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Latin America and the Caribbean (Forced Migration Review 56)

FMR 56 - Triggers of internal displacement in Guatemala

More than 20 years since the end of the civil war, Guatemala is once again experiencing an upsurge in internal displacement. The causes are multiple, and demand attention.

FMR 56 - Falling short of protection: Peru’s new migration scheme for Venezuelans

audio/mpeg iconparent.mp3 Peru’s introduction of a new work and study permit for Venezuelans fleeing violence in their country is to be applauded – but it provides only a limited, temporary form of protection.

FMR 56 - Protection in the absence of legislation in Trinidad and Tobago

The Caribbean’s many small island States are grappling with increasingly complex mixed migration flows, yet few have introduced refugee legislation. Trinidad and Tobago is in the process of doing so.

FMR 56 - Eradicating statelessness in the Americas

Considerable progress has been made towards eradicating statelessness in Latin America and the Caribbean since 2014 but there is still work to be done if it is to become the first world region to eradicate statelessness.

FMR 56 - Extra-regional refugee resettlement in South America: the Palestinian experience

The Humanitarian Resettlement Programme for extra-regional refugees built on the Solidarity Resettlement Programme that emerged from the 2004 Mexico Declaration and Plan of Action.

FMR 56 - Venezuelan displacement: a challenge to Brazil

Brazil must strengthen its reception and integration of fleeing Venezuelans.

FMR 56 - The future of the Brazilian resettlement programme

Brazil’s resettlement programmes have been praised for demonstrating the country’s commitment to refugee protection but the number resettled remains small compared with international need.

FMR 56 - Visas and qualifications: Syrian refugees in Brazil

Brazil’s humanitarian visa programme for Syrian refugees and its efforts to recognise their qualifications could offer lessons for refugee protection and integration across the region.

FMR 56 - Syrian refugees in Uruguay: an uncomfortable topic

Only a year after Uruguay’s resettlement plan for Syrian refugees was established, the resettled families said they wanted to leave. Expectations have not been met.

FMR 56 - Measuring local integration in Ecuador

In 2014-15 UNHCR Ecuador developed an index to measure the degree to which refugees are integrated in their host country, using three main dimensions of local integration: legal, economic and socio-cultural.

FMR 56 - The RCM Guide: a novel protection tool for cross-border disaster-induced displacement in the Americas

A new regional guide presents practices and measures to help address the protection needs of cross-border disaster-displaced persons.

FMR 56 - Disaster-induced displacement in the Caribbean and the Pacific

People in Small Island Developing States are particularly vulnerable to displacement by disaster. Governments in the Caribbean and the Pacific need urgently to do more risk management and planning.

FMR 56 - Towards a regional agreement on environmental displacement?

The effects of climate change influence the frequency and intensity of disasters and slow-onset environmental degradation processes, exacerbating pre-existing risks and vulnerabilities.

FMR 56 - Could Latin American citizenship be a fourth durable solution?

Proposals for a regional South American citizenship put forward by the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) offer the possibility of alternative solutions for the protection of internally displaced persons and refugees in the region.

FMR 56 General - Turning the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework into reality

As they work towards the adoption of a Global Compact on Refugees, States are implementing the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework.

FMR 56 General - Towards a development approach to displacement

o better respond to displacement, we need to adopt a medium- to long-term perspective rooted in development as well as humanitarian principles.

FMR 56 General - ASEAN's role in the Rohingya refugee crisis

The Rohingya refugee crisis has become a regional crisis. Members of the Association of Southeast Asian States (ASEAN) must enhance regional cooperation in order to improve protection for the region’s refugees.

FMR 56 General - Refugees in towns: experiences of integration

In countries of first asylum, transit and destination it is increasingly towns and cities that are absorbing refugees.

FMR 56 General - Canada’s Guideline 9: improving SOGIE claims assessment?

Asylum seekers making claims relating to their sexual orientation and gender identity often face unfair refusal.

Shelter in displacement (Forced Migration Review 55)

FMR 55 - From the Editors

All displaced people need some form of shelter, and circumstances dictate that in reality not much of it conforms to the typical picture of a tent or tarpaulin nor meets official standards.

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