Unprepared for (re)integration: lessons learned from Afghanistan, Somalia, and Syria on refugee returns to urban areas

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Publication language
English
Date published
28 Nov 2019
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Change, Forced displacement and migration, Urban
Countries
Somalia, Afghanistan, Syria
Organisations
Samuel Hall

This study informs programming and policies in relation to refugee returns and, specifically, with regards to their (re)integration within urban areas, with a focus on Afghanistan, Somalia and Syria. While millions of refugees return to poverty, conflict and insecurity in all three settings, a tunnel focus on returns rather than on (re)integration has limited value for long-term planning. Stakeholders, including communities and returnees themselves, have been unprepared for what happens.