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The world is at a point where there have never before in recorded history been so many people forcibly displaced, and so many protracted conflicts that remain unresolved. According to data available to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), as of mid-2015, almost 60 million people have been forcibly displaced. These figures include people who have been forcibly displaced for reasons of conflict and persecution both outside national borders, and within them. This data does not include people who have been displaced due to other causes, including natural disasters. This chapter argues that current responses are not working and explores approaches which can be both more humane and more effective.
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This article is based on a presentation provided by Ms. Rizvi at the seminar event titled ‘Militarised Responses to Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling’ held by the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime in Geneva on 11 February 2016.
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Rizvi, S. (2018). The New Migration Landscape: The Implications of a Militarised Response to Smuggling. In: Reitano, T., Jesperson, S., Bird Ruiz-Benitez de Lugo, L. (eds) Militarised Responses to Transnational Organised Crime . Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57565-0_11
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