This important issue of Forced Migration Review draws our attention to the current challenges facing displaced Syrians and the continuing search for solutions.

FMR 57 - Protecting the dignity of displaced Syrians

Mar 5th, 2018 7m 55s

What does dignity mean to Syrian refugees and practitioners? And what can humanitarian organisations do – or abstain from doing – to help Syrians preserve and protect their dignity?

FMR 57 - One camp, three refugee groups: challenges for local NGOs

Mar 5th, 2018 13m 12s

Local non-governmental organisations in Lebanon's Bourj al-Barajneh camp face challenges in responding to the complex needs of three different refugee groups.

FMR 57 - Refugee-led humanitarianism in Lebanon's Shatila camp

Mar 5th, 2018 12m 12s

Refugee-led humanitarian initiatives by 'established' Palestinian refugees in response to the arrival of 'new' displaced Syrians to Shatila camp raise key questions. Refugee-led humanitarian initiatives by 'established' Palestinian refugees in

FMR 57 - The role of municipalities in ensuring stability

Mar 5th, 2018 11m 52s

Responses to crises in Lebanon's Beka'a region in 2017 show that refugee-hosting municipalities can be a pillar of peaceful coexistence and must be supported.

FMR 57 - Competing security and humanitarian imperatives in the Berm

Mar 5th, 2018 16m 6s

Approximately 60,000 Syrians are trapped in 'the Berm', a desolate area on the Syria-Jordan border. When security concerns are prioritised over humanitarian needs and aid agencies turn to militant groups to deliver aid, the consequences can be

FMR 57 - Categorising Syrians in Lebanon as 'vulnerable'

Feb 28th, 2018 15m 37s

Vulnerability assessments are used by humanitarian actors to identify those at greater risk of harm but their use in the response to displaced Syrians in Lebanon is problematic.

FMR 57 - Rethinking the lessons from Za'atari refugee camp

Feb 28th, 2018 12m 51s

Humanitarian efforts to build a model refugee camp when constructing Azraq camp in Jordan – drawing on what was supposed to have been learned in Za'atari camp – missed crucial aspects of Za'atari's governance.

FMR 57 - The neglected health needs of older Syrian refugees in Jordan

Feb 28th, 2018 12m 38s

In Jordan, the specific health needs of older Syrian refugees tend to be overlooked, due in part to a lack of data, institutional biases and the nature of the humanitarian response. Older refugees are often a neglected population, particularly

FMR 57 - The importance of social capital in protracted displacement

Feb 28th, 2018 12m 19s

We hope to generate discussion about ways to further tailor assessments, targeting and programming in this and other situations of protracted displacement. By understanding the role that social capital plays in the lives of Syrian refugees in L

FMR 57 - From vulnerability to resilience: improving humanitarian response

Feb 28th, 2018 12m 52s

Lessons from responses to the Syrian displacement crisis can inform broader discussions on how to build responses that better address vulnerability, support resilience and include displaced women, children and young people in all their diversit

FMR 57 - Syrian refugees: thinking beyond gender stereotypes

Feb 28th, 2018 8m 48s

The dominant gender narratives among NGOs responding to Syrian refugees, and their subsequent interventions, are based on sometimes simplistic understandings of the ‘traditional’ Syrian household and power dynamics.

FMR 57 - How migration to Europe affects those left behind

Feb 28th, 2018 10m 14s

Families are frequently separated as a result of migration and displacement from the Middle East to Europe, yet humanitarian aid is often difficult to access and insufficient to meet the needs of those left behind.

FMR 57 - Peace education and psychosocial support for social cohesion

Feb 28th, 2018 9m 40s

Evidence from psychosocial support-based peace education work with young displaced Syrians shows that addressing trauma is critical in overcoming psychological barriers to social cohesion.

FMR 57 - Private sector engagement in refugee education

Feb 28th, 2018 7m 25s

The involvement of the private sector in providing education for Syrian refugees has much to commend it but greater consideration needs to be paid to the ethical and practical concerns that may arise.

FMR 57 - Caring for male and LGBTI sexual violence survivors: learning from local organisations

Feb 28th, 2018 7m 38s

Local organisations responding to the Syrian humanitarian crisis are at the forefront of providing care for both male and LGBTI survivors of sexual violence.

FMR 57 - Child marriage in Jordan: breaking the cycle

Feb 28th, 2018 8m 11s

In seeking to combat the growing phenomenon of child marriage among Syrian refugees, it is vital to engage the whole range of actors involved, and to recognise that girls and boys have the capacity to address this issue in their own communities

FMR 57 - Expanding economic opportunities in protracted displacement

Feb 27th, 2018 15m 27s

Welcome progress has been made towards realising commitments made by international donors and host country governments to expand economic opportunities for Syrian refugees and host communities in neighbouring countries.

FMR 57 - Learning from the Jordan Compact

Feb 27th, 2018 15m 46s

Analysis of the implementation of the Jordan Compact offers three key lessons: governmental approval is important but not sufficient, the incorporation of critical voices is crucial, meeting numeric targets is not the same as achieving underlyi

FMr 57 - Designing refugee compacts: lessons from Jordan

Feb 27th, 2018 13m 48s

Analysis of progress to date under the Jordan Compact highlights a number of shortcomings that need to be addressed if the model is to be used effectively elsewhere.

FMR 57 - Turkey: between hospitality and hostility

Feb 27th, 2018 8m 22s

Recent political developments and changes in Turkey’s asylum law have had a significantly injurious impact on the safety and legal certainty of refugees in Turkey.

FMR 57 - Refugee youth, unemployment and extremism: countering the myth

Feb 27th, 2018 9m 40s

Refugee youth unemployment has been linked to increased risk of extremism and/or exploitation. Research indicates, however, that unemployment is just one of many factors triggering frustration among young refugees.

FMR 57 - Establishing legal identity for displaced Syrians

Feb 27th, 2018 13m 55s

Seven years of conflict have had a serious detrimental effect on many Syrians' ability to prove their legal identity.

FMR 57 - When is return voluntary? Conditions of asylum in Lebanon

Feb 27th, 2018 9m 21s

The decision of Syrian refugees in Lebanon to return to Syria must not be based on a deteriorating quality of asylum that creates physical, social and material pressures on decisions to return.