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You're Invited: Virtual Solution Session on Government-led Refugee Economic Integration

Access to dignified work for all is fundamental to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. As global leaders convene to lay out a plan for the future of social development, millions—particularly displaced populations—remain excluded from stable and fair employment, often facing precarious, unsafe, or informal labor conditions. Ensuring universal access to dignified work is essential to uphold human rights, strengthen social cohesion, and build resilient communities that can thrive in the face of future challenges. With tightening international aid budgets, working hand-in-hand with host governments is more critical than ever to find and implement solutions for sustainable social development for displaced and host communities.

This panel session, aligned with the Second World Summit on Social Development’s priority of ensuring decent work for all, is hosted by Innovations for Poverty Action in partnership with the University of Oxford, the World Bank Development Research Group, and London School of Economics, with support provided by the Ethiopian Refugee and Returnee Services.

The session will showcase the first rigorous, experimental evaluations of two large-scale government programs to support refugees in Ethiopia: (1) an evaluation of providing formal work permits and business licenses to refugees across four camps, and (2) an evaluation of refugee integration into national public works programs. These studies represent the first systematic evidence on how different policy instruments affect economic, employment, and inclusion outcomes for displaced populations at scale.

Please join us online via Zoom on Tuesday, November 4 at 9 am EST to hear researchers and the Ethiopian government on how their partnership is providing insight into effective strategies for refugee integration. You may register via the below link:



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The Displaced Livelihoods Initiative

Displacement is at an all-time high and is projected to climb in the coming decades, pushing the international donor, practitioner, and researcher communities to seek more cost-effective, long-term solutions to displacement. This has led to an increased effort to strengthen livelihoods, self-reliance, and economic inclusion. More evidence is needed, however, about what interventions best support sustainable livelihoods for displaced populations and host communities, and at what cost. DLI supports rigorous impact evaluations, pilots, exploratory studies, infrastructure and public goods projects, and scaling work to inform policies and programs on sustainable livelihoods for displaced populations and host communities. Funding for DLI comes from the IKEA Foundation. Learn more here

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