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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 … Kenyan government policy allowed refugees to work, move, and settle across the country. This changed in the early 1990s, when …
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rights violations, of which, 27.1 million were internally displaced persons (IDPs) while 15.2 million were refugees outside … country. The largest percentage of refugees is found in countries neighboring their country of origin, most of which are … middle-income countries;however, in some of these middle-income host countries, refugees dwell in low-income and fragile …
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East Sudan has received a continuous influx of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees over the last forty … steady but smaller in numbers influx of refugees, mostly from Eritrea, but with an apparent change in their social … are not the basic conditions required to provide a durable solution to the refugees in a protracted situation in eastern …
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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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More than 10 million school-age children have been forced out of school in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) due … impoverished refugees, can provide a platform that educators can leverage to reach marginalized children and youth.The purpose of … attempt to promote dialogue and inform programs. Among the main points are the following: The situation of refugees in MENA is …
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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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This brief focuses on the period of displacement and seeks to outline the impact of refugees on neighboring countries … trends in the distribution of refugees in asylum countries. A series of graphs and tables highlights the fact that the … largest percentage of refugees is found in countries neighboring their country of origin, most of which are middle …
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The comparative analysis on the socioeconomic conditions of urban and camp-based refugees in Kenya builds upon the … differences between refugees while providing explanations, and policy recommendations …
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The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors established the Inspection Panel in 1993 as an independent complaint mechanism for people and communities who believe they have been or likely will be adversely affected by a World Bank-funded project. Under its mandate, the Panel provides advisory...
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The paper describes the main methodological issues underlying the estimation of poverty rates for Croatia. Volume one focuses on the construction of the consumption aggregate as a summary measure of living standards which is the summary measure used to proxy living standards. Special attention...
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