Exploring the conflicts and political crises that cause refugees to flee and impact their treatment in host countries. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/crises-conflict/rss en Crises & Conflicts Education Integration Refugee Voices Solutions Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:30:00 +0000 Sunaina Kumar https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2019/04/01/how-rohingya-refugee-children-are-torn-between-languages https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2019/04/01/how-rohingya-refugee-children-are-torn-between-languages Language is both a means of assimilation and a source of exclusion for young Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh caught between a host country trying to prevent their integration and a home country that may prevent their return, writes Sunaina Kumar. Crises & Conflicts Integration Refugee Voices Solutions Tue, 26 Mar 2019 08:30:00 +0000 Marta Vidal https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2019/03/26/in-jordan-some-refugee-fathers-find-a-place-to-be-vulnerable https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2019/03/26/in-jordan-some-refugee-fathers-find-a-place-to-be-vulnerable Humanitarian aid organizations tend to view men as more capable of coping with hardship and often overlook them as a vulnerable population of refugees, writes Marta Vidal. One group in Jordan is trying to change that. Crises & Conflicts Laws & Policy Solutions Thu, 21 Mar 2019 07:30:00 +0000 Sarah Deardorff Miller https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2019/03/21/phasing-down-and-out-the-murky-art-of-leaving-protracted-refugee-crises https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2019/03/21/phasing-down-and-out-the-murky-art-of-leaving-protracted-refugee-crises There are endless protocols for scaling up humanitarian responses to deal with new emergencies. But more guidance is still needed on when and how to phase down, writes researcher Sarah Deardorff Miller. Crises & Conflicts Economy Integration Laws & Policy Solutions Thu, 28 Feb 2019 09:30:00 +0000 Provash Budden https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2019/02/28/its-time-to-treat-venezuela-like-a-protracted-refugee-crisis https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2019/02/28/its-time-to-treat-venezuela-like-a-protracted-refugee-crisis Other prolonged refugee crises, such as in Syria, show that short-term aid is only one piece of the puzzle, writes Mercy Corps’ Provash Budden. Now is the time to ensure Venezuela turns out differently. Crises & Conflicts Laws & Policy Fri, 22 Feb 2019 12:00:00 +0000 Isaac Bloch, Anne Dutton https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2019/02/22/border-purgatory-trump-administrations-latest-effort-to-deter-refugees https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2019/02/22/border-purgatory-trump-administrations-latest-effort-to-deter-refugees Asylum seekers who lawfully attempt to enter the U.S. are being forced to wait in Mexico – or made to leave after gaining entry – even after demonstrating they have a credible fear of returning home, write Anne Dutton and Isaac Bloch of the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies. Crises & Conflicts Economy Laws & Policy Thu, 10 Jan 2019 10:00:00 +0000 Aviva Shwayder https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2019/01/10/false-paradise-caribbean-island-nations-must-respect-venezuelans-rights https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2019/01/10/false-paradise-caribbean-island-nations-must-respect-venezuelans-rights With the number of displaced Venezuelans on track to reach 3.6 million this year, small island-nations such as Trinidad and Tobago can’t ignore their responsibility to help, writes Aviva Shwayder of Refugees International. Crises & Conflicts Laws & Policy Solutions Wed, 09 Jan 2019 10:00:00 +0000 Nick Megoran https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2019/01/09/need-to-solve-a-border-dispute-look-to-ethiopia-or-uzbekistan https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2019/01/09/need-to-solve-a-border-dispute-look-to-ethiopia-or-uzbekistan The E.U., U.K. and U.S. like to see themselves as moral standard-bearers in the international community. When it comes to border politics, however, they could do a lot worse than look to Uzbekistan and Ethiopia in 2019, writes political geography researcher Nick Megoran. Crises & Conflicts Economy Education Environment Innovation & Technology Laws & Policy Refugee Voices Solutions Fri, 21 Dec 2018 11:00:00 +0000 Tania Karas, Daniel Howden, Charlotte Alfred https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/12/21/2018-a-year-of-reporting-deeply-on-refugees-and-migration https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/12/21/2018-a-year-of-reporting-deeply-on-refugees-and-migration As we near the end of another eventful year for refugees and migration policy, our editors select 2018’s best stories and commentary on Refugees Deeply. Crises & Conflicts Integration Laws & Policy Solutions Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:24:04 +0000 Tamara Wood, Claire Higgins https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/12/18/targeted-resettlement-is-one-way-to-implement-global-refugees-compact https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/12/18/targeted-resettlement-is-one-way-to-implement-global-refugees-compact A one-off Australian program that resettled 12,000 Syrians and Iraqis between 2015 and 2017 can be replicated around the world, say researchers Claire Higgins and Tamara Wood. Crises & Conflicts Refugee Voices Fri, 07 Dec 2018 08:00:00 +0000 Sam Mednick