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​The Legacy of the 1951 Refugee Convention and Palestinian Refugees:
Multiple Displacements, Multiple Exclusions

Article 1D of the 1951 Refugee Convention singles out individuals who receive aid from UN agencies, and specifically applies to Palestinian refugees receiving aid from the UN Refugee and Works Agency (UNRWA).This paper shows that the haphazard interpretation of Article 1D has often left Palestinian refugees without protection and that this lack of protection has been exacerbated for Palestinians fleeing the crisis in Syria. One solution would be to enable the UNHCR to take on some of the protective functions that used to be provided by the nowdefunct UN Conciliation Commission for Palestine.

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Palestinian Refugees and the Syrian Uprising:
Filling the Protection Gap during
​Secondary Forced Displacement

During the most recent crisis in Syria, these de facto policies have proven inadequate to protect Palestinian refugees. To overcome this challenge, UNHCR and UNRWA should formalize their inter-agency collaboration on behalf of Palestinian refugees during times of calm as well as crisis, in conformity with the spirit of the UNHCR Statute and the 1951 Refugee Convention as well as with past practice. Beyond crisis, the agencies should consider innovative approaches to definitively close the protection gap.

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How has the presence of Syrian refugees impacted neighbouring states,
​as well as countries further afield?

This essay explores the ways in which Syrian refugees have had economic, social and political impacts on neighbouring states, drawing upon examples from Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey, as well as in countries further away, as in Sweden. Firstly, the writer places the Syrian conflict in context, before outlining the presence and situations of the refugees in these countries. The essay then analyses the economic impacts upon these states, noting the anomalous positive effects Syrian refugees have had on the Turkish economy. The social impacts are then evaluated, and how this has framed social perceptions of refugees in these communities. Finally, the political impacts are examined, analysing how the changed social perceptions have influenced and continue to influence national politics.

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Demographic Changes and Human Security
of Syrian Refugees

The article examines how the demographic change in the host countries along with the lack of human security of the refugees could affect the national security in the host countries.

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Responding to the Syrian refugee
​crisis in Lebanon: lessons learned

This report examines refugees and does not examine internally displaced people​. The Syrian refugee crisis, starting in 2011, is relatively well documented in practitioner and policy literature – especially in the last year, reflecting the gravity of the situation.  Due to the substantial literature base, this report focuses on lesson learned relating to Lebanon

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Neighbouring Host-Countries’ Policies
​For Syrian Refugees:
The Cases Of Jordan, Lebanon, And Turkey

​لربما هذه هي اللحظة التاريخيّة التي نقرأ عنها؛ اللحظة التاريخيّة التي تجمعنا وتتطلّب منّا جميعاً أن نعترف بمشروعيّة الحراك داخل المخيمات وخارجها، وندعمه ونتضامن معه تضامناً حقيقيّاً يتعدّى الشعارات والبيانات المتكرّرة، متجاوزاً التعاطي مع اللاجئين بوصفهم مجرّدَ "ضحايا" يعبّرون عن "غضبهم" من "تجويعهم"، نحو النظر إليهم - أو إلينا - كمناضلين في حراكٍ سياسيٍّ واسعٍ​

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​Funding to national and local humanitarian actors in Syria:
Between sub-contracting and partnerships

This report from L2GP estimates, that while Syrian humanitarian actors were responsible for delivering 75% of the humanitarian assistance in 2014, they received only 0.3% of the direct and 9.3% of the indirect cash funding available for the overall Syria response. Despite their crucial role, Syrian NGO’s struggled to get their most basic costs covered in the sub-contracting and partnership agreements they have with international agencies

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UNHCR and the Syrian refugee response:
negotiating status and registration in Lebanon​

This paper argues that Lebanon’s recent policies aiming to decrease the number of Syrians in the country, by reducing access to territory and encouraging return to Syria, have heavily affected UNHCR’s own ability to execute its international protection mandate

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Exploring Refugee Movements
In The Middle East Regional Context:
Responses To The Syrian Crisis in Lebanon and Turkey​

This article investigates refugee movements in the region and their impact on regional dynamics by focusing on two important case studies: Lebanon and Turkey. It explores each country’s response to the Syrian refugee crisis in detail, while addressing the role of relevant stakeholders, such as international organizations, civil society and government, in humanitarian relief efforts as well as in refugee protection and management