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Forced Migration Online: A world of information on human displacement

Resource Summary on Disability

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People with disabilities are not usually considered to be particularly vulnerable in disasters and displacement.

This resource summary provides links to a variety of resources on the subject and explains why disabled people who are displaced need particular consideration and require targeted responses.

Resource Summary

Welcome

Forced Migration Online (FMO) provides instant access to a wide variety of online resources dealing with the situation of forced migrants worldwide. Designed for use by practitioners, policy makers, researchers, students or anyone interested in the field, FMO aims to give comprehensive information in an impartial environment and to promote increased awareness of human displacement issues to an international community of users. We have prepared an introductory guide to forced migration for visitors who are new to the subject.

FMO is coordinated by a team based at the Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford Department of International Development (ODID), University of Oxford. FMO and the Digital Library Project were funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the European Commission between 1997 and 2004. Since January 2005, FMO has been funded by the Department for International Development (DFID).

Front cover of Unravelling Anomaly: Detention, Discrimination and the Protection Needs of Stateless PersonsNew in the Digital Library
'Unravelling Anomaly: Detention, Discrimination and the Protection Needs of Stateless Persons'
This report focuses on discrimination and the human rights protection of stateless persons throughout the world, with a particular emphasis on the issue of detention. The report argues that international human rights law is not sufficiently utilised to protect and fulfil the human rights of stateless persons. This is partly due to the existence of the parallel 'statelessness mechanism' in international law which affords more restricted and modest protection to the stateless.
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Oxfam in SudanPodcast Series: Oxfam Archives
A two part interview with Maurice Herson, Deputy Humanitarian Director at Oxfam until 2004. These interviews, recorded as part of the Oxfam Archive Oral History project, document Maurice's experiences in Sudan, the Great Lakes and Rwanda.
Sudan Podcast | Rwanda Podcast

 

Photograph of Iraqi refugee couple. Cairo, Egypt, 2008. Photo: Joshua van Praag.Resources on Iraq
Since 2003 at least 2 million Iraqis have left Iraq with many seeking refuge in neighboring countries such as Jordan. A range of resources relating to Iraq are available on FMO, including podcasts, videos and several useful documents such as the recent RSC briefing on Iraqi refugees.
Podcast | Video | Briefing | Resource Summary | Guide

Karen refugeesPhotographs: Karen refugees
A glimpse into the daily life of ethnic Karen and Karenni refugees in two camps along the Thai-Burma border. An estimated 400,000 Karen and Karenni refugees have fled to Thailand, in order to escape persecuting by Myanmar's military government.
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FMR 35 CoverResource Summary: Disability
People with disabilities are not usually considered to be particularly vulnerable in disasters and displacement. This summary provides links to resources on the subject and explains why disabled people who are displaced require targeted responses.
Resource Summary

Afghan returnees rebuilding a house. © UNHCR/L.Slezic/Global AwareAfghanistan Resources
Resource Summary | Research Guide

 

Photograph of Babikar Yahya, aged 70, standing with a family member in front of his tiny house built of straw in the makeshift Dorti encampment, in West Darfur. © UNHCR/K.McKinseySudan Resources
Resource Summary | Research Guide
Refugee Studies Centre courses
Master of Science in Forced Migration
The MSc degree in Forced Migration offers a dynamic and intellectually rigorous path to the examination of forced migration resulting from conflict, repressive regimes, environmental change and development policies. Scholarship opportunities available.
Summer School in Forced Migration
The international summer school fosters dialogue between academics, practitioners and policymakers working to improve the situation of refugees and other forced migrants. It provides the time and space for them to reflect on their experiences.
Other Refugee Studies Centre online projects
The Sphere ProjectSphere Handbook bibliographies
Most of the bibliographic material referenced in the revised Sphere Project handbook (2004): The Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response, is available on FMO.
Psychosocial Working Group Psychosocial Working Group
The PWG is a collaboration between academic institutions and humanitarian agencies committed to the development of knowledge and best practice in the field of psychosocial interventions in complex emergencies.

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