NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2006

Welcome		Gender and IDPs
Welcome to the fifth edition of the GMGN Newsletter. Happy New Year! The Global Migration and Gender Network has continued to grow, and with your help will be even more successful in 2006. I would like to remind all members that we welcome the following: • Comments on the newsletter • Contributions to future editions • Suggestions for the newsletter and network • Comments on the gender content of the Global Commission on International Migration’s Final Report Please email us at gender@gcim.org or use the links on the newsletter and website. The success of the network depends on you and your input – so please keep in touch. Thank you to those who have contacted me with contributions. We are featuring an article by GMGN member Udara Jayasinghe: “Women – no longer a forgotten minority under Australian asylum law”, as well as a link to an article by GMGN member Laura Agustín: “The Disappearing of a Migration Category: Migrants Who Sell Sex”. The special focus of this newsletter is gender and internally displaced persons, with an emphasis on gender violence. Nina Allen, Coordinator, GMGN Dr Khalid Koser, Senior Policy Analyst		Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre Gender and displacement Forced Migration Review The Gender Dimensions of Internal Displacement: Concept Paper and Annotated Bibliography Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children Conflict-induced displacement: Gender impact of armed conflict FMO research guide Researching Internal Displacement: State of the Art Conference report, 2003 Statement of the Caucus on Uprooted Women U.N. General Assembly Special Session, Beijing Plus Five Herstory: Gender and forced displacement in Uganda: Policy issues and implications for international action by Linnie Kesselly Key gender and conflict web sites USAID Violence Against Women in Colombia by William Spindler and Jennifer Clark, UNHCR Post-Disaster Internally Displaced Populations (IDPs) Human Rights & Gender Dimensions: Considerations for Policy Makers by Rashid A. Chotani and Yahya Shaikh Gender, humanitarian assistance and conflict resolution Statement by Ms. Carolyn McAskie Internal Displacement and Gender Erin Mooney, OHCHR

Gender-based violence and IDPs		GMGN resources
Suffering in Silence: A Study of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Pabbo IDP Camp UNICEF Study highlights rape in Northern Uganda's largest IDP camp UNICEF Uganda: Rape rampant in largest northern IDP camp IRIN News Sudan: Dealing with gender violence through music IRIN News Supporting displaced communities to address gender-based violence by Beth Vann, Meriwether Beatty and Lisa Ehrlich Gender-Based Violence Research Initiatives In Refugee, Internally Displaced, and Post-Conflict Settings: Lessons Learned by Cari Clark Denial, stigma and impunity - An uphill climb to stop gender-based violence in Somalia Reliefweb Fuel Provision and Gender-Based Violence: Fuel-efficiency as a prevention strategy by Stephanie Ziebell, UNIFEM Conducting population-based research on gender-based violence in conflict-affected settings: An overview of a multi-country research project by Jeanne Ward, IRIN		Featured links Women - no longer a forgotten minority under Australian asylum law by Udara Jayasinghe The Disappearing of a Migration Category: Migrants Who Sell Sex by Laura Agustín Regional resources Policy-relevant Research on Immigration and Settlement — Relevant for Whom? The Strategic Workshop on Immigrant Women Making Place in Canadian Cities Integrating Gender-Based Analysis at Citizenship and Immigration Canada: Adopting a Strategic Framework Approach Genre et immigration en France Institut national d'études démographiques Gender Hierarchy among Gujarati Immigrants: Linking Immigration Rules and Ethnic Norms by Nandini Narain Assar Female "birds of passage" a decade later: gender and immigration in the European Union by E. Kofman Crossing the Line? Examining Current US Immigration and Border Policy The Journal of Gender, Race and Justice 10th Annual Symposium The role of gender in the South European immigration model by Russell King and Elisabetta Zontini

