FMR 52 - From the Editors
Our belief in the need for and the efficacy of humanitarian action is partly based on its actual effectiveness over the years in addressing...
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Thinking ahead: displacement, transition, solutions (Forced Migration Review 52)
The new issue of FMR explores the ideas and practices that are being tried out in order to engage both development and humanitarian work in support of ‘transitions’ and ‘solutions’ for displ...
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20 of 44 episodesFMR 52 - Forced displacement: a development issue with humanitarian elements
Now is the time to consolidate the shift towards full global recognition that the challenge of forced displacement is an integral part of th...
FMR 52 - The reality of transitions
Attempts to address the drivers of forced displacement and to provide sustainable solutions for refugees, IDPs and returnees need a more nua...
FMR 52 - Forgotten people: former Liberian refugees in Ghana
The viability of the ECOWAS integration scheme implemented as a solution for those Liberians who continued to stay in Ghana is seen to be li...
FMR 52 - Reflecting on Liberia and Sierra Leone
In post-conflict Liberia and Sierra Leone, partnerships that were mutually supportive and that included the displaced themselves facilitated...
FMR 52 - Peace in Colombia and solutions for its displaced people
With the prospect of peace comes the need to find solutions for those displaced during 50 years of fighting.
FMR 52 - A perspective from the World Bank
The World Bank brings distinctive qualities to the role it can play in furthering the humanitarian to development transition and is signific...
FMR 52 - Humanitarian action and the transformation of gender relations
There is value in creating space within a humanitarian response to invest in interventions that go beyond addressing the immediate risks and...
FMR 52 - An age-sensitive approach to durable solutions
Elderly people are likely to face specific constraints in displacement, yet the durable solutions devised by many states tend to follow a on...
FMR 52 - New aid architecture and resilience building around the Syria crisis
The international community has been piloting an integrated humanitarian, development and government response to the crisis in the region of...
FMR 52 - Development cooperation and addressing ‘root causes'
Development has its place in dealing with the roots of displacement but it is not an alternative to important measures.
FMR 52 - Labour mobility as part of the solution
While refugee families lack access to work and struggle to survive, there are skills gaps around the world that could benefit from skilled r...
FMR 52 - Palestinian professionals in Lebanon: an exception
Palestine refugees in Lebanon, being classified as foreigners or migrants, suffer restrictions on their employment.
FMR 52 - Doing business in Ecuador
Engaging refugees in the economic development of Ecuador’s Esmeraldas Province would provide them with livelihoods and also combat the perce...
FMR 52 - The contribution of the private sector to solutions for displacement
The Solutions Alliance is exploring ways of better engaging with the private sector to harness their capacity to turn displacement challenge...
FMR 52 - Conceptual challenges and practical solutions in situations of internal displacement
In situations of internal displacement, a variety of political, operational, ethical and practical challenges complicate our understanding a...
FMR 52 - Potential of protection capacity building to assist transition
If protection capacity building is successful, it can contribute to establishing asylum systems that lead to local integration.
FMR 52 - Energy solutions with both humanitarian and development pay-offs
Energy services are essential to the most basic human needs.
FMR 52 - Uganda’s approach to refugee self-reliance
Uganda has chosen inclusion over marginalisation; rather than coerce refugees into camps, Uganda upholds their rights to work, to attend sch...
FMR 52 - Limitations of development-oriented assistance in Uganda
In camp-like settlements, the aid provided by aid agencies with a development orientation can do little more than improve livelihood conditi...