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This study investigates transition finance in Lebanon, an upper middle-income country in the MENA region transitioning … from a significant adverse shock. Lebanon’s development path has been historically non-linear and, most recently, the … challenges in Lebanon, calling for increased international assistance. DAC donors increased official development assistance (ODA …
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Record numbers of violent conflicts are causing growing needs for humanitarian aid, especially in situations of forced displacement. Given the scarcity of resources, many actors seek to provide more effective, efficient and needs-based support. That is also the objective of the humanitarian,...
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This article analyzes whether foreign aid affects the net flows of refugees from recipient countries. Combining refugee …
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This paper investigates the impact of unconditional cash transfers for refugees on child work and schooling in the … children working from 14.0 to 1.6 and the percentage of children not in school from 36.2 to 13.7. By unpacking the mechanisms … the use of harmful coping strategies. Investigating the reasons for children not attending school, we find that the …
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Forced displacement, including refugee flows, is a global phenomenon. As of 2018, 26 million people were refugees …. Financing from the international community makes a significant contribution to supporting refugees and host communities. But in … refugees and host communities. This policy paper presents seven principles for improving financing for refugee situations …
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The proportion of affected populations who flee violent conflict is much smaller than is widely assumed. Many decide to remain in the conflict zones. They are often referred to as stayees. Three groups can be identified. Some people stay voluntarily. Others do so involuntarily, for example...
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Background: Latin America(LA) is the most unequal region in the world, but several LA countries have implemented large nationwide conditional cash-transfers(CCTs) over the last two decades to reduce poverty and socioeconomic inequalities.Methods: This multi-country study integrated retrospective...
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