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Community of practice workshop reports:

In 2014 / 2015, UNHCR conducted a series of workshops  with the idea of building up a global community of practice on Urban Refugee matters. Below are the reports:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

UNHCR policies:

Policy on Alternatives to Refugee Camps, 2014
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UNHCR policy on refugee protection and solution in urban areas, Sept. 2009
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Concept paper, UNHCR dialogue 2009
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UNHCR policy on urban refugees, Dec. 1997
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UNHCR comprehensive policy on urban refugees, March 1997
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UNHCR policy and practice regarding urban refugees, 1995
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UNHCR urban policy evaluations:

The implementation of UNHCR’s policy on refugee protection and solutions in urban areas, 2012
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Evaluation of UNHCR policy in urban areas, 2011
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Evaluation of UNHCR policy in urban areas: report of a workshop, 2002
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No place to stay: review of implementation of UNHCR’s urban refugee policy in Bulgaria, 2011
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A way to San Jose: review of implementation of UNHCR’s urban refugee policy in Costa Rica, 2011
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Lives in limbo: a review of the implementation of UNHCR’s urban refugee policy in Tajikistan, 2011
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Designing appropriate interventions in urban settings, 2009
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