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Refugees and Displaced Persons: Information Resources for a Global Crisis
Scholarly sources, data and data tools, news sources and in-depth background information addressing issues of human displacement and immigration.
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Gurpreet Rana
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Taubman Health Sciences Library
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Taubman Health Sciences Library
University of Michigan
OVERVIEW
- Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2022 ReportSource: UNHCR. Released on World Refugee Day, 20 June 2023.
- UNHCR Flagship Reports: Forced Displacement in 2020Source: UNHCR. Released June 18, 2021
- Global Report on Internal Displacement 2021Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
- Global Shelter Cluster: Coordinating Humanitarian ShelterAn Inter-Agency Standing Committee coordination mechanism supporting those affected by disasters, internal displacement and conflict. Provides data, country dashboards, planning documents and reports on emergencies and shelter operations.
- World Migration Report 2022 [Interactive]Source: UN International Organization for Migration
- Environment Migration PortalSource: Institute of Migration.
- International Migration OutlookSource: OECD iLibrary. UM USERS only.
- Migration Policy InstituteAn independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank dedicated to the study of the movement of people worldwide.
- Lancet Migration: Global Collaboration to Advance Migration HealthSource: The Lancet
- The UCL–Lancet Commission on Migration and Health: the health of a world on the moveSource: The Lancet. Published: December 5, 2018
- Think Global Health: MigrationThink Global Health is a multi-contributor website that examines the ways in which changes in health are reshaping economies, societies, and the everyday lives of people around the globe
Refugee and Migrant Health
- Health and Migration in the Americas: Information PlatformQualitative and quantitative evidence on health and migration and includes data dashboards on policy, legal, and regulatory frameworks.
- Women's Refugee Commission | Contraceptive Services in Humanitarian Settings and in the Humanitarian-Development Nexus5 March 2021. Assessment report assessment to evaluate and build the evidence base on contraceptive services to women and girls affected by crises.
- Border and Migration Studies OnlineResources on personal and institutional historical context on border and migration studies, history, law, politics, diplomacy, and global studies. Includes information pages, videos, and images. UM USERS ONLY.
- IOM Displacement Tracking MatrixSource: Institute of Migration, UN Migration. A system for collecting and analysing data in order to address mobility, vulnerabilities, and needs of displaced and mobile populations.
- UNHCR Flagship Reports: Forced Displacement in 2020Source: UNHCR. Released June 18, 2021
- Lancet Series on Women’s and Children’s Health in Conflict SettingsPublished 24 January 2021
U.S. Focus
- CDC Immigrant and Refugee HealthU.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Immigration and Health PolicySource: Kaiser Family Foundation