https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/12/07/in-south-sudan-a-tailors-sewing-machine-is-a-lifeline-amid-civil-war https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/12/07/in-south-sudan-a-tailors-sewing-machine-is-a-lifeline-amid-civil-war Peter Koang has been displaced three times since the war in South Sudan began. Each time, he managed to salvage his sewing machine, which now brings him a rare bit of stability at a time of fragile peace. Crises & Conflicts Laws & Policy Mon, 19 Nov 2018 10:00:00 +0000 Dr. David Beversluis https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/11/19/what-it-means-for-migrants-when-europe-blocks-sea-rescues https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/11/19/what-it-means-for-migrants-when-europe-blocks-sea-rescues With no NGO vessels to rescue migrants crossing the central Mediterranean, people are drowning. Dr. David Beversluis, physician onboard one of the last rescue ships in the Mediterranean, looks at what it means when Europe turns its back. Crises & Conflicts Laws & Policy Solutions Thu, 04 Oct 2018 11:00:00 +0000 Elizabeth Ferris, Walter Kalin https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/10/04/el-salvador-has-a-historic-opportunity-to-address-internal-displacement https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/10/04/el-salvador-has-a-historic-opportunity-to-address-internal-displacement Some 300,000 Salvadorans were displaced last year, and many remain on the run from gang violence. Elizabeth Ferris and Walter Kalin explain why a new draft law on internal displacement in El Salvador is a chance to help them and provide a model for other countries. Crises & Conflicts Laws & Policy Solutions Fri, 28 Sep 2018 07:00:00 +0000 Luisa Feline Freier https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/09/28/why-latin-america-should-recognize-venezuelans-as-refugees https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/09/28/why-latin-america-should-recognize-venezuelans-as-refugees Latin America has one of the world’s most advanced approaches to refugees, yet it is reluctant to apply it to Venezuelans. Expert Luisa Feline Freier argues that the Venezuelan displacement crisis is a crucial test for the Cartagena Declaration. Crises & Conflicts Integration Refugee Voices Solutions Fri, 14 Sep 2018 06:02:35 +0000 Eric Karstens https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/09/14/why-mainstream-migration-journalism-in-italy-and-spain-is-failing https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/09/14/why-mainstream-migration-journalism-in-italy-and-spain-is-failing A new study reveals a dangerous gap between journalists’ desire to report in a fair and balanced way and the deteriorating media. Political interference in newsrooms is distorting refugee coverage. Crises & Conflicts Economy Laws & Policy Thu, 13 Sep 2018 05:39:17 +0000 Jeff Crisp https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/09/13/as-the-world-abandons-refugees-unhcrs-constraints-are-exposed https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/09/13/as-the-world-abandons-refugees-unhcrs-constraints-are-exposed The U.N. refugee agency lacks the funding, political clout and independence to protect refugees in the way that it is supposed to, says former UNHCR official and refugee policy expert Jeff Crisp. Crises & Conflicts Integration Laws & Policy Fri, 07 Sep 2018 15:30:00 +0000 Maria Hagan https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/09/07/the-jungle-performance-recreating-a-refugee-camp-on-the-fly https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/09/07/the-jungle-performance-recreating-a-refugee-camp-on-the-fly Since the Calais Jungle was demolished in 2016, asylum seekers have returned, although any shelter they erect is destroyed. This leaves them performing a shadow camp in an absurd game with the police. Crises & Conflicts Solutions Tue, 04 Sep 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Ana Uzelac https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/09/04/how-anti-refugee-narratives-waste-international-aid-and-human-lives https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/09/04/how-anti-refugee-narratives-waste-international-aid-and-human-lives The stories we tell are as important as the funding we commit, says Ana Uzelac of the Clingendael Institute. In Lebanon, she explains, erroneous narratives about refugees limit the ability of donor funding to improve refugees’ well-being in the country. Crises & Conflicts Refugee Voices Solutions Wed, 29 Aug 2018 09:50:00 +0000 Leymah Gbowee https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/08/29/to-change-the-world-let-refugee-women-lead https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/08/29/to-change-the-world-let-refugee-women-lead Liberian peace activist and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Leymah Gbowee highlights the contrast between the resolve and strength of refugee women and their portrayal as helpless victims. Crises & Conflicts Laws & Policy Refugee Voices Mon, 27 Aug 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Mat Nashed https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/08/27/refugees-in-cairo-live-in-fear-of-sudans-wanted-list https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/08/27/refugees-in-cairo-live-in-fear-of-sudans-wanted-list A Refugees Deeply investigation finds Egyptian security targeting a list of critics of the Khartoum regime. Sudanese refugees, afraid to approach the U.N. and with resettlement abroad out of reach, are left with little international protection. Crises & Conflicts Solutions Wed, 22 Aug 2018 12:00:00 +0000 Natalie Sikorski