Bringing an Urban Lens to the Forced Displacement Challenge This policy note published by the World Bank aims to advance our understanding of urban forced displacement, induced by conflict, by looking at the issue from the perspective of receiving towns and cities. It explores why we need a different approach to addressing urban forced displacement; […]
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UNHCR’s new Global Trends report, the organization’s major annual survey of the state of displacement, says that at the end of 2016 there were 65.6 million people forcibly displaced worldwide – some 300,000 more than a year earlier. This total represents an enormous number of people needing protection worldwide. The figure of 65.6 million comprises
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This report published by IRC provides a review of the Barriers to Safe and Equal Access to the City for the Displaced Residents of Dar es Salaam. Urbanisation is changing the nature of humanitarian response. In the 21st century, the phenomenon is most prevalent in developing countries; it is estimated that cities in developing countries
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A research report from UNHCR that explores the critical role that information and communications technology are playing in improving the lives of refugees. The report explores access to mobile connectivity among different refugee populations and the range of technology solutions that are being implemented to facilitate refugee connection, inclusion with host communities, and access to
RMMS/Danish Refugee Council (2016): Getting to Europe the ‘WhatsApp’ way.The use of ICT in contemporary mixed migration flows to Europe. The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and social media became a key characteristic of mixed migration flows to Europe in 2015 and 2016. Both before but increasingly also during migration, migrants and refugees rely
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Basically a humanitarian version of the would you rather … game. Simple concept, but strong story line. Developed by UNHCR, WFP and other partners to engage stakeholders in the lead-up to the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016. Source: United Nations, 2016 Impossible Choices https://impossiblechoices.org
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This paper from the Refugees Studies Centre, University of Oxford explores a variety of approaches used to assess and measure the economic impact of refugees on their host communities and states and highlights some alternative approaches to understanding and assessing the impact of hosting refugees. Source: Refugees Studies Centre, University of Oxford, 2015
This research report by the University of Oxford Refugees Studies Centre challenges the current model of donor state-led assistance, drawing on ground-breaking new research on the economic life of refugees in Uganda. By attempting to understand the economic systems of displaced populations, the researchers hope to generate new ideas which can turn current humanitarian challenges
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The Social Cohesion project – an action-research project commissioned by World Vision, explores the causes and consequences of tensions between refugees and host communities to propose better short and longer term solutions for humanitarian and development programming in the Middle East region and other similar contexts. This literature review clearly demonstrates that social cohesion is
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The year 2014 has seen continuing dramatic growth in mass displacement from wars and conflict, once again reaching levels unprecedented in recent history. One year ago, UNHCR announced that worldwide forced displacement numbers had reached 51.2 million, a level not previously seen in the post-World War II era. Twelve months later, this figure has grown
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