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MPI Policy Brief: Demography and Migration: An outlook for the 21st century
The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) produced this policy brief, September 2013, on the economic and demographic disparities that influence and are influenced by international migration and internal mobility. The brief postulates that migration cannot mit
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Regional Inter-State Consultation Mechanisms on Migration: Approaches, recent activities and implications for global governance of migration
Produced by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), this report summarizes 25 regional and interregional consultative processes and forums on migration, also known as regional consultative processes (RCPs). It provides commentary on the purpos
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Forced Migration Review: Being Young and Out of Place
This issue of Forced Migration Review includes a large theme section that examines the particular stresses of ‘being young and out of place,’ explores young people’s needs and coping strategies and asks why relatively little attention is paid to the righ
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Revue Des Migrations Forcées: Jeune et pas à sa place
This issue of Forced Migration Review includes a large theme section that examines the particular stresses of ‘being young and out of place,’ explores young people’s needs and coping strategies and asks why relatively little attention is paid to the righ
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Working with men and boy survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in forced displacement
Sexual violence against men and boys in conflicts, asylum, detention and forced displacement is seriously underreported and is accompanied in virtually all societies with taboo and stigma that keeps many survivors from speaking about their experiences, ac
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Addressing climate change and migration in Asia and the Pacific
Climate change will increase the frequency of extreme weather events, making more geographic places inhospitable to human habitation and secure livelihoods. This report presents a detailed picture of the potential impacts of climate change on migration in
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Climate extremes and child rights in South Asia: a neglected priority
The links between climate change and disasters in South Asia, such as flooding in Pakistan or cyclones in Bangladesh, are increasingly evident. However, there is little recognition of the potentially life-long impact of climate change and related disaster
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Child Protection: Taking action against all forms of abuse, neglect, violence and exploitation (CPI Brochure)
The brochure highlights the priority areas of focus of Save the Children's Child Protection Initiative (CPI), such as (i) children without appropriate care (including neglected and/or abused children in their families, children in institutions or other fo
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Preventing Gender-based Violence: Building Livelihoods. Guidance and Tools for Improved Programming
Conflict and displacement destroy livelihoods and force people to adopt new strategies to support themselves. New livelihood strategies can increase the risk of gender-based violence (GBV). Women often have no safety net; they usually flee with few resour
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Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami emergency response and recovery program. Six-month report 2011
It is now six months since a major earthquake and tsunami hit the northeastern coast of Japan on March 11. The scale of this disaster, compounded by the subsequent nuclear crisis in Fukushima, was unprecedented. The government of Japan met many of the pop
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A Study on Children’s Protection Mechanisms in Sudan
One of the recommendations of the UN Study on Violence against Children was for all states to develop a multi-faceted and systematic framework to respond to violence against children which is integrated into their national planning processes. In an effort
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Exploring methods to protect children on the move. A handbook for organisations wanting to prevent child trafficking, exploitation and the worst forms of child labour
This handbook is designed to help organisations which already have experience of trying to protect children from exploitation or other forms of abuse to assess whether they are using the most appropriate methods. This means reviewing the methods you use t