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    Republic of the Congo: peace and oil dividends fail to benefit remaining IDPs and other vulnerable populations

    Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2009
    This document addresses the internal displacement of population in the republic of the Congo due to armed conflicts. It illustrates that the adequate political environment and economic advantages haven't been reflected on internally displaced persons (IDPs) or other subsistence inhabitants.
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    The right to asylum between Islamic Shari’ah and international refugee law: a comparative study

    United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees, 2009
    Today, the majority of refugees worldwide are Muslims. This fact occurs at a time when the level of extremism, ethnic and religious, is on the rise around the globe, even in the world’s most developed societies. Racism, xenophobia and populist fear-mongering manipulate public opinion and confuse refugees with migrants and even terrorists.
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    The role of migrant care workers in ageing societies:context and experiences in Ireland

    The Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, 2009
    The proportion of migrant carers caring for Irish older people has increased over recent years, reflecting a broader global trend in care worker migration and thus, a highly competitive global market for migrant carers.
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    Caritas Europa

    Caritas Europa brings together 48 organisations that are active in 44 European countries.
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    The disconnect between education, job growth and employment in Jordan

    Jordan Center for Public Policy Research and Dialogue, 2009
    The economic volatility evident in Jordan has been driven largely by Jordan’s dependence on workers’ remittances and foreign aid. Furthermore, conflict in the region has fundamentally changed the economy and demography of Jordan.
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    Return migration and the health of older aged parents: evidence from Rural Thailand

    Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2009
    Both migration and population ageing are increasingly occurring in Thailand. The objective of this paper is to examine the extent to which an association exists between health of older parents and return migration of children in rural Thailand.
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    For better implementation of migrant children’s rights in South Africa

    United Nations Children's Fund, 2009
    What is the legal and policy framework governing the provision of rights to migrant children in South Africa? What institutional capacity exists for responding to the needs of children who areaffected by migration? What level of access to services do child migrants enjoy and what are the
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    Wireless technology for social change: trends in NGO mobile use

    United Nations Foundation, 2008
    This report, published by the UN Foundation, examines real life examples of and trends in wireless technology solutions being used to drive change in the areas of health, humanitarian assistance, and environmental conservation. Largely using case studies, the authors find that NGOs’ use of mobile technology is very widespread and indispensable.
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    Statelessness and the benefits of citizenship: a comparative study

    Oxford Brookes University, UK, 2009
    Sixty years after the international community embedded the right to nationality in the human rights architecture, approximately twelve million people around the world remain stateless. What are the hurdles to overcoming statelessness and how has citizenship made a qualitative difference in the lives of formerly excluded groups?
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    A clash of principles? Humanitarian action and the search for stability in Pakistan

    Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2009
    This paper analyses how humanitarian action can be effected in the midst of Pakistan’s military offensive against Taliban insurgents in the west of the country - which has generated a population exodus on a scale unmatched since the founding of the state in 1947.

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