In December 2023, the RSRI spearheaded the launch of the Multistakeholder Pledge on Economic Inclusion and Social Protection (EISP) at the 2023 Global Refugee Forum (GRF) in Geneva, the world’s largest gathering in support of refugees and the countries that host them. One year later, the RSRI reflects on the pledge’s progress and the future of self-reliance for refugees.

Following the results of Tuesday's elections in the U.S., our commitment to expanding opportunities for refugees and other forcibly displaced populations is stronger than ever.

In a step towards building an evidence base on what it takes to help refugees become and remain self-reliant, RefugePoint and the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) collaborated to produce a knowledge-mapping and assessment of available research and evidence relating to self-reliance for refugees.

Jane*, a Congolese refugee, lives in a small, tidy apartment on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya with her husband, two small children and adult brother. Her brother…