Refugees

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CGD NOTES
World Bank Financing to Support Refugees and Their Hosts: Recommendations for IDA19
June 17, 2019
The 19th replenishment of IDA (IDA19) offers an opportunity to renew and adjust the RSW to better ensure impact and measure progress.
Blog Post
Two Ways Donors Can Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health for Rohingya Refugees and Hosts in Cox’s Bazar
June 05, 2019
This week the world’s largest conference on issues affecting women and girls, Women Deliver, is being held in Vancouver, Canada. High on the agenda is sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for women and girls in humanitarian settings.
Blog Post
The Jordan Compact: Three Years on, Where Do We Stand?
March 11, 2019
The 2016 Jordan Compact was game-changing to how host countries and the international community respond to protracted refugee situations.
Blog Post
Six Ways Pakistan Can Make the Most out of PM Imran Khan’s Stand on Refugees in the Formal Economy
March 01, 2019
In announcing that refugees will be able to open bank accounts and participate in the formal economy, Imran Khan’s government has taken an important first step towards ensuring that refugees can access the formal labor market in Pakistan. Here we outline how to ensure the potential benefits ar...
BRIEFS
Toward Medium-Term Solutions for Rohingya Refugees and Hosts in Bangladesh: Mapping Potential Responsibility-Sharing Contributions
February 07, 2019
Bangladesh is providing a significant global public good by hosting nearly one million Rohingya refugees, including 700,000 who fled violence carried out with “genocidal intent” in 2017. The international community has an opportunity to recognize Bangladesh’s contributions through ...
Blog Post
The President Has Mostly Wiped out US Refugee Resettlement. Other Countries Aren’t Picking up the Slack.
February 05, 2019
The Trump administration has drastically cut US refugee admissions—effectively eliminating nearly half of the world’s total resettlement spots. New data analysis from Michael Clemens explores the implications of these policies.
Blog Post
Making GCFF Financing a Win for Venezuelans and Their Colombian Hosts
January 28, 2019
As dueling claims to the Venezuela’s presidency threaten to spark further violence and devastating economic and social turmoil accelerates, the exodus of Venezuelan migrants continues. In a context of increasing pressure and the possibility of larger inflows, the World Bank recently annou...