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201 Creative Commons FMR 35 Responding to IDP reproductive health needs Despite the administrative, logistical, political and cultural challenges of working in Darfur, the Gereida Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care Centre has made significant progress in a short time. Shanon McNab, Isabella Atieno 08 Apr 2013
202 Creative Commons FMR 35 To return or stay? The views of Sri Lankan refugees in India challenge some of the assumptions inherent in promoting repatriation as the most desirable durable solution to protracted displacement. John Giammatteo 08 Apr 2013
203 Creative Commons FMR 35 Accountability to disaster affected populations The hardest aspect of accountability to disaster-affected persons seems to be managing the tensions between the timeliness and the quality of a response. Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response 08 Apr 2013
204 Creative Commons FMR 35 The case for a Conclusion Why support UNHCR's proposed ExCom Conclusion on Disability. Brendan Joyce 08 Apr 2013
205 Creative Commons FMR 35 In-house (dis)ability In May 2007 UNHCR established an internal working group to look at developing in-house policies for people with disabilities both for the benefit of people of concern to us and for staff members. Safak Pavey 08 Apr 2013
206 Creative Commons FMR 35 Social inclusion: a Pakistan case-study An inclusive approach to water and sanitation provision can facilitate good hygiene behaviour, improve self-reliance and reduce the prevalence of many preventable diseases. Munazza Gillani, Mohammad Bilal Chaudhry, Niazullah Khan 08 Apr 2013
207 Creative Commons FMR 35 Negotiating inclusion in Sri Lanka In providing effective assistance to displaced people with disabilities in Sri Lanka, partnerships and negotiating skills have proved essential. Valerie Scherrer, Roshan Mendis 08 Apr 2013
208 Creative Commons FMR 35 Services and participation in Yemen Assessing the needs of refugees and asylum seekers with disabilities has traditionally been much neglected in refugee assistance programmes. Aisha M Saeed 29 Mar 2013
209 Creative Commons FMR 35 Education access for all Despite the challenges and barriers experienced by displaced learners with disabilities and the evident need for further human and financial resources, inclusive education in crisis contexts is possible. Helen Pinnock, Marian Hodgkin 29 Mar 2013
210 Creative Commons FMR 35 Brokering the culture gap Although refugees who enter the United States are encouraged to integrate into American life, many struggle to navigate the country's service delivery system, especially those with disabilities. Rooshey Hasnain 29 Mar 2013
211 Creative Commons FMR 35 Resettlement for disabled refugees Over the past few decades there have been some positive (albeit inconsistent) changes in US refugee admissions policy as well as in UNHCR's guidelines for resettlement, especially relating to refugees with disabilities. Mansha Mirza 29 Mar 2013
212 Creative Commons FMR 35 Reception of asylum seekers with disabilities in Europe With regard to the reception of asylum seekers in the European Union, provisions for the protection of people with disabilities are found in a wide range of regulatory sources. Ana Beduschi-Orti 29 Mar 2013
213 Creative Commons FMR 35 Failing London's disabled refugees Small, refugee led community organisations are disproportionately taking the strain for supporting London's disabled asylum seekers and refugees. Neil Amas, Jacob Lagnado 29 Mar 2013
214 Creative Commons FMR 35 Early engagement New Zealand welcomes refugees with disabilities, but this article investigates how well they are supported after arrival. Celia Brandon, Candy Smith 29 Mar 2013
215 Creative Commons FMR 35 New Zealand: beyond the quota The New Zealand government accepts refugees with disabilities and has established structures and partnerships to facilitate their participation in society. Rowan Saker 29 Mar 2013
