Responding to Refugee Crises: Lessons from evaluations in Afghanistan as a country of origin

The OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) has recognised that international co-operation and  development assistance in relation to forced displacement, refugees, and migration need greater attention. In 2016, the DAC formed a Temporary Working Group on Refugees and Migration.

This working paper is a case study on Afghanistan as a refugee country of origin. The case study looks at whole-of-government efforts by OECD member countries in Afghanistan, specifically looking at how states have co-ordinated development, diplomatic and defense resources in a refugee country of origin. The case study also examines efforts by the international community to promote stability and state building objectives. The case study was undertaken as part of a wider research project on learning from evaluations to improve responses to situations of forced displacement.

The study, Responding to Refugee Crises in Developing Countries: What Can We Learn  From Evaluations? provides evidence from evaluations to feed into guidance on better programming that is  being developed through the DAC Temporary Working Group. The main paper and three accompanying case  studies draw on evaluation findings to highlight some of the key lessons and recommendations for  positive change going forward. The main paper and three case studies (Afghanistan, South Sudan and  Ethiopia/Uganda) can be found at: www.oecd.org/dac/evaluation/evaluating-refugee-migration.htm.