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Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law

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Thousands of new Rohingya refugee arrivals cross the border near Anzuman Para village, Palong Khali, Bangladesh. ; As an estimated 500,000 Rohingya sought safety in Bangladesh between late-August and October 2017, UNHCR worked with the authorities to create a transit centre to prepare for a further influx. They crossed by land into south-eastern Bangladesh through several points. Many came from the Buthidaung area in Myanmar鈥檚 northern Rakhine state. Some said they fled torching and killings. Others said they left in fear, ahead of anticipated violence. To reach Bangladesh, they walked for days, many carrying children. They waded through marshland before swimming across the Naf river that divides the two countries. UNHCR worked swiftly to accommodate as many as possible in the camps and settlements in Kutupalong and Balukhali, and provided emergency relief items.
The work of the Centre is based around a team of law scholars at 麻豆社madou Law with expertise in the international, comparative and domestic dimensions of refugee law and policy.听听Centre members pursue a variety of research projects on refugee law and policy in the areas listed below.
TURKISH-SYRIAN BORDER -JUNE 18, 2011: unidentified Syrian people in refugee camp in Turkey on June 18, 2011 on the Turkish - Syrian border.

Rethinking international refugee protection

This program of research examines key challenges to the international protection regime and its domestic implementation around the world. It considers the capacity and limits of existing legal and institutional frameworks.

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Joki and Bevelyn alongside their brother and parents are the sole family living on the tiny island of Huene. Originally linked to a nearby island, the island has been slowly shrinking over the years making it increasingly difficult to grow crops. It is likely that Joki and Bevelyn will be the last generation to live on the island.

Climate change, disasters and displacement

How do we ensure that people moving in the context of climate change and disasters have their rights and dignity protected?

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Evacuations Research Hub

This timely and prestigious Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship tackles a crucial issue of our time: evacuations from crises 鈥 including disasters, climate change, conflict, pandemics and other humanitarian emergencies.

Somali refugees board a flight from Dadaab to be resettled in Sweden. ; The Dadaab refugee complex has a population of over 200,000 registered refugees and asylum-seekers and consists of four camps 鈥 Dagahaley, Ifo, Ifo 2 and Hagadera. The first camp was established in 1991, when refugees fleeing the civil war in Somalia started to cross the border into Kenya. A second large influx occurred in 2011, when some 130,000 refugees arrived, fleeing drought and famine in southern Somalia. There is a considerable difference between the old camps 鈥 which have developed into commercial hubs and house refugees who arrived in the 1990s, as well as their children and grandchildren 鈥 and the new camp, Ifo 2, which is mostly home to pastoralists who arrived in 2011.

Pathways to protection鈥

This project explores how refugees and asylum seekers can move safely across international borders to access protection.

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Technology, data and refugee protection

A series of projects exploring how data and technology can enhance the rights of refugees, increase access to justice, and identify and counteract bias and discrimination in the legal system.

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Building fair and efficient asylum processes

A series of projects examining how governments decide who is a refugee, and how this can be done in a way that is both fair and efficient.

Delegates to the 2022 UNHCR Global Consultations with NGOs in Geneva take part in a panel discussion on 鈥淓ngaging with Displaced Women-Led Organizations鈥. The discussion was moderated by Apojok Biar (speaking), who chairs the Women, Gender and Diversity Working Group of the civil society network Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network. ; The 2022 UNHCR Global Consultations with NGOs took place in Geneva and online in hybrid format on 7-10 June with the twin themes 鈥淐limate Action鈥 and 鈥淟ocalization鈥. The annual talks provide an important forum for debate on global and regional themes and an opportunity to explore fresh collaboration on advocacy and operational issues. More than 500 representatives from around the world took part in the meeting, co-organized by UNHCR and the International Council of Voluntary Agencies.

Advancing meaningful refugee participation

This project provides an in-depth analysis of the legal and policy framework governing the participation of refugees in decision-making processes.

RAKHINE STATE, MYANMAR - NOVEMBER 08 : The Rohingya are waiting to receive the donation, on NOVEMBER, 2015 in Sittwe, Myanmar.

Regional refugee protection in the Asia Pacific

This project explores the merits and opportunities of enhancing refugee protection at the regional level, both in Asia Pacific and other regions of the world.

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Offshore processing

A project to examine the implications of policies which see asylum seekers forcibly transferred 鈥榦ffshore鈥 to have their protection claims processed in the territories of States such as Nauru, Papua New Guinea and Rwanda.

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Australian law and policy reform

Exploring contemporary challenges in Australia鈥檚 refugee law and policy, and identifying priority areas of reform.

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