216 Creative Commons FMR 35 The Convention: on paper and in practice While various international instruments are in place to protect the rights of persons with disabilities, knowledge of these at a grassroots level is limited. Cassandra Phillips, Steve Estey, Mary Ennis 29 Mar 2013
217 Creative Commons FMR 35 Displacement limbo in Sierra Leone When does war end and peace begin? When a peace accord is signed? When the intervention forces leave and those responsible are put on trial? Or when civilians can return home and resume their livelihoods? Sam Duerden 29 Mar 2013
218 Creative Commons FMR 35 Kakuma's first raffle In the face of continuing funding cuts to programmes, residents and staff in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya have had to find new ways to support persons with disabilities. Menbere Dawit with the Kakuma Syndicate Disabled Group 29 Mar 2013
219 Creative Commons FMR 35 Intersection of disability and HIV/AIDS Intersection of disability and HIV/AIDS. Myroslava Tataryn 25 Mar 2013
220 Creative Commons FMR 35 More than a ramp People with disability live in families and live in communities. We cannot be separated from society. (Simon Ong'om, Chairperson of the Gulu Disabled Persons Union). Gulu Disabled Persons Union 25 Mar 2013
221 Creative Commons FMR 35 Perception and protection in Sri Lanka An assessment conducted in Sri Lanka in 2008 revealed that displaced people with disabilities were extremely vulnerable to protection incidents and their vulnerability was increased by their lack of voice. Francesca Bombi 25 Mar 2013
222 Creative Commons FMR 35 Vulnerability and disability in Darfur The difficulties faced by persons with disabilities throughout the displacement process contribute to their increased vulnerability. Maria Kett, Jean-Francois Trani 25 Mar 2013
223 Creative Commons FMR 35 Addressing the data challenge The humanitarian relief community needs to collect disability-specific data through rapid needs assessments, registration processes, accessing local knowledge and disability monitoring. Kathleen B Simmons 25 Mar 2013
224 Creative Commons FMR 35 Disability in displacement People with disabilities face many additional difficulties before, during and after displacement but provision of appropriate assistance and protection for all is feasible. Aleema Shivji 25 Mar 2013
225 Creative Commons Protection and the ICRC Public Seminar Series, Hilary term 2013. Seminar by Pierre Gentile (ICRC) recorded on 23 January 2013 at the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford. Pierre Gentile 24 Jan 2013
226 Creative Commons Understanding Global Refugee Policy (Closing plenary) RSC 30th Anniversary Conference. Closing plenary by Filippo Grandi (UNRWA), Arafat Jamal (IASC) and James Milner (Carleton University) recorded on 7 December 2012 at St Anne's College, Oxford. Filippo Grandi, Arafat Jamal, James Milner 14 Dec 2012
227 Creative Commons Understanding Global Refugee Policy (Opening plenary) RSC 30th Anniversary Conference. Opening plenary by Professor Guy S. Goodwin-Gill (University of Oxford) recorded on 6 December 2012 at St Anne's College, Oxford. Guy S. Goodwin-Gill 14 Dec 2012
228 Creative Commons Editing the IFRCs World Disasters Report 2012 Special seminar by Professor Roger Zetter (Refugee Studies Centre) recorded on 30 October 2012 at the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford. Roger Zetter 05 Nov 2012
229 Creative Commons Deportation, crime and the changing character of membership in the United Kingdom Public Seminar Series, Michaelmas term 2012. Seminar by Dr Matthew J Gibney (University of Oxford) recorded on 10 October 2012 at the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford. Matthew J Gibney 15 Oct 2012
230 Creative Commons Contemporary humanitarian action and the role of Southern actors: key trends and debates Workshop on South-South Humanitarianism in Contexts of Forced Displacement. Opening lecture by Simone Haysom (ODI) recorded on Saturday 6 October 2012 at the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford. Simone Haysom 15 Oct 2012
