UNHCR’s Engagement in Humanitarian-Development Cooperation (Discussion Paper)

Author(s)
Steets, J. & Lehmann, J.
Publication language
English
Pages
pp36
Date published
28 Dec 2020
Type
Lessons papers
Keywords
Forced displacement and migration, Refugee Camps, Internal Displacement, Humanitarian Principles, Humanitarian-development-peace nexus, Protection, human rights & security
Countries
Jordan, Niger, Ethiopia, Bangladesh
Organisations
United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees (UNHCR)
Link
https://www.unhcr.org/research/evalreports/6006feec4/discussion-papers-1-4-unhcrs-engagement-humanitarian-development-cooperatio

Seeking refugee integration and other solutions to displacement in cooperation with other stakeholders has long been a mandatory function of UNHCR. In the 2016 New York Declaration on Refugees and Migrants, and subsequently in the 2018 Global Compact on Refugees, the international community committed to more strongly apply the Sustainable Development Goal of “leaving no-one behind” to displaced populations – by sharing this responsibility more broadly and delivering comprehensive responses that foster inclusion and reduce need. Since then, UNHCR has systematically enhanced its outreach to and cooperation with development actors, as recently evidenced by the engagement of a broad range of stakeholders in the 2019 Global Refugee Forum.

This series of four discussion papers is written by Julia Steets and Julian Lehmann (GPPi) to present the findings emerging from an ongoing longitudinal evaluation of UNHCR’s engagement in humanitarian–development cooperation.

Authors: 
Steets, J. & Lehmann, J.