Heat, Light and Power for Refugees
Refugees: Municipalities at the Frontline
Mar 31, 2016 / Blog entry
Quand migration rime avec émotion : compte rendu de mission en Méditerranée (1)
Réfugiés, migrations, mobilité — autant de phénomènes que les pays de la Méditerranée connaissent intimement : l’histoire prouve en effet que les déplacements de population ont toujours été, quels qu’aient pu en être les motifs, une caractéristique intrinsèque et une...
Mediterranean Refugees and Migrants Newsletter - Issue 2
3RP Refugee and Resilience Plan 2016-2017 Regional Strategic Overview
The Impact of Syrian Businesses in Turkey
Mar 21, 2016 / Blog entry
In Turkey, as in other countries, refugees are often seen as an unmitigated burden, taking jobs from locals, straining public resources, and stoking fears of rising crime and terrorism. Clearly there are significant costs and risks shouldered by host countries, but there is another side to the story—the contributions made by refugees as they bring...
Syria: “One of the three Reasons why Migrants leave is to find Electricity, after Security and Employment!”
Mar 16, 2016 / Blog entry
Les programmes de la communauté internationale ne doivent pas se focaliser uniquement sur les pays qui accueillent le plus de réfugiés syriens, le Liban et la Jordanie, mais doivent aussi tenir compte de la Syrie. C’est le point de vue défendu par Abdallah Al Dardari, ancien ministre du Plan en Syrie et secrétaire exécutif adjoint de la Commission...
Syria conflict at 5 years: the biggest refugee and displacement crisis of our time demands a huge surge in solidarity
Strengthening the Global Response to Forced Displacement
Mar 15, 2016 / Blog entry
With the refugee crisis gaining the world’s attention since war broke out in Syria, many ideas have been raised to address forced displacement, both in the Middle East and in countries around the world. Displacement has emerged as a critical development challenge, one that affects not only the people displaced but also the communities hosting them...
How do we Measure Impacts of Refugees and IDPs on Host Countries and Host Communities?
Mar 15, 2016 / Blog entry
Nearly 60 million persons were forcibly displaced worldwide due to conflict and persecution at the end of 2014—the highest number since World War II. Forced displacement is not only a humanitarian issue, but also has important economic, social, political, and environmental impacts on the places of origin and destination. The development impacts of...
[Interview] What Do Syria’s Neighboring Countries Need to Manage the Refugee Crisis?
Mar 08, 2016 / Library
Almost five years since the Syrian war broke out and created the largest refugees crisis since the World War II. Syria’s neighboring countries are facing an unprecedented and protracted refugee crisis. France 24 spoke to Franck Bousquet, the World Bank’s Director of Regional Programs, Partnerships and Integrated Solutions in the Middle East and...
[Interview] Lebanon and Jordan are Providing a Global Public Good and They Need to be Supported
Mar 08, 2016 / Library
The World Bank Group, the United Nations and the Islamic Development Bank Group launched a new financing initiative to scale-up financing in the Middle East and North Africa to help countries hosting significant refugee populations, countries impacted by conflict, as well as countries that have significant investment needs to achieve economic...
The Two Faces of the Sea
Mar 08, 2016 / Blog entry
Depuis cinq ans, la mer, ce petit mot composé de trois lettres, est devenue un lieu de souffrance pour les Syriennes et les Syriens.
Oum Mohammad et Oum Issa n’avaient cependant pas prévu pareille fatalité. La première fuyait l’enfer des barils explosifs, lancés sur la ville de Darayya ; quant à la seconde, elle avait choisi l’exil en raison des...
[Interview] What Are the Mid-Term Solutions for the Syrian Refugees Crisis/ Part2
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
Millions of fled a war-torn Syria since the beginning of the crisis in 2011. Neighbouring countries, mainly, Lebanon and Jordan are hosting the largest number so far. How can the international community be of help beyond emergency aid? What could be the mid-term solution for this unprecedented situation? Ferid Belhaj, World Bank Country...
[Interview] What is the World Bank’s Strategy to Support Refugees and Hosting Countries?
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
The Middle East and North Africa region could remain trapped in a cycle of instability without the resources to manage the current consequences of conflict and seize opportunities for peace as soon as they arise. To meet the scale of the need, the World Bank Group, United Nations and the Islamic Development Bank Group have launched a new financing...
[Interview] The Lebanese and Jordanian Economies Put to the Test of the Syrian Refugees Crisis
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
Almost five years since the Syrian war broke out and created the largest refugees crisis since World War II. Syria’s neighbouring countries are facing an unprecedented and protracted refugee crisis. How could the international community help hosting countries beyond emergency aid? What could the mid-term solution be for this unprecedented...
[Interview] What Are the Mid-Term Solutions for the Syrian Refugees Crisis/ Part1
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
Millions of fled a war-torn Syria since the beginning of the crisis in 2011. Neighbouring countries, mainly, Lebanon and Jordan are hosting the largest number so far. How can the international community be of help beyond emergency aid? What could be the mid-term solution for this unprecedented situation? Ferid Belhaj, World Bank Country...