231 Creative Commons Displacement, transitional justice and reconciliation: assumptions, challenges and lessons This podcast was recorded for the launch of Policy Briefing 9 on 'Displacement, transitional justice and reconciliation: assumptions, challenges and lessons ' on 25 June 2012 at the Canadian High Commission, London. Megan Bradley 08 Oct 2012
232 RSC Wednesday Seminars 2011: International Law and Statelessness in the 21st Century This podcast was recorded at the Refugee Studies Centre's second Wednesday Public Seminar of Michaelmas Term 2011. Laura van Waas 22 Oct 2011
233 RSC Wednesday Seminars 2011: Stateless diasporas and immigration and citizenship regimes in the EU This podcast was recorded at the Refugee Studies Centre's first Wednesday Public Seminar of Michaelmas Term 2011. Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Nando Sigona 18 Oct 2011
234 Creative Commons Responding to protracted refugee situations: Lessons from a decade of discussion On 23 June 2011, the RSC launched its sixth Policy Briefing on 'Responding to protracted refugee situations: lessons from a decade of discussion' at the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations in Geneva. James Milner, Gil Loescher, Jeff Crisp 21 Jul 2011
235 Creative Commons Annual Elizabeth Colson Lecture 2011: The vanishing truth of refugees This podcast was recorded at the Refugee Studies Centre's Annual Elizabeth Colson Lecture which was on Wednesday 15th June 2011. Didier Fassin 21 Jul 2011
236 Creative Commons RSC Wednesday Seminars 2011: Negotiating local emplacement: the silent integration of refugees on the Zambian-Angolan borderlands This podcast was recorded at the Refugee Studies Centre's second Wednesday Public Seminar of Trinity Term 2011. Oliver Bakewell 21 Jul 2011
237 Creative Commons RSC Wednesday Seminars 2011: Conflict and displacement in Southern Sudan This podcast was recorded at the Refugee Studies Centre's seventh Wednesday Public Seminar of Trinity Term 2011. Jon Bennett 21 Jul 2011
238 RSC Wednesday Seminars 2011: Beyond conventional solutions to the refugee problem: mobility as a strategy for Afghans This podcast was recorded at the Refugee Studies Centre's fourth Wednesday Public Seminar of Trinity Term 2011. Alessandro Monsutti 21 Jul 2011
239 Creative Commons RSC Wednesday Seminars 2011: Transnationalism: a fourth durable solution? Recorded at the Refugee Studies Centre's third Wednesday Public Seminar of Trinity Term 2011, on Wednesday 1st June 2011 at the Department of International Development, University of Oxford. Laura Hammond 21 Jul 2011
240 Creative Commons RSC Wednesday Seminars 2011: Refugees and the Definition of Syria This podcast was recorded at the Refugee Studies Centre's fifth Wednesday Public Seminar of Hilary Term 2011. Benjamin White 23 May 2011
241 RSC Wednesday Seminars 2011: 'Collective amnesia' - refugees and the problem of History This podcast was recorded at the Refugee Studies Centre's fourth Wednesday Public Seminar of Hilary Term 2011. Philip Marfleet 23 May 2011
242 Creative Commons RSC Wednesday Seminars 2011: Citizenship, autochthony and the question of forced migration This podcast was recorded at the Refugee Studies Centre's second Wednesday Public Seminar of Hilary Term 2011. Nira Yuval-Davis 28 Jan 2011
243 Creative Commons RSC Astor Lecture: Gendered Violence and the Politics of Memory in Sudan's Conflict Zones This podcast was recorded at the Refugee Studies Centre's 2nd Astor Lecture which was on Tuesday 25th January 2011 at The Taylor Institute, University of Oxford. Sondra Hale 26 Jan 2011
244 Creative Commons RSC Wednesday Seminars 2011: Refugees, Exiles and other Forced Migrants in the late Ottoman Empire This podcast was recorded at the Refugee Studies Centre's first Wednesday Public Seminar of Hilary Term 2011. Dawn Chatty 21 Jan 2011
245 Creative Commons Protecting Palestinian children from political violence This podcast was recorded at a launch event for the fifth Refugee Studies Centre Policy Briefing which was held on Thursday 30th September 2010 at the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, London. Jason Hart, Claudia Lo Forte 12 Jan 2011
