The refugee crisis has reached critical mass today, with governments, communities, and UNHCR alike all trying to keep abreast of providing necessary support to people fleeing war and persecution. UNHCR is mandated to lead and coordinate international action for the worldwide protection of refugees and the resolution of refugee problems, and its primary purpose is to safeguard the legal rights and well-being of refugees. Traditionally, economic empowerment and development work is left to other specialized agencies and national development plans, yet these agencies do not generally include refugees in their work. As a result, two-thirds of the world's refugee population is trapped in long stays, with the average being 17 years with little access to a sustained and viable source of income. There is a crisis within the refugee crisis, one of sheer waste of human potential that demands a response beyond basic humanitarian assistance.
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
Author(s): Climate Risks and Self-Reliance Technical Working Group (TWG)
Publishing Organizations: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Author(s): Boel McAteer and Kellie Leeson
Publishing Organizations: International Rescue Committee (IRC) RE:BUiLD Program
Author(s): Author: Everlyn Kaumba with contributions from Priscilla Dembetembe, Belinda Muya, Elizabeth Mukami, Victor Otsimi, David Musiime, and Ned Meerdink
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
Author(s): Sasha Muench
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RefugePoint, RELON Uganda, and R-SEAT
Publishing Organizations: Cohere
Author(s): Diana Essex-Lettieri; Julia Zahreddine
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
Author(s): Dr. Evan Easton-Calabria
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
Authors: Refugee Self-Reliance Market Systems Development Working Group
Publishing Organizations: RefugePoint and the Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative in partnership with refugee-led organizations operating in Nairobi, Kenya
Publishing Organizations: GIZ, WINS Global Consult