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North Africa and displacement (Forced Migration Review 39)

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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. See more at: http://www.fmreview.org/north-africa
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Episodes

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.

May 08, 201312 min

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.

May 08, 20136 min

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.

May 08, 20134 min

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.

May 08, 20133 min

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.

May 08, 201321 min

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.

May 08, 201315 min

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.

May 08, 201311 min

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.

May 08, 20137 min

FMR 39 Resettlement is needed for refugees in Tunisia

With Tunisia experiencing wide-ranging political, social and economic change, there is an imperative need to alleviate the burden of hosting people fleeing Libya who are unable to return to their countries of origin.

May 08, 20136 min

FMR 39 Local hosting and transnational identity

Tunisian people, rather than their government, led the response to the humanitarian crisis when Libyans started their own revolt and people starting fleeing across the border.

May 08, 20133 min

FMR 39 The bittersweet return home

Migrants left Libya in haste and in fear for their lives. A rapid international response saved lives and facilitated the return home but a premature return may have some unwelcome repercussions.

May 08, 201312 min

FMR 39 Legal protection frameworks

The large-scale displacement associated with the recent popular uprisings in North Africa both reinforces and challenges the role of legal protection mechanisms.

May 08, 201318 min

FMR 39 Bordering on a crisis

While the phenomenon of 'mixed migratory flows' has long been recognised, this was the first time it applied to a large-scale displacement. It required a coordinated humanitarian response for a large and diverse group of displaced persons.

May 08, 201315 min

FMR 39 Migration and revolution

The Arab Spring has not radically transformed migration patterns in the Mediterranean, and the label 'migration crisis' does not do justice to the composite and stratified reality.

May 08, 201314 min
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