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Assessment of Development Needs of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons in Eastern Sudan

World Bank - 2013

composition and expectations. Present day internal population movements relate to more conventional forms of migration within …

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Socioeconomic Profile of Refugee and Host Households in Nairobi

World Bank - 2023

Kenya has hosted refugees since its independence in 1963, although refugee policy has shifted from an integration approach towards an encampment model. The flow of asylum seekers into Kenya gained momentum in the early 1970s. Refugees from Uganda and other neighboring countries such as Sudan and...

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The Impacts of Refugees on Neighboring Countries : A Development Challenge

World Bank - 2012

Looks at the 42.3 million people,at the end of 2009, displaced globally as a result of conflict, violence, and human rights violations, of which, 27.1 million were internally displaced persons (IDPs) while 15.2 million were refugees outside their country of nationality or country of habitual...

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Losing the Gains of the Past : The Welfare and Distributional Impacts of the Twin Crises of 2014 in Iraq

World Bank - 2015

Iraq was plunged into two simultaneous crises in the second half of 2014, one driven by a sharp decline in oil prices, the other, by Islamic State militants. Since June 2014, crude oil prices per barrel have fallen from around 112 USD to 97 USD in September and 62 USD by December. Given Iraq's...

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ICT and the Education of Refugees : A Stocktaking of Innovative Approaches in the MENA Region

World Bank - 2016

More than 10 million school-age children have been forced out of school in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) due to armed conflict in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Libya and other countries. Most are displaced internally but others have fled across borders to seek refuge. Displacement may have...

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Azerbaijan - Building Assets and Promoting Self Reliance : The Livelihoods of Internally Displaced Persons

World Bank - 2012

Government of Azerbaijan (GoA) and the World Bank have a long history of partnership in addressing the needs of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country. The purpose of this study was to start identifying gaps and areas for further engagement. The report would not have been possible...

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The Impacts of Refugees on Neighboring Countries : A Development Challenge

World Bank - 2010

This brief focuses on the period of displacement and seeks to outline the impact of refugees on neighboring countries, including the developmental implications of forced displacement. The study has two main sections. The first section describes trends in the distribution of refugees in asylum...

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Understanding the Socioeconomic Differences of Urban and Camp-Based Refugees in Kenya : Comparative Analysis Brief - 2018 Kalobeyei Settlement, 2019 Kakuma Camp, and 2020-21 Urban Socioeconomic Surveys

United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR); World Bank - 2021

The comparative analysis on the socioeconomic conditions of urban and camp-based refugees in Kenya builds upon the findings of the Kalobeyei, Kakuma and Urban Socioeconomic Surveys (SES). It offers an analytical understanding about key differences between refugees while providing explanations,...

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Paper walls are easier to tear down : passport costs and legal barriers to emigration

McKenzie, David J. - 2005

"Increased attention to the development potential of international migration has led to calls for greater global … governance, especially in terms of the quality of the bureaucracy, and with lower levels of migration. Countries that place legal … restrictions on the rights of women to emigrate are also found to have lower migration rates than countries with similar income and …

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Do foreign investors care about labor market regulations?

Javorcik, Beata K. Smarzynska - 2004

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