Partnership for improving prospects for forcibly displaced persons and host communities (PROSPECTS)

The global reality of protracted displacement

While forcibly displaced persons face specific vulnerabilities, including psychological trauma, lack of opportunity and protection risks, host communities struggle to pursue their own development efforts in an environment that has been transformed by a large influx of newcomers.

As displacement has become increasingly protracted, responses are focusing more on durable solutions backed by more dignified, inclusive and comprehensive programmes for refugees and the communities that host them.

These responses need to be rapidly consolidated through significant international support built on a foundation of robust and effective partnerships that maximize synergies and leverage comparative advantages. With this in mind, a new Partnership initiative has been launched, spearheaded by the Government of the Netherlands and bringing together the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank.

Publications

  1. Socio-economic profiling of refugees and asylum seekers in Egypt

    21 March 2023

    This study is an attempt to survey and better understand the socio-economic characteristics of refugees and asylum seeking populations in Egypt

  2. Results of pilot trials on greenhouse productivity and working condition with 12 selected farmers in Akkar and the Bekaa

    16 March 2023

  3. The Case of EIIP in Iraq: A Documentation Report

    19 February 2023

    How EIIP Approaches, Experiences and Lessons, contribute to the Humanitarian Development and Peace Nexus (HDPN) in Iraq

  • "We need to make sure that when the ILO intervenes to provide market access for refugees, that we also have very much in our minds the needs of host communities, which are already suffering from difficult labour market conditions and high levels of unemployment."

    Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General