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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN

Latest publications: Research reports and studies

Sanctuary in the city? Urban displacement and vulnerability in Peshawar, Pakistan

Publication - Research reports and studies - 14 May 2013
HPG Working Papers
Irina Mosel and Ashley Jackson
What are the challenges facing displaced populations in the context of rapid urbanisation? Based on more than 250 interviews with residents, IDPs, and Afghan refugees, as well as those tasked with assisting them, this paper seeks to examine urban displacement and vulnerability in Peshawar, Pakistan, one of the largest recipient cities for refugees and IDPs in South Asia.
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Review of the literature on social protection shock responses and readiness

Publication - Research reports and studies - 10 May 2013
Anna McCord
This literature review was carried out to complement a ‘social protection shock-readiness toolkit’ developed for DFID to support assessment of the readiness of low- and middle-income countries to respond to future shocks through social protection provision, and to examine the institutional context from the donor perspective, which frames these responses.
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Equity, inequality and human development in a post-2015 framework

Publication - Research reports and studies - 28 April 2013
Human Development Research Papers
Claire Melamed and Emma Samman
A focus on tackling inequality ought to be central to a human development approach to the post-2015 framework. This paper will argue for an agenda which this focus features explicitly. It calls for an expansive conception of inequality across multiple dimensions of development and on multiple levels—within countries, among people regardless of where they live, and encompassing both present and future generations.
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