From Response to Resilience: Working with Cities and City Plans to Address Urban Displacement : Lessons from Amman and Kampala

With the majority of displaced people and migrants settling in urban areas, it’s clear that cities are at the forefront of displacement crises in countries around the world.This report outlines how humanitarian-municipal partnerships can address urban displacement while building resilience.

In particular, the paper highlights how such partnerships can achieve the following benefits:

• Strengthening coordination, sustainability, and impact of multi-stakeholder responses to urban displacement;
• Linking humanitarian programming to long-term development goals of the city;
• Improve the understanding of municipal authorities in relation to the needs and preferences of urban displaced; and
• Ensure the inclusion of displaced and marginalized residents in municipally-provided public services.