This paper examines welfare disparities between in-camp refugees and host com- munities in Ethiopia, using data from the 2023 Socio-Economic Survey of Refugees in Ethiopia. The analysis reveals significant...
Communities that host refugees are often concerned about how their labor markets will change. Although high-income countries attract most policy attention, low- and middle-income countries host three of...
Communities that host refugees are often concerned about how their labor markets will change. Although high-income countries attract most policy attention, low- and middle-income countries host three of...
This paper reports on the prevalence of three facets of mental health—depression, anxiety, and parenting stress—among mothers of children ages 0–6 years in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Data from mother-child...
The development objective of the Refugee and Host Communities Project for Zambia is to improve access to socio-economic opportunities for refugees and host communities. The project comprises of four components...
The Kenya Longitudinal Socioeconomic Study of Refugees and Host Communities (K-LSRH) is the first nationally comparable survey of registered refugees and hosts in Kenya, offering a unique opportunity to...
The development objective of Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion Project for Togo is to improve regional collaboration and the socioeconomic and climate resilience of border-zone communities...
Bangladesh has shown great generosity by providing shelter to around 1.1 million Displaced Rohingya People (DRP) in Cox’s Bazar district. This has placed immense strain on existing infrastructure and social...
Conflict-induced forced displacement is at the highest level ever recorded, presenting a massive development challenge for the cities that host displaced people. In 2022 – the latest year for which data...
Forced displacement is a development challenge and disproportionately affects developing countries and their populations. This brief builds on a data harmonization exercise to describe elements that are...
This is the third in a series of three technical briefs produced by the World Bank’s Poverty and Equity Global Practice to share results of a multi-country data harmonization exercise concerning forcibly...
Summary of the projects that have benefited from funding from the SASPP in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal. The summaries include a breakdown of the project's components, achieved...
The objective of this paper is to develop guidance for host countries on assessing and choosing their approach to participation in Cooperative Approaches of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The main audience...
This report contains the questionnaire for Kenya's continuous household survey on refugees and host communities.
The development objective of Second Phase Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project in the Horn of Africa Project for Ethiopia is to improve access to basic social and economic services, expand...
Forcibly displaced people (FDP) are increasingly inhabiting urban areas where, together with urban hosts, they face an array of risks and heightened vulnerabilities that need to be addressed through evidence-based...
The aim of this paper is twofold. Firstly, the authors analyze the geographical dimension of refugee camps in Africa by shedding light on the heterogeneous location patterns of hosting camps across countries...
Large arrivals of refugees raise concerns about potential tensions with host communities, particularly if refugees are viewed as an out-group competing for limited material resources and crowding out public...