]

Zimbabwe power-sharing talks break off (Associated Press) - [text online]

YEMEN: Thousands of IDPs unable to return home (IRIN News) - [text online]

Investigators needed to verify Darfur bombing reports – UN mission military boss (UN News) - [text online]

Progress being made on Myanmar aid effort, says UN’s top relief official (UN News) - [text online]

Somalia: Massive displacement and humanitarian need (IDMC) - [Full Overview (html/pdf)]

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 (28/07/08)

Darfur force 'failing civilians' (BBC News) - [text online]

Sudan ICC charges concern Mbeki (BBC News) - [text online]

Karadzic supporters hold protests (BBC News) - [text online]

MPs 'misled over army torture' (The Independent) - [text online]

UN peacekeepers 'at breaking point (The Independent) - [text online]

The last untouchable in Europe (The Independent) -[text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Colombia: OCHA Humanitarian Situation Report No. 23, 09 ? 24 Jul 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Iraq: Najaf authorities to weed out bogus IDPs, official says (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Myanmar: Nearly 700,000 children still in need of assistance after cyclone (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Colombia: UNHCR launches "Corre por la Vida" Running for Life campaign (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

South Korean cartoon hero becomes UNHCR Goodwill Envoy (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Q&A: Former health minister seeks a peace cure for DRC (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Mexico marks 25 years of collaboration with UNHCR (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Czech mission to Malaysia paving way for landmark resettlement programme (UNHCR News) - [text online]

This crackdown on forced marriage is not all it seems (The Guardian) - [text online]

Kenya: Punish War Crimes in Mt. Elgon (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

Chad: Bring us security to return home (Refugees International) - [text online]

Positive Encounter between Parliamentarians and Refugees (Refugee Council) - [text online]

An update on the Draft (Partial) Immigration and Citizenship Bill (Refugee Council) - [text online]

UNICEF says 180,000 children in Somalia are malnourished (UN News) - [text online]

New UN 'Running for Life' campaign spotlights plight of Colombia's displaced (UN News) - [text online]

Situation remains dire for Myanmar cyclone victims, UN agencies warn (UN News) - [text online]

MYANMAR: Access is there, donors should respond generously, says Holmes (IRIN News) - [text online]

GLOBAL: Humanitarian futures (part 2) - "the crisis of humanitarianism" (IRIN News) - [text online]

ZIMBABWE: A nation of billionaires (IRIN News) - [text online]

IRAQ: Incentives announced to encourage return of IDPs, refugees (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 (25/07/08)

Zimbabwean peace talks begin amid talk that a deal is close (The Times) - [text online]

Ministers 'duped by US' over Guantanamo inmate's torture claim (The Independent) - [text online]

Karadzic 'stole identity of sniper victim' (The Independent) - [text online]

Zimbabwe talks focus on power sharing structure (The Independent) - [text online]

Serbian press lionises the cunning fugitive, not the criminal (The Independent) - [text online]

Victory for Southall Black Sisters (IRR News) - [text online]

Media hysteria around new book (IRR News) - [text online]

IRRESOLUTION: The U.N. Security Council on Darfur (Enough Project) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 42 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Timor-Leste: Humanitarian update 23 Jul 2008 - Special focus (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Kenya Humanitarian Update vol. 28, 10 - 16 Jul 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

New Labour's bare-knuckle fight against asylum seekers (The Guardian) - [text online]

Czech mission to Malaysia paving way for landmark resettlement programme (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Rwanda: Progress in Judicial Reforms Falls Short (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

Destitution still happening in Leeds (Refugee Council) - [text online]

Destitution inquiry (Joesph Rowntree Charitable Trust) - [text online]. Documents from the JRCT:

• Press release: More Destitution in Leeds (98KB)
• Not Moving On (research summary) (83KB)
• More Destitution in Leeds (full research report) (1.18MB)

GLOBAL: Humanitarian futures (part one) - "exponential complexity (IRIN News) - [text online]

KENYA: Wangui Mwangi Theuri: "In which Kenya will we stay?" (IRIN News) - [text online]

Egyptian military engineers join UN-AU mission in Darfur (UN News) - [text online]

Secretary-General to appoint South African justice as next UN human rights chief (UN News) - [text online]

African Great Lakes officials at UN gathering on women’s rights research centre (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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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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