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A New Era in Refugee Protection and Migration Management? Looking Forward After UN Summit on Refugees and Migrants
MPI experts discuss the outcomes from the UN Summit on Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants and President Obama's Leaders Summit on the Global Refugee Crisis and what it means for international cooperation on refugee protection and management of migration flows.
The Mediterranean Dimension of the Refugee Crisis: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities for Cooperation
Ahead of the UN High-Level Meeting on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants, participants in this public roundtable discuss the root causes and challenges of the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean region and possible solutions and innovations.
Building Livelihood Opportunities for Refugee Populations: Lessons from Past Practice
Refugee livelihood programs hold real promise but underperform due to poor context mapping, weak coordination, insufficient evaluation, and chronic underfunding.
Resolving Policy Conundrums: Enhancing Humanitarian Protection in Southeast Asia
The May 2015 Rohingya maritime crisis exposed Southeast Asia's missing protection infrastructure and underscored the need for regional responses that connect protection with livelihoods.
Global Refugee Summits Offer Reasons for Both Disappointment and Hope
UN and U.S.-led refugee summits in September 2016 produced real but modest funding and resettlement pledges, deferring a binding responsibility-sharing compact to 2018.
Rebuilding Self and Country: Deportee Reintegration in Jamaica
In Jamaica, low reoffending rates and the rise of deportee-led groups since 2009 showed how “deported migrants” could drive reintegration and development.
Vietnamese Immigrants in the United States
Vietnamese immigrants in the United States numbered 1.3 million in 2014, with high rates of naturalization and above-average incomes.
The Global Feminization of Migration: Past, Present, and Future
From 1960 to 2015, the female share of global migrants barely rose, prompting a rethink of what “feminization of migration” means.
Kenyan Migration to the Gulf Countries: Balancing Economic Interests and Worker Protection
Kenyan workers’ rising Gulf migration boosted remittances but outpaced Kenya’s weak protections, leaving many migrants exposed to exploitation.
Development through Diversity: Engaging Armenia’s New and Old Diaspora
Armenia’s diverse old and new diasporas fuel investment, remittances, and refugee support, yet their dispersion both advances and constrains development.
