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FMR 48 - The clash and clout of faith: refugee aid in Ghana and Kenya

A case-study from Ghana assesses the importance of a faith-based response to displacement in West Africa, while an example from Kenya highlights problems that can arise in collaborations between secular and faith-based organisations.

FMR 48 - An inter-religious humanitarian response in the Central African Republic

Inter-religious action has played a key role in ensuring that social cohesion and inter-religious mediation remain on the int'l agenda in relation to response in the Central African Republic, where people’s faith is an integral part of their identity

FMR 48 - Respecting faiths, avoiding harm: psychosocial assistance in Jordan and the United States

Both faith-based and secular organisations need to recognise the ways in which religion can provide healing and support but can also cause harm for refugees and asylum seekers.

FMR 48 - Religious space, humanitarian space

he Protestant church in Morocco is struggling with tensions as it navigates between being a church organisation and being – in its work with refugees and migrants – something more like a non-governmental organisation.

FMR 48 - Faith-based humanitarianism in northern Myanmar

The response of faith-based organisations to displacement in northern Myanmar has been remarkable but sustaining an open and collaborative relationship with the international community remains an ongoing challenge.

FMR 48 - The costs of giving and receiving: dilemmas in Bangkok

Local faith-based organisations play a central role in meeting the basic needs of the increasing urban refugee population in Bangkok. This raises challenges for all involved.

FMR 48 - Faith and the politics of resettlement

For some asylum seekers in Turkey, conversion may be an opportunistic strategy to improve resettlement prospects.

FMR 48 - Principles and proselytising: good practice in Ethiopia

Faith-based organisations need to ensure that in providing essential humanitarian assistance they do not exploit the vulnerability of people by proselytising, whether overtly or covertly.

FMR 48 - Jewish roots of humanitarian assistance

The act of assistance is an act of respect for the humanity of others and is not the preserve of any one faith.

FMR 48 - Chins in Mizoram state, India: a faith-based response

The faith community in Mizoram state in India has played an instrumental role in providing social services, changing perceptions of refugees, and providing access and assistance, reaching the most vulnerable where there's no international presence.

FMR 48 - Engaging IDPs in Sri Lanka: a Buddhist approach

A Buddhist Sri Lankan NGO provides an example of how endogenous faith-based civil society organisations can help mobilise IDPs in owning and defining strategies for their own protection. - See more at: http://www.fmreview.org/faith/contents#sthash.Ktl8olu

FMR 48 - An ecumenical organisation for asylum seekers in Switzerland

An ecumenical organisation provides socio-pastoral assistance for asylum seekers while they go through the first crucial steps of the asylum proceedings.

FMR 48 - African refugees and the particular role of churches in the UK

Many churches have the necessary physical and social assets to assist refugees in the community both individually and by bringing them together.

FMR 48 - Post-disaster recovery and support in Japan

As a locally based faith-based organisation, there were several aspects that enabled Soka Gakkai to contribute effectively to the relief effort following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, responding to both physical and psychological needs.

FMR 48: ‘Welcoming the stranger’ and UNHCR’s cooperation with faith-based organisations

Since its creation in 1950, UNHCR has engaged with faith-based organisations, faith communities and faith leaders in carrying out its work. Recently, UNHCR has been more actively exploring the role of faith in humanitarian responses.

FMR 48 - What’s faith got to do with it?

Use of the faith-based label demands greater clarification lest it lose coherence and result in adverse policy implications, excluding religiously motivated actors from providing much-needed assistance to displaced communities, particularly inside Syria.

FMR 48 - Refugees’ integration in Uganda will require renewed lobbying

A legal decision about whether refugees in Uganda can become citizens continues to be delayed.

FMR 48 - The 1969 OAU Convention and the continuing challenge for the African Union

Forty years after the OAU Convention on Refugees came into force, the dismal state in which refugees in Africa find themselves these days raises the question as to whether the Convention has lived up to expectations.

FMR 48 - From violence to more violence in Central America

Many Central American migrants flee their home country as a result of violence and threats from the criminal gangs. A large number of them also encounter the same type of violence that they are fleeing when on the migratory routes through Mexico.

FMR 48 - Work and refugee integration in Sweden

One of the main challenges facing refugees trying to integrate in their host country is finding a suitable job. Sweden recognises this issue and is investing in making inclusion in the labour market the driver of refugee integration.

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