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Climate change and disasters (Forced Migration Review 49)

FMR 49, FGM - Editors’ Introduction

An introductory note from the Editors of a special mini-feature on 'FGM and Asylum in Europe' in FMR 49.

FMR 49, FGM - Female genital mutilation: a case for asylum in Europe

With some 71% of female EU asylum applicants from FGM-practising countries estimated to be survivors of this harmful traditional practice, it is time to accept that this subject demands greater scrutiny and a more dedicated response.

FMR 49, FGM - FGM: challenges for asylum applicants and officials

Asylum authorities in the European Union need to establish better procedures to help address the specific vulnerabilities and protection needs of women and girls who have undergone or are at risk of female genital mutilation.

FMR 49, FGM - The medicalisation of female genital mutilation

The ‘medicalisation’ of female genital mutilation should be denounced on two counts.Firstly, it is usually anatomically more damaging and, secondly, it goes against the ethical basis of the medical profession.

FMR 49, FGM - The Istanbul Convention: new treaty, new tool

The new Istanbul Convention provides a powerful tool for more effectively guaranteeing the protection of asylum seekers at risk of gender-based persecution and at risk of FGM in particular.

FMR 49, FGM - Changing attitudes in Finland towards FGM

Former refugee women are now working as professional educators among immigrant and refugee communities in Finland to tackle ignorance of the impact and extent of female genital mutilation/cutting.

Faith and displacement (Forced Migration Review 48)

FMR 48 - From the Editors

An introductory note on FMR 48, 'Faith and Responses to Displacement', from the Editors.

FMR 48 - Religious leaders unite to disarm hearts and minds

In the Central African Republic, where religion has been used as a tool to divide and manipulate the population, religious leaders have come together to promote tolerance and forgiveness as a basis for rebuilding peaceful cohabitation.

FMR 48 - Local faith actors and protection in complex and insecure environments

Faith leaders, faith-based organisations and local faith communities play a major role in the protection of people affected by conflict, disaster and displacement. Humanitarians, however, have only recently begun to fully appreciate their protection work.

FMR 48 - The value of accompaniment

Friendship and compassionate companionship with the most vulnerable provide a powerful type of humanitarian service giving priority to personal accompaniment.

FMR 48 - How local faith communities can aid asylum seekers

Local faith communities are able to offer assistance to asylum seekers in ways that faith-based organisations, constrained by eligibility criteria, are not.

FMR 48 - The role of religion in the formation of cross-community relationships

Spiritual life is a priority in many conflict-affected communities. It is rarely prioritised by aid agencies, yet may be central to the formation and maintaining of strong and effective cross-community relationships.

FMR 48 - The contribution of FBOs working with the displaced

Faith-based organisations take from their religious traditions both strong motivations & access to a long history of thinking concerning social and political issues. This can make them ideally placed to fill the gaps in the implementation of human rights

FMR 48 - Faith and the secular: tensions in realising humanitarian principles

There is good reason to engage faith-based organisations and local faith communities in humanitarian response but doing so raises challenging issues for the interpretation of humanitarian principles in what some see as a post-secular age.

FMR 48 - Faith motivation and effectiveness: a Catholic experience

CAFOD’s ability to partner with other FBOs and communities brings significant advantages for its work with displaced people. However, modern-day humanitarianism does not always sit comfortably alongside some of the practices of the major religions.

FMR 48 - The dignity of the human person

Catholic Social Teaching’s emphasis on the dignity of the human person is a lens that Catholic institutions use to evaluate how we as a global society enhance or threaten the dignity of the human person, especially the most vulnerable of people.

FMR 48 - Journeys of a secular organisation in south Lebanon

A secular NGO’s experiences in south Lebanon demonstrate that it is possible for non-faith-based organisations to develop productive relationships with faith-based actors without compromising their secular identities.

FMR 48 - Reflections from the field

Working with religious leaders is an essential element of serving local communities, as is an understanding of the religious life of local communities and how belief influences their decision making.

FMR 48 - The asylum seeker: a faith perspective

An organisation based on faith will listen and try to understand when unjust laws, traditions, cultures or ideologies cause refugees to flee.

FMR 48 - Christian civil disobedience and indefinite, mandatory immigration detention in Australia

A new movement of Christian activists in Australia is using radical direct action to challenge their country’s policy of mandatory detention of asylum seeker children.

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