Policy
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- Urgent assistance for Iraqi refugees
- ( International Rescue Committee / International Rescue Committee , 2008)
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Based on interviews with senior officials from the United Nations and the governments of Iraq, the United States, Jordan and Syria, this paper reports on the situation with regards to assistance fo...
How can international policy respond to climate-induced displacement?
- ( E. Piguet / Evaluation and Policy Analysis Unit, UNHCR , 2008)
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Despite growing concern of the international community about the consequences of migration resulting
from environmental deterioration, research on environment and migration remains limited. T... - By 2050 the United State's racial and ethnic mix will look very different than today
- ( J.S. Passel;D. Cohn / Pew Hispanic Center , 2008)
- If current trends continue, the population of the United States will rise to 438 million in 2050, from 296 million in 2005. Of this increase, 82% will be due to the both the arrival of immigrant...
- Charting the evolution of global population policies
- ( United Nations Population Division , 2008)
- This report provides a global perspective on the evolution of aspects of population policies between 1976 and 2007 with respect to major population variables. It looks at the views and policies ...
- Representation of immigrants in South Africa
- ( D. Vigneswaran / Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford , 2007)
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This paper studies the South African media’s representation of undocumented migrants from 1998 to 2005. It examines the relationship between the media’s legitimation of state immigratio...
- Migration and development in the Yangtze river delta?
- ( Y. Ren / The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development , 2006)
- This paper outlines the socioeconomic and demographic profile in the Yangtze river delta area (YRDA) in China. The author explores the gradual evolution of the urban structure in the area and how migr...
- How do rich countries rank on overall commitment to development?
- ( Center for Global Development, USA , 2007)
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Since 2003, the Center for Global Development has published the Commitment to Development Index (CDI), an annual ranking list of 21 donor countries to assess the coherence of their development poli...
- Information on young migrants
- ( United Nations Population Fund , 2006)
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Why do young people move? Who are they? This report explores the lives of young migrants from or those whose lives are marked by the experiences of spouses or relatives who have moved abroad.
... - What are the main social protection issues for migrant workers?
- ( V. Redclift / Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh , 2007)
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This paper reports on a two-day workshop on marginalised migrant workers and social protection issues held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in October 2006. The workshop was organised by the Refugee and Migrat...
- Human trafficking: what forces affect the demand for trafficked victims?
- ( G. Danailova-Trainor;P. Belser / International Labour Organization , 2006)
- Human trafficking has been identified as a form of modern slavery, as a threat to human security, and as one of the greatest human rights challenges of our time. But while there is an increasing body ...
