Refugee self-reliance is not possible within the current framework of UNHCR responses to refugee situations. This paper will focus on the factors which restrict refugees’ abilities to exercise successful livelihoods, in themselves essential to self-reliance, and flaws within the UNHCR’s current self-reliance policies which undermine progress on this issue.
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Resource Type: Programmatic, Population: Refugees, Theme: Measurement, Theme: Evaluation, Self-Reliance Index, Region: East Africa, Organizations: Danish Refugee Council, Tags: Camps and Settlements, Publication Year: 2025
Resource Type: Programmatic, Population: Refugees, Theme: Measurement, Theme: Evaluation, Self-Reliance Index, Region: East Africa, Organizations: Danish Refugee Council, Tags: Camps and Settlements, Publication Year: 2025
Publishing Organizations: Danish Refugee Council
Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RSRI Publications, Organizations: RefugePoint, Organizations: Danish Refugee Council
Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RSRI Publications, Organizations: RefugePoint, Organizations: Danish Refugee Council
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
Author(s): Alli Gillespie
Publication Year: 2025, Tags: Livelihoods, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Evaluation, Country: Sudan, Region: East Africa, Population: Returnees, Organizations: CORE
Publication Year: 2025, Tags: Livelihoods, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Evaluation, Country: Sudan, Region: East Africa, Population: Returnees, Organizations: CORE
Publishing Organizations: CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort), VCO (Vet-Care Organization)
Author(s): Gersan Vasquez, Mohammed Elmurtada, and Tenzin Manell
Resource Type: Academic, Country: Jordan, Region: EMR, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2022, Organizations: UNHCR, Organizations: MDPI, Tags: Economic Inclusion
Resource Type: Academic, Country: Jordan, Region: EMR, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2022, Organizations: UNHCR, Organizations: MDPI, Tags: Economic Inclusion
Publishing Organizations: UNHCR
Author(s): Swati M. Dhawan, Kim Wilson, and Hans-Martin Zademach
Publication Year: 2025, Tags: Economic Inclusion, Tags: Livelihoods, Resource Type: Policy, Theme: Programming, Organizations: Na'amal, Organizations: Jobtech Alliance
Publication Year: 2025, Tags: Economic Inclusion, Tags: Livelihoods, Resource Type: Policy, Theme: Programming, Organizations: Na'amal, Organizations: Jobtech Alliance
Publishing Organizations: Na'amal, Jobtech Alliance
Author(s): Dr Shuting Xia, Lorraine Charles
Resource Type: Policy, Theme: Programming, Publication Year: 2024, Organizations: ODI, Theme: Social Inclusion, Tags: Social Cohesion, Population: Refugees, Population: Host Communities
Resource Type: Policy, Theme: Programming, Publication Year: 2024, Organizations: ODI, Theme: Social Inclusion, Tags: Social Cohesion, Population: Refugees, Population: Host Communities
Publishing Organizations: ODI Global
Author(s): Caitlin Sturridge, Amanda Gray Meral, Kerrie Holloway, Simon Levine
Publication Year: 2025, Resource Type: Academic, Region: Asia, Tags: Economic Inclusion, Tags: Livelihoods, Organizations: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Publication Year: 2025, Resource Type: Academic, Region: Asia, Tags: Economic Inclusion, Tags: Livelihoods, Organizations: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Publishing Organizations: The Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (JEMS)
Author(s): R.A. Rizka Fiani Prabaningtyas, Tri Nuke Pudjiastuti, Antje Missbach, Faudzan Farhana, Athiqah Nur Alami
Resource Type: Academic, Country: Colombia, Region: Americas, Publication Year: 2025, Tags: Gender, Tags: Mental Health & Psychosocial Wellbeing, Organizations: SSM - Mental Health, Self-Reliance Index
Resource Type: Academic, Country: Colombia, Region: Americas, Publication Year: 2025, Tags: Gender, Tags: Mental Health & Psychosocial Wellbeing, Organizations: SSM - Mental Health, Self-Reliance Index
Publishing Organizations: SSM - Mental Health
Author(s): Dr. Ilana Seff, Arturo Harker Roa, Raymond Atwebembere, Jennie Cottle, Ned Meerdink, Adriana Monar, Diany Castellar, Dr. Lindsay Stark
Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Self-Reliance Index, Organizations: Women's Refugee Commission, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RSRI Publications, Organizations: RefugePoint
Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Self-Reliance Index, Organizations: Women's Refugee Commission, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RSRI Publications, Organizations: RefugePoint
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
Author(s): Dr. Ilana Seff, Dr. Lindsay Stark, Kari Diener, Kellie Leeson, Ned Meerdink, Alli Gillespie
Resource Type: Policy, Country: Uganda, Country: Ethiopia, Country: Jordan, Country: Colombia, Theme: Policy, Organizations: World Bank, Population: Refugees, Population: Host Communities, Publication Year: 2024, Tags: Economic Inclusion, Region: EMR, Region: East Africa, Region: Middle East
Resource Type: Policy, Country: Uganda, Country: Ethiopia, Country: Jordan, Country: Colombia, Theme: Policy, Organizations: World Bank, Population: Refugees, Population: Host Communities, Publication Year: 2024, Tags: Economic Inclusion, Region: EMR, Region: East Africa, Region: Middle East
Publishing Organizations: The World Bank
Author(s): Jan von der Goltz, Kirsten Schuettler, Julie Bousquet, Tewodros Aragie Kebede
