The right to asylum and agreements protecting refugees have existed in various forms in many societies throughout history, but they have only been recognized under international law for less than…
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Reflections on the 2024 UNHCR Global Consultations with NGOs
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)’s Global Consultations with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have been convened for 30 years as a space to exchange ideas, identify policy priorities, and inform collaboration between…
7 Ways You Can Support Refugee Communities
World Refugee Day is a time to focus global attention on the rights, needs, and dreams of millions of refugees worldwide and to take meaningful action to support them. This…
Biden’s New Executive Order Increases Risks for People Seeking Asylum
What's happening? Last week, United States President Joe Biden announced a new executive order prohibiting people who irregularly cross the US-Mexico border from applying for asylum. According to the White…
Report: Addressing the Challenges Faced by New Refugees from Myanmar in Thailand
Despite not being a state party to the 1951 UN Convention on the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, Thailand has been offering humanitarian assistance to refugees for centuries,…
Keeping families on the move safe and together
(En español abajo) Have you ever wondered about what it takes for families on the move to leave everything behind? Insecurity, violence, repression, the lack of job and educational opportunities,…
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Why Protection for Refugees Must Be Localized
Current “protection” efforts are failing refugees. In our latest Position Paper, The Only Real Protection is Local, endorsed by 33 international, local and refugee-led organizations across the globe, we argue…
Five Movies about Forced Displacement Worth Watching
Movies can be a powerful medium to dispel our preconceptions and connect to the people affected by the global issues we see in the headlines. This is also the case…
Welcome Lucía Chávez, the new Executive Director of Asylum Access Mexico!
(En español abajo) We are delighted to welcome Lucía Chávez as our new Executive Director at Asylum Access Mexico! As the Executive Director of Asylum Access Mexico, she will lead…