Our new study examines the extend of integration of Venezuelan migrants, asylum-seekers, and refugees in Brazil, and explores some of the drivers of and barriers to integration. The study looks at the challenges facing displaced Venezuelans in accessing social protection programs and education in Brazil —a country that provides universal access to education, health care and social protection irrespective of legal status.
For refugees, simple decisions like where to live —either inside the camp or out— could have inevitable consequences and affect their quality of life. Read why understanding this is important for their welfare.
Watch the launch of our first of a series of knowledge briefs that highlight the intersection of COVID19, forced displacement, and health.
Read the blog on the living conditions of the large Afghan refugee population who returned from Pakistan between 2014 and 2017 —with a particular emphasis on documented returnees.
Poverty data on refugees and host communities is scarce. Read our blog on how to measure poverty in such cases, with a focus on Chad.
Read our blog on how the Boko Haram insurgency increased the risk of women’s experience of intimate partner violence in Nigeria.
Read this blog on various political and macroeconomic factors that can influence host countries’ asylum policies.
Read our blog on the long-term impacts of sudden inflows of refugees on parents and their children in host communities.
As refugees are both poor and mobile, collecting socioeconomic information on refugees continues to be a challenge. Read our blog on how cross-survey estimation methods can be used to estimate poverty.
Read about the impact results of the Targeting the Ultra Poor program in Afghanistan, which is improving socioeconomic indicators like consumption, food security, assets, and finance.
Also, read Op-ed by former World Bank Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on the project.
Read our blog on how, contrary to the popular assumption, forced displacement is more likely to deliver a positive outcome.
Read how social cohesion and relations between forcibly displaced and host communities are pertinent for host governments and other development actors.
Read how through targeted beneficiaries, development actors can better allocate humanitarian assistance and address budget shortage.
