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Can the international refugee protection system be reoriented in a way that enables the victims of persecution and violence to find safety in other States without risking their lives on hazardous rout...

The disturbing number of deaths and disappearances at the Afghanistan-Iran border could be reduced through better international responsibility-sharing, holding Iran accountable for its immigration pol...

A joint operation on the Ocean Viking seeks to save lives and protect the rights of migrants and refugees. But the regulatory challenges it faces highlight the need for a more conducive environment fo...

Multi-stakeholder humanitarian diplomacy at global and regional levels, including transregional dialogues, are key for mobilising State efforts to address missing migrant cases.

Unaccompanied and separated migrant children face great risks to their safety, well-being and dignity. Yet there is too little awareness of the specific dangers they face, the reasons behind their sep...

A supportive environment for search and rescue in Niger has made possible an effective humanitarian response to migrants in distress in the desert, offering lessons for other contexts.

Living Archives: Palestinian Displacement in Lebanon | Annual Elizabeth Colson Lecture 2025 Professor Diana Allan (McGill University) Wednesday 11 June 2025 ODID, Oxford This talk addresses the conc

States increasingly rely on bureaucratic measures to obstruct search and rescue, marking an evolution in the criminalisation of solidarity. This threatens humanitarian efforts, contravenes internation...

Protection activities on board the Ocean Viking respond to a wide range of needs. Based on a survivor-centred approach, these activities aim to promote safety, dignity and humanity.

CSAE Research Podcast Episode 13

RSC seminar, 4 June 2025 RSC Public Seminar Series, Trinity term 2025 Speaker: Professor Olukunle Owolabi (Associate Professor of Political Science, Villanova University)

Most migrants who die before reaching their destination are never identified. The Greek authorities’ response to a shipwreck in 2023, however, provides an excellent case study of successful identifica...

Restrictive migration policies have made Europe’s mountainous alpine borders even more perilous for the migrants crossing them. A distinctive citizen-led approach to mountain rescue in the…

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) takes a flexible approach in its provision of medical care at the Belarus–Poland border. Its model emphasises collaboration with civil society, challenges systemic barri...

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) takes a flexible approach in its provision of medical care at the Belarus–Poland border. Its model emphasises collaboration with civil society, challenges systemic barri...

The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly works to bring together governments, parliamentarians and civil society actors from across Europe to design and promote effective, humane policies to pre...

In the Central Mediterranean, humanitarian rescue crews working to save lives do so under policies that make rescue a costly and potentially criminal act.

In December 2024, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean approved an update to the Cartagena Process, their regional framework for refugee protection. However, the new deal lacks concrete cooper...

Cameroonian migrant women journeying through Latin America to the US encounter multiple challenges. Despite mutual support and local community assistance, they face particular forms of violence as wom...

Migratory routes linking Africa with Europe are among the world’s deadliest. Recognition of the central importance of States in addressing this issue is at the heart of a new Network of National Focal...

Restrictive migration policies have made Europe’s mountainous alpine borders even more perilous for the migrants crossing them. A distinctive citizen-led approach to mountain rescue in the Hautes-Alpe...

People from the Middle East attempting to reach the US navigate varied terrains as well as bureaucracy, corruption and changing visa regimes. Migration brokers develop dynamic networks, both regular a...

Adopting a civil society-supported ‘route-based approach’ can enhance existing coordination structures and more effectively assist and protect Rohingya refugees undertaking dangerous maritime and over...

RSC Public Seminar Series, Trinity term 2025 Wednesday, 28 May 2025 Speakers: Emily Arnold-Fernández (Refugee Law Initiative, University of London, and Forced Migration Review); Yusra Herzi (PILnet)

Migrants travelling the Western Balkans route are subject to a multitude of risks. The EU and their partners in the region have a shared responsibility to protect those in vulnerable situations.

Protection & Indemnity Clubs could play a more effective role in managing stowaways on ships if they cooperated more with civil society to improve humanitarian outcomes.

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Many State authorities dealing with the missing and the dead have systems in place for managing such cases. With minimal adjustments, these systems can be adapted to address the specific challenges re...