Urban Refugees and IDPs in Secondary Cities (2022)

Case Study of Crisis Migration, Urbanisation, and Governance with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa

Authors: Evan Easton-Calabria, Delina Abadi, Gezahegn Gebremedhin, Jennifer Wood

Improving Local Governance in Forced Migration (2022)

Case Studies and Considerations from East Africa

Ready to Grow: Urban Expansion Planning for Cities hosting IDPs and Migrants (2022)

Technical Paper with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa

Inclusion of Internally Displaced Persons in Adama City, Ethiopia (2021)

by Efrem Amdework and Florence Lozet, Cities Alliance

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Adama city in Ethiopia is increasingly struggling to absorb migrants and displaced persons. This article describes a project by the Cities Alliance with 

support of SDC to enhance the capacity of the City Administration in receiving, managing, and integrating Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

Advancing Durable Solutions for IDPs in secondary cities in Burkina Faso (2021)

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by Stephanie Loose, Chief Technical Advisor Burkina Faso country office, UN-Habitat

Burkina Faso faces a large-scale internal displacement crisis with more than 1.3 Mio people displaced. This has resulted in small and intermediate cities having their populations doubled or even tripled. Many people are living in unplanned and inadequate living conditions. UN-Habitat implements a pilot project in four cities in Burkina Faso, financed by the EU. The project is building local capacity on local inclusion of IDPs, promoting cross-sectoral, area-based and inclusive approaches for improved living conditions for the most vulnerable through access to housing and services.