Resource information
A development response to forced
displacement in the Sahel requires a regional approach. Such
an approach would have the benefits of being able to: (i)
overcome challenges relating to cross--- border movements,
(ii) obtain commitments by host governments to support the
prospects of displaced from neighboring countries and (iii)
facilitate common approaches, shared conceptualization and
learning. A regional approach will be appropriate in the
context of ECOWAS cooperation, as three of five countries
suffering the heaviest displacement in the region are
members of that organization, namely Burkina Faso, Mali and
Niger. The purpose of this scoping study on forced
displacement is to contribute towards the formulation of a
regional policy framework for sustainable solutions to
displacement and towards the substantiation of a development
response. This study, undertaken jointly by UNHCR and the
Global Program on Forced Displacement (GPFD) in the Social
Development Department (SDV) of the World Bank in June 2013,
indicates that the main development challenges for the
displaced in the region.