GMGN resources ...		GMGN resources ...
Gender and development Reforming the World Bank: Will the Gender Strategy Make a Difference? by Elaine Zuckerman and Wu Qing GenderAction and the Heinrich Böll Foundation Gender and migration The importance of considering Gender Issues in Migration ILO Gendering Migration: Not for “feminists only” – and not only in the household By Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo Women, Gender and Immigration: Perspectives and Challenges by Damaris Rose, Valerie Preston and Isabel Dyck Immigrant and Refugee Women CRIAW-ICREF - follow links Les femmes immigrantes et réfugiées CRIAW - ICREF Select references on women and migration Migration Information Source Militarized Zones: Gender, Race, Immigration, Environment A Special Issue of Political Environments (PE No.10) Gender, Immigration and the WTO by Kristin Joy Different paths: gender, immigration and political participation by M. Jones-correa Culture, Essentialism, Immigration and Representations of Gender by Ramaswami Mahalingam Gender and Immigration Final Report Citizenship and New Inclusion Project, 2004 Gendering Immigration and Settlement by Beryl Tsang Gender, migration and health Sexual and reproductive health and rights by A. Cornwall and S. Jolly Towards a Comprehensive Approach to Sexual and Reproductive Rights and Needs of Women Displaced by War and Armed Conflict: A Practical Guide for Programmes Officers by M. Bosmans and M. Temmerman Immigration and Health: Perinatal Health Health Canada Women’s Rights NGO Raises Strong Concerns over Nomination of Randall Tobias to Head USAID Center for Health and Gender Equity Gender and refugees Women’s Asylum News - January 2006 Refugee Women’s Resource Project at Asylum Aid Asylum Support Project News UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group Refugee Women Fleeing Gender-based Persecution Canadian Council for Refugees Guidelines on Gender-Based Violence Interventions Inter-Agency Standing Committee Task force on Gender and Humanitarian Assistance Gender and Humanitarian Assistance Inter-Agency Standing Committee RCO Women’s news January 2006 "Don't forget us": The education and gender-based violence protection needs of adolescent girls from Darfur in Chad Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children Migration and sexual identity The Status Of Transsexuals Under US Immigration Law by Cyrus Mehta		Gender and trafficking Submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights Inquiry into the Human Rights of People Trafficked into the UK Asylum Aid Submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights Inquiry into Human Trafficking ILPA Submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights Inquiry into Human Trafficking JCWI Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000: Trafficking in Persons Report US Department of State Abuse Without End: Burmese Refugee Women and Children at Risk of Trafficking Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children Newsletter January 2006 HumanTrafficking.org Poverty, Gender and Human Trafficking: Rethinking Best Practices in Migration Management UNESCO Books Challenging Trafficking in Persons - Theoretical Debate and Practical Approaches The Sector Project against Trafficking in Women Immigrants in the British labour market by Christian Dustmann and Francesca Fabbri Gender and US Immigration by Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo (ed.) Legal U.S. Immigration: Influences on Gender, Age, and Skill Composition by Michael J. Greenwood and John M. McDowell Portuguese Women in Toronto. Gender, Immigration, and Nationalism by Wenona Giles Writing New Identities: Gender, Nation, and Immigration in Contemporary Europe by Gisela Brinker-Gabler and Sidonie Smith (eds.) Changing Gender Roles: Brazilian Immigrant Families in the U.S. by Carola and Marcelo Suarez-Orozco (eds.) Gender Roles at Home and Abroad: The Adaptation of Bangladeshi Immigrants by Steven J. Gold and Rubén G. Rumbaut (eds.) History of Immigrant Female Students in Chicago Public Schools, 1900-1950 by S. N. Robinson Children of Global Migration: Transnational Families and Gendered Woes by Rhacel Salazar Parreñas Up Against Whiteness: Race, School, and Immigrant Youth by S. Lee Organisations Human Trafficking Search Domestic Workers United Center for Gender and Refugee Studies Tapestri, Inc: Immigrant and Refugee Coalition Challenging Gender Based Oppression The Voice Refugee Forum News UN report asks governments to improve data collection to better women’s lives Human Rights groups demand urgent adoption of measures to address homelessness in Delhi

Events and calls for papers		GMGN call for papers
Refuge Without Borders: Stop Violence Against Women Public Meeting, London, UK, March 1 2006 Gendering transformations: Gender, globalization and state transformation in Africa and the African diaspora Owerri, Nigeria, July 2006 Contact korieh@rowan.edu International Workshop on Sexuality and Migration in Asia University of Singapore, 10-11 April 2006 Preliminary programme Genderful Experiences University of Birmingham, UK, 5-26 May Seventh Essex Graduate Conference in Political Theory: ‘The Many and the One: Hospitality and the Limits of Pluralism’ University of Essex, UK, 12th and 13th May 2006 Abstracts deadline 17 March 2006 Sexuality Out of Place: Graduate Conference on Sexuality Studies Earlham College, March 31 & April 1, 2006 Feminist Economics: A Special Issue on AIDS, Sexuality, and Economic Development Guest Editors: Cecilia Conrad and Cheryl Doss Deadline for submission of abstracts 01 March 2006 Signs Special Issue: War and Terror: Raced-Gendered Logics and Effects March 1 – July 1 2006 deadline		This is an invitation to all GMGN members to contribute papers, articles, book reviews and news of forthcoming events or publications to be posted on the GMGN website. GMGN will deliver a quarterly newsletter including a special feature on a particular aspect of Gender and Migration. Please use the 'Contribute' page on the left-hand menu bar to contribute papers, articles, reviews and upcoming events. If you have a suggestion or topic that you would like discussed, please use the 'Comments' box on the contribute page. For all other information, please email gender@gcim.org

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