Melissa Phillips

@migratorymel

Director Researcher. Proud child of migrants; Fellow A/Editor & Advisor

Sydney, New South Wales
melissaphillips.academia.edu
Joined June 2012
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    Jul 5

    Would you like to join our team? If you are a powerful communicator; savvy with social media, or with skills in website development; our two new volunteer positions may be for you!

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  2. 17 hours ago

    Great to see increasing focus on alternatives to detention in the Libyan context being pursued despite many challenges

    I’ve just returned to Libya After a series of tragedies and the loss of hundreds of migrant lives (including several babies). My message is that all must focus on saving lives and protecting migrant rights.
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  3. 17 hours ago

    I see you !

    Delighted to meet with ’s heroic staff to congratulate them for saving so many migrants lives; giving urgent aid to those brought ashore after rescue; helping 30,000 detained migrants return home voluntarily in the past 12 months & helping displaced Libyans
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  4. Jul 1

    While I'm pleased that the new chief is not the US-nominee, I can't help thinking that - with all due respect - 3 European men (UNSG, IOM DG & UNHCR High Comm) don't really reflect my world. Oh for some diversity in the refugee/migration space.

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  5. Jul 1

    great news, let's hope other airlines follow

    Virgin airlines says it will no longer help to deport immigrants-
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  6. Jul 1

    Mobilizing Political Will for Refugee Protection and Solutions: A Framework for Analysis and Action

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  7. Jun 30

    Welcome, director general. There’s a lot to do: () by -foresti

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  8. Jun 28

    Unilateralism not the answer to migrant crisis, says Spain's PM

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  9. Jun 21

    An important op-ed by ahead of next week's election of new IOM DG - Isaacs must disavow US migration policy if he wants to lead IOM ()

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    Jun 21

    My contribution to At

    We don’t accept all-male panels on women’s issues, so why do we still discuss refugee policy without refugees, asks entrepreneur
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  11. Jun 21

    Forced migration from Central America: 5 essential reads via

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  12. Jun 21

    Expressions of interest invited for an exciting conference in on - including keynotes from a great range of speakers

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  13. Jun 20

    Drowned, restrained, shot: how these migrants died for a better life

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  14. Jun 20

    If we spent 1/10th of the agony, angst and attention on & at sea in the Med towards legal pathways in Europe & other sites such as Libya we might actually find some solutions. *sigh - a little less conversation, a little more action*

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  15. Jun 20

    I am not a fan of the concept of and support boycott

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    Jun 19

    It's a real shame that makes so much of these simplistic figures - it feeds a crisis narrative that does noone any favours.

    ⚡️ 2.9 million more refugees fled their home countries between 2016 and 2017. That's the biggest increase we have seen in a single year. Ever.
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  17. Jun 17

    Support Dulwich Hill Public School P&C - - Order your 2018 | 2019 Entertainment™ Book now!

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  18. Jun 14

    Child abuse is now part of America's official immigration policy | Michael Paarlberg

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  19. Jun 11

    Important developments but shouldn't obscure a focus on what happens before people leave Libya. Many more concerns at border crossings & across desert smuggling routes.

    Troubling developments in the Med. Italy follows through with threat to shut ports to NGO rescue vessels.
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  20. Jun 8

    UN accuses Libyan linked to EU-funded coastguard of people trafficking

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