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UNHCR Asylum Levels and Trends 2012 in Industrialized Countries: Highest number of asylum applications since 2003

Posted on 29 March 2013 by ACCORD ecoi.net

UNHCR released statistics on the number of asylum applications in 2012 in 44 industrialized countries, showing an increase by 8 per cent. The highest increase is reported for asylum requests from Syrians.

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The October 2012 issue of The Researcher

Posted on 30 October 2012 by ACCORD ecoi.net

The Researcher is published two times a year by the Refugee Documentation Centre (RDC) in Ireland. It is a publication which combines academic papers, summaries of caselaw, guides to new legislation, reports of conferences, articles on RDC services and items … Continue reading →

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EASO publishes methodology and first COI report, on Afghanistan: Taliban Recruitment Strategies

Posted on 17 July 2012 by ACCORD ecoi.net

The first COI report produced by the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) has been published. It focuses on Taliban recruitment strategies in Afghanistan. Along with the report, the EASO also published its methodology for COI reports.

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UNHCR Asylum Levels and Trends 2011 in Industrialized Countries: sharp increase in asylum applications

Posted on 29 March 2012 by ACCORD ecoi.net

UNHCR released statistics on the number of asylum applications in 2011 in industrialized countries. The report covers 44 countries in Europe, North America, Australasia and north-east Asia.

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New issue of “Forced Migration Review” on technology, includes an article on COI

Posted on 13 October 2011 by ACCORD ecoi.net

Issue 38 of the Forced Migration Review covers the positive and negative aspects of the spread of modern technologies for researchers and agencies as well as for displaced people themselves. The issue also contains an article on access to good … Continue reading →

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