Evaluation of the implementation of UNHCR's policy on refugees in urban areas

Author(s)
Obi, N. and Crisp, J. United Nations High Commission for Refugees
Publication language
English
Pages
15pp
Date published
01 Dec 2001
Publisher
UNHCR
Type
Evaluation reports
Keywords
Forced displacement and migration, Protection, human rights & security, Urban

 

The number of refugees to be found in the urban areas of developing and middle-income countries appears to have increased considerably in recent years. It is a trend which has given rise to a wide range of concerns amongst UNHCR, its partners and the states concerned.

This paper summarises the key issues and provisional recommendations that have emerged from the research and evaluation process conducted to date. The document is intended to serve as a basis for further discussion, and, eventually, to a reformulation of the policy on refugees in urban areas.