Development
Addressing Forced Displacement through Development Planning and Co-operation
Guidance for Donor Policy Makers and Practitioners
Despite the increasingly protracted nature of situations of forced displacement, development
policy makers and practitioners have tended to overlook the longevity of displacement.
Forced displacement has long been viewed primarily as an emergency humanitarian issue
by providers of development co-operation and the focus of the international community
has predominantly been on addressing the immediate protection and short-term humanitarian
needs of forcibly displaced persons. However, with increasing levels of new and protracted
displacement, and key commitments such as the 2030 Agenda, donors are looking at the
role of development actors and financing in supporting sustainable and comprehensive
solutions to forced displacement. This Guidance, therefore, provides a clear and practical
introduction to the challenges faced in working in situations of forced displacement,
and provides guidance to donor staff seeking to mainstream responses to forced displacement
into development planning and co-operation. While recognising that donor policies
and responses are constantly evolving, this guidance proposes that donors responding
to these situations prioritise three broad areas of work, where they can best contribute
to existing capacities at the national, regional and global levels. It also identifies
twelve actions, grouped under four key principles, outlining what donors can do to
reinforce the capacities of key actors to respond to refugees and Internally Displaced
Persons at the national, regional and global levels, and to advance comprehensive
solutions.
Published on November 15, 2017
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