Dès 1984, la Région autonome Hui du Ningxia au nord-ouest de la Chine, une région peu peuplée et principalement désertique – avait lancé de vastes programmes visant à restaurer un écosystème en cours de détérioration et à éradiquer la pauvreté…
En octobre 2012, la Commission européenne a recommandé que le statut de candidat à l’Union européenne (UE) soit accordé à l’Albanie, sous réserve de l’adoption de mesures clés dans certains domaines et notamment l’asile. L’un des objectifs du gouvernement était…
Cela fait plus de 20 ans que j’ai rencontré pour la première fois Melchora, une réfugiée maya du Guatemala établie à Quintana Roo dans la péninsule du Yucatan, au Mexique. Je visitais à l’époque l’hôpital de Chetumal, où son fils…
Claims as to the ravaging long-lasting psychosocial and psychological effects of war on children may be based on the over-generalisation of clinical findings. Clinical workers see only children suffering from psychological disorders - they do not encounter the huge number…
Approaches to environmental problems in refugee emergencies have traditionally focused on two main areas: promotion of tree planting and dissemination of fuel-efficient stoves. This is done with the intention of increasing wood supply and simultaneously reducing the level of demand.…
It is becoming increasingly common for commentators to argue that focusing exclusively on asylum situations ignores the realities of forced migration and represents a restricted view of displacement. While it may be understandable to seek a comprehensive approach to humanitarian…
The issue comes more clearly to the fore when such power holders take over urban areas and therefore have responsibility for the administrative structures of the state within those areas. This article considers how this question has been played out…
Since at least the 1970s Afghans have been coming to Iran, some in search of work, others to seek protection. The political dominance by the Taliban since 1995 has been a significant factor in the acceleration in the flow of…
This second article(1) by Carlos Beristain presents the most significant findings of the REMHI Report, the experiences of the victims and certain issues relating to the process of reconstruction. On 24 April 1998, the Report of the Project for the…
The Debate section will present responses to and comments on articles from previous issues. In this issue we present articles by Jeff Crisp/Karen Jacobsen and Tom Corsellis, submitted in response to the feature section on 'people in camps’ in FMR…