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The U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program
Post-911 security checks sharply reduced U.S. refugee admissions, creating a cumulative shortfall of nearly 210,000 against from 1991 to 2003.
Confronting the Realities of Forced Migration
Despite political rhetoric about a migration crisis, forced migrants are relatively few in number and concentrated in the world's poorest countries.
Educating Refugees in Countries of First Asylum: The Case of Uganda
Uganda's 1999 Self-Reliance Strategy sought to fold refugee education into national systems, but security gaps and movement restrictions undercut results.
The Enlargement of an 'Area of Freedom, Security and Justice': Managing Migration in a European Union of 25 Members
EU enlargement to 25 members tested free movement principles, with transition restrictions and sovereignty disputes complicating a coherent common EU-wide migration policy.
EU Sees Sharp Drop in Asylum Applications
EU asylum applications fell 22 percent in 2003 to the lowest since 1995, led by drops from Iraq and Afghanistan, while applications rose in the ten acceding states.
Gender-Related Persecution and International Protection
Despite the 1951 Refugee Convention's protective intent, women fleeing gender-based violence are often denied asylum because states refuse to treat it as persecution.
The EU as a Global Player in the Refugee Protection Regime
Lack of consensus among EU Member States as to what constitutes refugee protection stalled creation of a common asylum system in the early 2000s.
Belgium's Undocumented Hold Lessons for EU
Interviews with 130 undocumented migrants in Belgium showed motivations are complex, challenging EU migration policy assumptions.
UNHCR and NGOs: Competitors or Companions in Refugee Protection?
After mid-1990s crises in the Balkans and Central Africa, humanitarian groups expanded into refugee protection, prompting renewed but still-uneasy collaboration with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Minimizing Development-Induced Displacement
About 10 million people are displaced by development annually but receive little sympathy, despite impoverishment risks rivaling those faced by conflict refugees.