The ASEAN and International Response to the Southeast Asian Refugee Crisis: A C anadian Perspective

This chapter analyzes the theological arguments put forward by evangelical refugee and immigration activists, which is subsumed under the term “evangelical theology of hospitality.” Evangelical leaders drew on a myriad of commands, parables, narratives, and verses from both the Old and the New Testaments to argue that, as Christians, they were called to welcome all immigrants and refugees with open arms. This chapter makes the case that evangelicals—mainstream and progressives alike—made no distinction between refugees and legal immigrants on the one hand and undocumented immigrants on the other in their theology of hospitality, which they fleshed out during the Southeast Asian refugee crisis in the 1970s and applied to refugees and undocumented immigrants alike in the 1980s. All were viewed as the modern-day equivalent of the biblical “sojourners” or “strangers” whom they were called to love, provide for, and protect.

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Mental health of Southeast Asian refugee women: An overview

Health Care For Women International ◽

10.1080/07399339309516037 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 155-165 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Susan Mattson

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Southeast Asian ◽

Refugee Women ◽

Southeast Asian Refugee

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The Syrian Refugee Crisis in the Middle East

Land of Blue Helmets ◽

10.1525/california/9780520286931.003.0017 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Shaden Khallaf

Keyword(s):

Middle East ◽

Middle Eastern ◽

Refugee Crisis ◽

Syrian Refugee ◽

Refugee Protection ◽

International Response ◽

Regional Dynamics ◽

High Commissioner ◽

Syrian Refugee Crisis ◽

Transformational Development

This chapter examines the response of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to the Syrian refugee crisis in the Middle East. The Syrian displacement crisis that began in 2011 has been a humanitarian catastrophe unfolding during one of the most tumultuous and complex times in contemporary Middle Eastern history. The Syria crisis has been a transformational development, a “game-changer,” on a number of levels, including the impact on local and regional dynamics, the scope and nature of the international response, and the challenges to the global refugee protection regime it has triggered. This chapter first provides an overview of the complex displacement patterns involving Syrian refugees before discussing the international community's response to the crisis. It also considers the policy challenges arising from the Syrian displacement crisis and suggests that a qualitative and quantitative shift in approach to dealing with displacement in the region seems to herald the way forward, with a pressing need for innovative outlooks and meaningful partnerships that give primacy to refugees' own perspectives.

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Mental Health Treatment Issues for Southeast Asian Refugee Children

Asian American Society: An Encyclopedia ◽

10.4135/9781452281889.n452 ◽

2014 ◽

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Treatment ◽

Southeast Asian ◽

Refugee Children ◽

Health Treatment ◽

Southeast Asian Refugee

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Part IV: Resettlement: Voluntary Agencies and the Resettlement of Refugees

International Migration Review ◽

10.1177/0197918381015001-218 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 15 (1-2) ◽

pp. 157-174 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Robert G. Wright

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

The United States ◽

Southeast Asian ◽

The World ◽

Southeast Asian Refugee ◽

Almost All ◽

Voluntary Agencies

In almost all of the countries in the world which offer permanent resettlement to refugees, resettlement is accomplished through some combination of the efforts of government and voluntary agencies. This article identifies the elements of resettlement, and the various distributions of responsibility for its accomplishment. By focusing on the Southeast Asian refugee movement to the United States, current and evolving relationships among government and voluntary agencies are illustrated.

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Towards a Better Response: Combining Pareto Ranking and Geostatistics to Model Gender-Based Vulnerability in Rohingya Refugee Settlements in Bangladesh

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine ◽

10.1017/s1049023x19000840 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 34 (s1) ◽

pp. s33-s33

Author(s):

Erica Nelson ◽

Daniela Reyes Saade ◽

P. Gregg Greenough

Keyword(s):

Population Monitoring ◽

Vulnerability Index ◽

Specific Information ◽

Refugee Crisis ◽

Pareto Ranking ◽

International Response ◽

Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽

Health Related ◽

Humanitarian Space ◽

Gender Based

Introduction:The Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh continues to overburden humanitarian resources and undermine the health and security of over 900,000 people. Spatial, sector-specific information is required to better understand the needs of vulnerable populations, such as women and girls, and to target interventions with improved efficiency and effectiveness.Aim:The aim of this study was to create a gender-based vulnerability index and explore the geospatial and thematic variations in the gender-based vulnerability of Rohingya refugees residing in Bangladesh by utilizing pre-existing, open-source data.Methods:Data sources included remotely-sensed REACH data on humanitarian infrastructure, UN Population Fund resource availability data, and the Needs and Population Monitoring Survey conducted by the International Organization for Migration in October 2017. Gaps in data were addressed through probabilistic interpolation. A vulnerability index was designed through a process of literature review, variable selection and thematic grouping, normalization, and scorecard creation. Pareto ranking was employed to rank sites based on vulnerability scoring. Spatial autocorrelation of vulnerability was analyzed with the Global and Anselin Local Moran’s I applied to both combined vulnerability index rank and disaggregated thematic ranking.Results:Twenty-four percent of settlements were ranked as most vulnerable, with 30 highly vulnerable clusters identified predominantly in the Upazila of Sadar. Five settlements in Dhokkin, Somitipara, and Pahartoli were categorized as less vulnerable outliers amongst highly vulnerable neighboring sites. Security- and health-related variables appear to be the largest drivers of gender-specific vulnerability in Cox’s Bazar. Clusters of low security and education vulnerability measures are shown near the refugee ingress point near Gundum.Discussion:The humanitarian space produces tremendous amounts of data that can be analyzed with spatial statistics to better target research and programmatic intervention. The critical utilization of these data and validation of vulnerability indexes is required to improve the international response to the global refugee crisis.

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