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The Ukrainian Conflict Could Be a Tipping Point for Refugee Protection
Recent displacement crises—ranging from Syria, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Myanmar, South Sudan, to most recently Ukraine—have imposed huge stresses on the humanitarian protection regime. Yet individual countries and regional organizations have been innovating to meet the challenge and expand the options available for protection, in some cases bypassing beleaguered asylum systems. This commentary traces the rise of more ad hoc approaches.
Vías humanitarias para personas centroamericanas: Evaluando oportunidades para el futuro
El reasentamiento y las vías humanitarias en Estados Unidos y Mexico para centroamericanos son limitadas, pero pueden crecer con más cuotas, mayor capacidad de ONG y procesos más ágiles.
How Can Europe Address Its Labour Market Needs at a Time of Upheaval?
This conversation explored how Europe could potentially address its labor market needs and how immigration and immigrant integration policy might help propel Europe’s economic recovery.
Persistent COVID-19 Vaccine Inequity Has Significant Implications for Refugees and Other Vulnerable Migrants
Vaccine inequity has left refugees underprotected: Despite widespread government commitments, supply shortfalls, legal barriers, and underfunding have blocked access for many.
Beyond the Border: Opportunities for Managing Regional Migration between Central and North America
With migration from Central America increasing, the region from Canada to Panama faces an opportunity to build an effective regional approach to migration by focusing on several areas that are ripe for significant policy innovation. This commentary sketches a vision, offering a road map to more detailed research that outlines strategies for cooperation on legal pathways, humanitarian protection, migration management, and sustainable development.
The UK-Rwanda Agreement Represents Another Blow to Territorial Asylum
The United Kingdom’s controversial deal with Rwanda to relocate certain asylum seekers there—not for offshore processing for possible settlement in the United Kingdom but as a permanent destination—will have far-reaching implications, possibly destabilizing the norms and architecture of the post-World War II protection system, this commentary argues.
Controversial U.S. Title 42 Expulsions Policy Is Coming to an End, Bringing New Border Challenges
The end of the use of Title 42 after 1.7 million expulsions at the U.S.-Mexico border promises to reshape processing, but the transition poses major challenges for the Biden administration.
Are Climate Migrants Treated Differently than Other Migrants?
How do public perceptions of climate-related migrants compare to other migrant groups, and what factors shape support for their resettlement?
'Migrants’? ‘Refugees’? Terminology Is Contested, Powerful, and Evolving
The language used to describe people crossing borders carries real legal and political consequences that shape who receives protection.
Briefing on Ukraine: Avenues to safety and meeting immediate needs
This discussion focused on the first-ever implementation of the EU Temporary Protection Directive in response to the 2022 Ukrainian crisis, prospects for the integration of the displaced, and lessons from the 2015-2016 refugee crisis.