246 Faith-based humanitarianism: Improving responses: distinctiveness, partnership and professionalism This podcast was recorded at the evening lecture of the Refugee Studies Centre's workshop on faith-based humanitarianism in the context of forced migration which was on Tuesday 22th September 2010 at The Vaults, University Church of St Marys, Oxford. Elizabeth Ferris 23 Sep 2010
247 International Summer School in Forced Migration 2010: Endnote Lecture This podcast was recorded at the Endnote Lecture of the Refugee Studies Centre's International Summer School in Forced Migration which was on Friday 23rd July 2010 at Wadham College, University of Oxford. Dennis McNamara 26 Jul 2010
248 Protecting People in Conflict and Crisis: Plenary 3 This podcast was recorded at the third plenary session of the Protecting People in Conflict and Crisis conference. David Keen, Marc DuBois 11 Jan 2010
249 Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture 2009 : Beyond Blankets: in search of political deals and durable solutions for the displaced This podcast was recorded at the Refugee Studies Centre's Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture which was on Wednesday 18th November 2009 at the Museum of Natural History, University of Oxford. Jan Egeland 27 Nov 2009
250 IASFM 12 Conference: Boundaries of Community This podcast was recorded at the fourth plenary event of the 12th International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) conference. Paula Banjerjee, Peter Schatzer, Helen Muggeridge, Anneliese Baldaccini 19 Aug 2009
251 IASFM 12 Conference: State of Forced Migration Address Podcast This podcast was recorded at opening address of the 12th International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) conference. Nicholas Van Hear 29 Jul 2009
252 Escaping North Korea This podcast was recorded at a talk and book signing by the author Mike Kim which was on Tuesday 10th March 2009 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford. Mike Kim 27 Mar 2009
253 Kurdish Forced Migration in Turkey This podcast was recorded in May 2008 and presents an overview of Kurdish forced migration in Turkey with a particular focus on forced migration in the 1990s. Simon James, Joost Jongerden, David Cuthell, Mustafa Gündoğdu 20 Feb 2009
254 Interview with Oscar F. Gil-Garcaa In this podcast Oscar F. Gil-Garcia is interviewed about his work on the photographic project 'Guatemalan forced migration: the politics of care in representing refugees'. Sean Loughna, Oscar F. Gil-Garcia 03 Jul 2008
255 Annual Elizabeth Colson Lecture 2008 The Annual Elizabeth Colson Lecture was on Wednesday 21st May 2008 at Somerville College, University of Oxford. Professor James C. Scott, Sterling Professor of Political Science, Yale University gave the lecture on the subject of Zomia, Southeast Asia. Roger Zetter, James C. Scott 27 May 2008
256 Human Displacement and Climate Change in International Law The first of The Hague Debates entitled "When home gets too hot: Human Displacement and Climate Change in International Law." The debate features Professor Roger Zetter, Director of the Refugee Studies Centre. Yvo de Boer, Etienne Piguet, M.J. Mace, Roger Zetter 23 May 2008
257 Iraqis in Jordan Interviews with a number of Iraqi refugees now living in Jordan from a range of backgrounds and current situations. Simon James 20 May 2008
258 Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture 2007: HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan gave the 2007 Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture on the subject of human rights and refugees. Prince El-Hassan bin Talal 30 Nov 2007
259 Interview with Professor Elizabeth Colson In this podcast Professor Elizabeth Colson is in conversation with Dr Anna Schmidt. Elizabeth Florence Colson is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. Elizabeth Colson, Anna Schmidt 23 Oct 2007
260 Interview with Dr Barbara Harrell-Bond Professor Roger Zetter, Director of the Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford interviews Dr Barbara Harrell-Bond, the founder and former Director of the Centre. Roger Zetter, Barbara Harrell-Bond 08 Aug 2007