https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/08/22/deeply-talks-lessons-from-venezuelas-refugee-crisis https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/08/22/deeply-talks-lessons-from-venezuelas-refugee-crisis The scale of the exodus from Venezuela is testing the region’s historically progressive approach to displacement and migration. In our latest Deeply Talks, we discuss lessons from Venezuela and the regional response. Crises & Conflicts Innovation & Technology Laws & Policy Solutions Mon, 20 Aug 2018 04:30:00 +0000 Cetta Mainwaring https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/08/20/maltas-history-of-failed-migration-deterrence https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/08/20/maltas-history-of-failed-migration-deterrence Malta’s need to stand up to Italy is preventing it from leading on better E.U. migration policy. Cetta Mainwaring argues for a radical departure from past and present failures. Crises & Conflicts Integration Laws & Policy Refugee Voices Thu, 16 Aug 2018 11:20:00 +0000 Amanda Poole, Jennifer Riggan https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/08/16/fear-dampens-hope-among-eritrean-refugees-in-ethiopia https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/08/16/fear-dampens-hope-among-eritrean-refugees-in-ethiopia The sudden outbreak of peace in the Horn of Africa means an open border and new vulnerability. Researchers Jennifer Riggan and Amanda Poole capture the concerns of Eritrean refugees. Crises & Conflicts Laws & Policy Thu, 16 Aug 2018 11:10:00 +0000 Jesse Marks, Dr. Lina Kreidie https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/08/16/assad-needs-the-u-n-s-help-for-refugees-to-return-safely https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/08/16/assad-needs-the-u-n-s-help-for-refugees-to-return-safely The regime wants the legitimacy that would come from internationally backed returns. Researchers Jesse Marks and Lina Kreidie warn the U.N. to heed lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan. Crises & Conflicts Laws & Policy Solutions Thu, 09 Aug 2018 12:20:00 +0000 Cristiano D’Orsi https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/08/09/peace-deal-alone-will-not-stem-flow-of-eritrean-refugees https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/08/09/peace-deal-alone-will-not-stem-flow-of-eritrean-refugees The detente with Ethiopia has seen Eritrea slash indefinite military conscription. Researcher Cristiano D’Orsi argues that without a breakthrough on human rights, Eritreans will still flee. Crises & Conflicts Laws & Policy Wed, 08 Aug 2018 06:42:11 +0000 Charlotte Alfred https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/08/08/dangerous-exit-who-controls-how-syrians-in-lebanon-go-home https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/08/08/dangerous-exit-who-controls-how-syrians-in-lebanon-go-home As Russia pushes for refugees to return to Syria, Syrian refugees in Lebanon are increasingly afraid they’ll have no alternative but to go back. Crises & Conflicts Integration Solutions Wed, 01 Aug 2018 12:20:00 +0000 Taylor Luck https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/08/01/refugee-does-not-define-us-finding-community-in-exile-in-jordan https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/08/01/refugee-does-not-define-us-finding-community-in-exile-in-jordan A new initiative in Jordan is helping refugees build a sense of community, filling a gap in support for the “silent killers” of boredom, hopelessness and isolation. Crises & Conflicts Refugee Voices Thu, 26 Jul 2018 14:30:00 +0000 Sophie Zinser, Jesse Marks https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/07/26/inside-the-largest-mass-displacement-of-syrias-war https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/07/26/inside-the-largest-mass-displacement-of-syrias-war In recent weeks, Syrian journalist and activist Logain Almelehan found herself caught up in the largest single displacement of the Syrian war, as hundreds of thousands fled a government offensive in outhwest Syria. She tells her story to Sophie Zinser and Jesse Marks. Crises & Conflicts Refugee Voices Tue, 17 Jul 2018 10:00:00 +0000 Katie Kuschminder https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/07/17/survival-strategies-for-fleeing-eritrea https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/07/17/survival-strategies-for-fleeing-eritrea Most Eritreans understand the horrors that await them as they travel to seek refuge. Researcher Katie Kuschminder reveals some of the coping mechanisms developed in response. Crises & Conflicts Integration Laws & Policy Refugee Voices Solutions Mon, 16 Jul 2018 08:40:00 +0000 Daniel Howden https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/07/16/looking-past-outrage-and-violence-to-see-the-border https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/07/16/looking-past-outrage-and-violence-to-see-the-border Coverage of family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border has stirred outrage. We speak to border expert Gabriella Sanchez about the politics and policy, media coverage and meaning of these developments. Crises & Conflicts Laws & Policy Solutions Tue, 10 Jul 2018 14:54:00 +0000 Mark Yarnell https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/07/10/the-world-is-failing-internally-displaced-people-heres-one-solution https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/07/10/the-world-is-failing-internally-displaced-people-heres-one-solution More than one in 10 internally displaced people are in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Mark Yarnell of Refugees International describes millions of IDPs falling between the cracks of a humanitarian system in urgent need of reform.