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Lebanese Town Opens its Doors to Newly Arrived Syrian Refugees

Syrian aid: lack of evidence for 鈥榠nterventions that work鈥, say researchers

04 Feb 2016

探花直播lack of an evidence base in the donor-funded response to Syrian migrant crisis means funds may be allocated to ineffective interventions, say...

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Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan

Refugee camp entrepreneurship

17 Sep 2015

Entrepreneurship initiatives can fill the 鈥榠nstitutional void鈥 of long-term refugee camps, according to new research.

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From one extreme to the next?

05 Feb 2015

探花直播threat to peace posed by the Islamic State group has been described as 鈥渦nprecedented in the modern age鈥, yet research on the rise and fall of an...

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Jewish refugees from Russia in Liverpool, 1882

Migration: Britain鈥檚 hospitable past

10 Feb 2014

In the midst of current controversies over immigration law and policy, Professor Alison Bashford discusses why it's important to recall Britain鈥檚...

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Caption: A group of Sri Lankan refugees arrives in Tamil Nadu after a risky 30-mile boat ride across the Palk Straits

Unsafe havens? Health risks for refugees

05 Feb 2014

A new study is looking at a century of mass migrations worldwide to understand the public health consequences when people are forced to flee from war...

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