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WS 3: Durable Solutions for Forcibly Displaced Persons
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Women, men, girls and boys who are forced to leave their home because of conflict or environmental drivers have to adjust to a new environment, find ways to earn their living while trying to stay healthy and safe. They have the universal right to a durable solution, be it through return, resettlement or local integration. According to the IASC Framework on Durable Solutions, ‘a durable solution is achieved when people who were internally displaced (as well as forcibly displaced persons in general) no longer have any specific assistance and protection needs and can enjoy their human rights without discrimination on account of their displacement status’. In order for solutions to be sustainable and adapted to the context, they need to be nationally owned and locally led involving humanitarian, development and peace actors.
Durable Solutions in a Nutshell The Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat (ReDSS) focuses on durable solutions to the protracted displacement situation in East Africa and the Horn of Africa, acting as a coordination and information hub. It is comprised of 14 international NGOs. Watch the video of ReDSS on Durable Solutions and more resources:
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Durable Solutions in PracticeSwitzerland is undertaking different efforts at the policy and operational level support its partners in their effort to strengthen durable solutions for displacement affected communities. In its pioneering role, it connects experts and practitioners across sectors and the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding spectrum to exchange knowledge, promote learning and connect field experiences with global policy processes such as the High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement.
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By Stephanie Loose, Chief Technical Advisor Burkina Faso country office, UN-HabitatBurkina 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.
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ReDSS the Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat based in Nairobi - produced a Background note to the event, using the examples from area-based approaches in Somalia and Ethiopia.
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This video shows how a project can benefit both IDPs and host communities through a community based planning. The project, implemented by IOM, supported the Somali Region in the development of its Durable Solution Strategy and action plan. It is part of a broader engagement of Switzerland in the framework of the Ethiopian Durable Solution Initiative, aimed at supporting the continuous efforts by the Ethiopian government to address the challenges of internal displacement.
Tools & Guidelines
Achieving Child-sensitive Durable Solutions
Laurent Grosbois, Senior Programme Advisor/Migration & Displacement Initiative, Save the ChildrenTo complement the already excellent existing Durable Solutions tools with a more child-focused approach, Save the Children developed a Durable Solutions for Children Toolkit. It allows practitioners to build evidence-based and child-focused, long-term solutions and advocacy interventions.
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IASC Framework on Durable Solutions for internally Displaced Persons
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Durable Solutions Analysis GuideA Tool to Measure Progress towards Durable Solutions for IDPs
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