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Category: Research Paper

Between Two Outbreaks: Syrian Refugees and the Consequences of COVID-19 in Syria and Jordan

Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 by Omar Asfour in Publications, Research Paper

It has been a decade of conflict, destruction and suffering for Syrians both inside Syria and beyond its borders. The Syrian conflict has resulted in one of the most catastrophic humanitarian crises in recent memory.

COVID-19 and the Displaced

Posted on September 25, 2020November 4, 2020 by WRMC in Publications, Research Paper

This literature review examines how the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the displaced population, both from a health perspective and the wider socio-economic aspect.

Frozen assets

Repurposing Frozen Assets to Assist the Forcibly Displaced — Research Paper

Posted on September 14, 2020April 25, 2023 by WRMC in Anti-Corruption Task Force, Publications, Research Paper

Legal analysis of innovative options for repurposing frozen assets of kleptocrats to assist the forcibly displaced and the countries hosting them.

Syrian children in refugee camp

Meaningfully Engaging Youth in the Governance of the Global Refugee System — Research Paper No. 18

Posted on November 20, 2019November 5, 2020 by WRMC in Publications, Research Paper

This paper aims to demonstrate the importance of including displaced youth in governance and decision making, to identify key barriers to engagement that displaced youth face, and to highlight effective strategies for engaging youth.

Making States Accountable for Deliberate Forced Displacement — Research Paper No. 17

Posted on June 25, 2019November 5, 2020 by WRMC in Publications, Research Paper

While the international refugee regime is anchored in the 1951 Refugee Convention and the work of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Convention is silent on the question of state culpability, and the UNHCR’s Statute established its entirely non-political character.

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