Sanctuary in the City? Urban Displacement and Vulnerability in the Gaza Strip

The objectives of this case study are to:

• deepen our understanding of the drivers and history of
• urban displacement in the Gaza Strip;
• review national and international policies and legal
• frameworks for the urban displaced, including housing
• and land policies;
• discuss the specific protection threats affecting displaced
• people living in the Gaza Strip and how they compare with
• the threats other residents face;
• assess the specific vulnerabilities of these displaced
• people, particularly in relation to access to basic services,
• urban infrastructure and livelihood opportunities and how
• they compare with other residents; and
• contribute to policy debates about how the international aid
• community can best engage with displaced people living in
• Gaza’s urban areas, and the implications for humanitarian
• and development programming in this regard.