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Global Trends: Forced displacement in 2018
Every year, adults and children across the world are forced to flee their homes due to violence and disasters. The Global Trends reports by UNHCR are produced every year in order to present current trends on forced displacement. This report presents and s
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Roadmap to Accelerate Progress for Every Newborn in Humanitarian Settings 2020-2025
This document sets out a vision for how improvements could be made for mothers and newborns in humanitarian settings. The audience for this roadmap includes stakeholders from both the development and humanitarian communities, including maternal and newbor
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Guidelines on Assessing and Determining the Best Interests of the Child: 2018 Provisional release
Building on the practice of domestic child protection systems and on the first 10 years of implementation of UNHCR’s Guidelines on Determining the Best Interests of the Child, these updated Guidelines on Assessing and Determining the Best Interests of the
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Emergency Handbook: UNHCR operations management cycle
This entry describes how the operations management cycle functions in emergencies. The operations management cycle is the process through which UNHCR offices organize their programming. It prescribes a series of actions, from assessment, through planning,
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Needs Assessment for Refugee Emergencies
As the lead coordinator in refugee emergencies, UNHCR is responsible for assembling a multi-sectoral needs-based response to sudden large forced displacements across borders. The needs assessment for refugee emergencies (NARE) is designed to assist UNHCR
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Sport for Protection Toolkit: Programming with young people in forced displacement settings
The Sport for Protection Toolkit: Programming with Young People in Forced Displacement Settings was a multi-agency collaboration between the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Terre des hom
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Addressing Alcohol and Sustance Use Disorders Among Refugees: A desk review of intervention approaches
Unhealthy alcohol and other drug use is a prevalent but often-neglected problem affecting many refugee communities worldwide. The majority of epidemiologic studies examining substance use in refugees focus on alcohol, which is the most prevalent substance
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Global Trends: Forced displacement in 2017
Every year, adults and children across the world are forced to flee their homes due to violence and disasters. The Global Trends reports by UNHCR are produced every year in order to present current trends on forced displacement. This report presents and s
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Teacher Training and Capacity Development Strategy: Burundi refugee response (August 2017)
Teachers in refugee contexts face formidable impediments in accessing pre-service preparation, in-service training, and continuous professional support. This lack of initial training and in-service professional development (PD) results in instruction that
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Promising Practices in Refugee Education: Synthesis report
Promising Practices in Refugee Education is a joint initiative of Save the Children, the world’s largest independent children’s rights organisation, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, and Pearson, the world’s learning company. Launched in March 2017, the initi
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"We Keep It in Our Heart": Sexual violence against men and boys in the Syria crisis
Amongst the atrocities committed in conflict-ridden Syria, systematic sexual violence perpetrated against Syrian boys and men both within the nation and in displacement needs further investigation. This study, commissioned by the U.N. High Commissioner fo
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The Way Forward to Strengthened Policies and Practices for Unaccompanied and Separated Children in Europe
Regional and national laws in Europe provide a solid framework for child protection, based on international standards. However these laws have not systematically translated into a positive impact on the wellbeing of refugee and migrant children. Instead,