Development has its place in dealing with the roots of displacement but it is not an alternative to important measures.

While refugee families lack access to work and struggle to survive, there are skills gaps around the world that could benefit from skilled refugees’ talents.

Palestine refugees in Lebanon, being classified as foreigners or migrants, suffer restrictions on their employment.

Engaging refugees in the economic development of Ecuador’s Esmeraldas Province would provide them with livelihoods and also combat the perception that they are a burden on society.

The Solutions Alliance is exploring ways of better engaging with the private sector to harness their capacity to turn displacement challenges into development opportunities.

In situations of internal displacement, a variety of political, operational, ethical and practical challenges complicate our understanding and response and the adequate implementation of durable solutions.

If protection capacity building is successful, it can contribute to establishing asylum systems that lead to local integration.

Energy services are essential to the most basic human needs.

Uganda has chosen inclusion over marginalisation; rather than coerce refugees into camps, Uganda upholds their rights to work, to attend school and to move freely.

In camp-like settlements, the aid provided by aid agencies with a development orientation can do little more than improve livelihood conditions.