North Africa and displacement (Forced Migration Review 39)

The so-called Arab Spring continues to reverberate locally, regionally and geopolitically. The 20 articles in this issue of FMR reflect on some of the experiences, challenges and lessons of the Arab Spring in North Africa, the implications of which resonate far wider than the region itself.

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    FMR 39 Proud to be Tunisian
    Proud to be Tunisian.
    8 May 2013, 10:33 am
  • 12 minutes 3 seconds
    FMR 39 Migrants caught in crisis
    A number of new initiatives point to ways in which the international community, particularly governments, could help reduce the vulnerabilities of migrant workers during conflict and crisis situations.
    8 May 2013, 10:32 am
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    FMR 39 Newly recognised humanitarian actors
    'New' humanitarian leaders are growing in profile, impact and capacity. They need to be recognised as equals by the international humanitarian community.
    8 May 2013, 10:30 am
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    FMR 39 An asylum spring in the new Libya?
    An asylum spring in the new Libya?
    8 May 2013, 10:29 am
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    FMR 39 Protection for migrants after the Libyan Revolution
    Irregular and mixed migration is still of great concern in post-revolutionary Libya, made more complex by the securitisation of border control issues and the inherent challenges of an interim government consolidating its authority.
    8 May 2013, 10:28 am
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    FMR 39
    The Dublin II Regulation makes the first safe country of refuge solely responsible for refugees and asylum seekers. In the case of Italy, the first responsible country has not been acting responsibly.
    8 May 2013, 10:28 am
  • 21 minutes 6 seconds
    FMR 39 From commitment to practice: the EU response
    The EU's response to events in North Africa in 2011 indicates that more is needed to translate a commitment to solidarity from limited aid and statements of principle into practical reality.
    8 May 2013, 10:26 am
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    FMR 39 Looking beyond legal status to human need
    What humanitarians can expect more of in the future is more mixed flows defying rigid categorisation and calling for a humanitarian response based on common needs for assistance and protection.
    8 May 2013, 10:25 am
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    FMR 39 Protecting and assisting migrants caught in crises
    The 2011 Libya crisis brought into sharp focus how global migration patterns are re-defining the range and type of needs and vulnerabilities of persons affected by a humanitarian crisis.
    8 May 2013, 10:24 am
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    FMR 39 We are not all Egyptian
    For many refugees in Egypt the weeks of the revolution were marked by isolation, fear and brutality. In the aftermath of the revolution, the promise of greater freedom has not yet been extended to refugees.
    8 May 2013, 10:23 am
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    FMR 39 Dispossession and displacement in Libya
    Inability to access pre-displacement housing, land and property poses a significant obstacle to the achievement of durable solutions for most IDPs in Libya. Displacement and dispossession cannot be separated from the legacy of the Gaddafi era.
    8 May 2013, 10:22 am
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