''Forced Migration Review'' (''FMR'') is a publication on

refugee A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution.

, internal displacement and

statelessness In international law, a stateless person is someone who is "not considered as a national by any state under the operation of its law". Some stateless people are also refugees. However, not all refugees are stateless, and many people who are st ...

issues.

History and profile

It was founded in 1987 as the ''Refugee Participation Network'' newsletter. The first issue was published in November 1987. In April 1998 it was re-launched as ''Forced Migration Review'' (''FMR''). It is published by the University of Oxford's Refugee Studies Centre in four languages, namely English, Arabic, Spanish and

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

. It is also distributed without charge. It appears approximately three times a year, with occasional supplements and special issues. Most issues have a main theme and also carry some 'general articles' on other aspects of forced migration. ''FMR'' provides a practice-oriented forum for debate on issues facing

refugees A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution.

and internally displaced persons in order to improve policy and practice and to involve refugees and IDPs in programme design and implementation.

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