[Interview] Facing the Cost of Conflict in the Middle East
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
The World Bank group, the United Nations, and the Islamic Development Bank Group launched a new joint initiative to scale-up financing in the Middle East and North Africa to help countries hosting significant refugee populations, countries impacted by conflict, as well as countries that have significant investment needs to achieve economic...
[Interview] Refugees: Financing Development Emerges as the New Urgency
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
Almost five years since the Syrian war broke out and created the largest refugees crisis since the World War II. Syria’s neighbouring countries are facing an unprecedented and protracted refugee crisis with spillover effects in Europe. Sarah Belhadi from La Tribune spoke to Franck Bousquet, the World Bank’s Director of Regional Programs,...
[Interview] Refugees: Europeans Discover the Hard Reality of Lebanon and Jordan since the War Broke Out in Syria 4 Years Ago
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
The Center for Mediterranean Integration, the World Bank Group and the United Nations with the support of the French Development Agency Representatives organized a cross-regional event on the analytical findings, and policy implications, of the World Bank/UNHCR study “The Welfare of Syrian Refugees: Evidence from Jordan and Lebanon”. Sarah Belhadi...
[Interview] Donors Face the Challenge of an Unprecedented Refugees Crisis
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
Almost five years since the Syrian war broke out and created the largest refugees crisis since the World War II. Syria’s neighbouring countries are facing an unprecedented and protracted refugee crisis with spillover effects in Europe. RFI spoke to Jordan’s Minister of Labor H.E. Prof. Nidal Alkatamine; Ferid Belhaj, the World Bank Country...
[Interview] Jordan Response Strategy for the Syrian Refugees Crisis
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
Dr Mukhallad Omari, Director of Policy Division, Ministry of International Planning and Cooperation, Jordan explains the current state of the refugee crisis and its impact on Jordan. Interview conducted by Wahiba Khaddash for Monte Carlo Doualiya in Arabic.
4 Smartphone Tools Syrian Refugees Use to Arrive in Europe Safely
Feb 24, 2016 / Blog entry
If you look inside the bag of any refugee on a life-threatening boat trip to Europe, you see a few possessions that vary from one refugee to another. However, there is one thing they all carry with them: a smartphone. Those refugees have been criticized for owning smartphones, but what critics do not understand is that refugees consider these...
Getting Syrians Back to Work – a Win-Win for Host Countries and the Refugees
Feb 24, 2016 / Blog entry
J’ai passé les six dernières semaines à réfléchir à la question suivante: comment pourrions-nous offrir des possibilités d’emploi aux réfugiés syriens, en particulier dans les pays proches de la Syrie ? Il y a une dizaine d’années de cela, je travaillais au développement du secteur privé dans ce pays et, alors que je connaissais déjà la quasi...
[Proceedings] Launch of the Joint WB/UNHCR Report: “The Welfare of Syrian Refugees. Evidence from Jordan and Lebanon” - Cross-Regional Learning Event between the Mashreq and Europe on Hosting Refugees
[Interview] New Joint Financing Initiative to Mobilize Support for Refugees, Recovery, and Reconstruction in MENA
Feb 23, 2016 / Library
The Middle East and North Africa region could remain trapped in a cycle of instability without the resources to manage the current consequences of conflict and seize opportunities for peace as soon as they arise. To meet the scale of the need, the World Bank Group, United Nations and the Islamic Development Bank Group have launched a new financing...
The Syrian Refugee Crisis in the Medium-Term: What Solutions are Possible?
Launch of WB/UNHCR Report: “The Welfare of Syrian Refugees: Evidence from Jordan and Lebanon”
Feb 15, 2016 / Highlight
Cross-Regional Learning Event between the Mashreq and Europe on Hosting Refugees
Logistics and Registration
Date: February 15, 2015 from 9:00am to 6:00pm
Venue: Paris, France, AFD's Auditorium Nelson Mandela, Batiment Mistral, 3 place Louis Armand, 75012 Paris (access map).
Capacity limit to the event is reached and registration is closed....
War, Recovery & the Democracy Dividend
Feb 12, 2016 / Library
“There's a huge pay-off if we're able to move from non-democracy to democracy, particularly in the MENA region. The growth rate in MENA would go from what is currently expected to be about 3.3% for the next four or five years to 7.3% as a result of democracy”- Shanta Devarajan, World Bank Chief Economist for the Middle East and North Africa region...
Infographic - Syria: Cost of War
Feb 12, 2016 / Library
Not only is the ongoing Syrian conflict having immense human costs. It has also resulted in an unprecedented regional refugee crisis, and inflicted colossal financial damage on Syria’s infrastructure and resources. Along with its partners, the World Bank has conducted a preliminary Damage Needs Assessment (DNA) for Syria. The DNA surveyed seven...
The Legal Problems of Refugees
Feb 12, 2016 / Blog entry
Comme d’autres groupes vulnérables, les réfugiés courent le risque de se heurter à des problèmes juridiques. Ces problèmes sont souvent directement liés au statut de déplacé, mais ils reflètent aussi des difficultés plus générales auxquelles les populations pauvres sont confrontées au plan de la famille et du droit civil et pénal. Plus le...