The Impacts of Refugees on Neighboring Countries

This brief focuses on the period of displacement and seeks to outline the impact of refugees on neighboring countries, including the developmental implications of forced displacement. The study has two main sections. The first section describes trends in the distribution of refugees in asylum countries. A series of graphs and tables highlights the fact that the largest percentage of refugees is found in countries neighboring their country of origin, most of which are middle-income countries. The second section discusses how neighboring countries that host refugees for protracted periods experience long-term economic, social, political, and environmental impacts. Furthermore, it also shows that in terms of the impacts and the opportunities that the presence of refugees create, there can be winners and losers among both the displaced and their hosts. Finally, this brief presents examples of global experience of development interventions that have focused on mitigating the negative aspects of large-scale and protracted displacement and strengthening the productive capacities of refugees in host countries.

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report biblioteca
Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2010-07-29
Subjects:ACCOUNT, ARMED CONFLICTS, ARMED FORCES, ASYLUM, BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, BATTLES, BILATERAL RELATIONS, BORDER REGIONS, BOUNDARY, CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT, CITIZENS, CIVIL CONFLICT, CIVIL SOCIETY, CIVIL WAR, CIVIL WARS, CLIMATE CHANGE, COMBATANTS, CONFLICT PREVENTION, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, CRISES, DEBT, DEPENDENCE, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, DISEASES, DISPLACEMENT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, EMBASSIES, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ETHNIC BALANCE, ETHNIC GROUP, ETHNIC GROUPS, EXPLOITATION, EXTERNAL FINANCING, FAMILIES, FAMILY MEMBERS, FAMILY STRUCTURES, FIGHTING, FORCED MIGRATION, FRONTIER, GENDER RELATIONS, GOVERNMENT CAPACITY, GROSS NATIONAL INCOME, GROUNDWATER, HEALTH SERVICES, HOME COUNTRIES, HOST COUNTRIES, HOST COUNTRY, HOST SOCIETY, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HUMAN RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, HUMAN SECURITY, HUMANITARIAN AID, HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS, ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, IMF, INCOME GENERATING PROJECTS, INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES, INFLUX OF REFUGEES, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INNOVATIVE APPROACHES, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW, INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE, INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKETS, LARGE POPULATION, LIFE CYCLE, LIMITED RESOURCES, LITERACY, LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES, LIVING CONDITIONS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LOCAL DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL ECONOMY, LOCAL POPULATION, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, MASS MIGRATION, MATERIAL RESOURCES, MEDICAL SERVICES, MEETING, MIGRATION POLICY, MILITIA, MULTILATERAL AGENCIES, NATIONAL CONFLICTS, NATIONALS, NATIONS, NATURAL RESOURCES, NEEDS ASSESSMENT, NUMBER OF PEOPLE, NUMBER OF REFUGEES, ORGANIZED CRIME, PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN, PARTNERSHIP, PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNMENTS, PEACE, PEACE KEEPING, PLANS OF ACTION, POLITICAL VIOLENCE, POLLUTION, POPULATION DATA, POST -CONFLICT SETTINGS, PRESS RELEASE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PURCHASING POWER, RAPE, REBEL, REBELS, RECONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES, REFUGEE, REFUGEE ASSISTANCE, REFUGEE CAMP, REFUGEE CAMPS, REFUGEE COMMUNITIES, REFUGEE LAW, REFUGEE MOVEMENTS, REFUGEE POPULATION, REFUGEE POPULATIONS, REFUGEE PROTECTION, REFUGEE SETTLEMENTS, REFUGEE SITUATION, REFUGEE SITUATIONS, REFUGEE STATUS, REFUGEE WOMEN, REFUGEES, REHABILITATION, REMITTANCE, REMITTANCES, REPATRIATION, RETURNEES, ROAD, RULE OF LAW, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SANITATION, SCARCE RESOURCES, SECURITY SITUATION, SELF-RELIANCE, SERVICE DELIVERY, SEXUAL ABUSE, SKILLED WORKERS, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL CONFLICT, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL PROBLEMS, SOCIAL SCIENCE, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL TENSION, SOCIAL TENSIONS, TEACHING, TERRORISM, TRANSPORTATION, UNDP, UNEMPLOYED YOUTH, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES, UNIVERSITIES, URBAN AREAS, URBANIZATION, VIOLENT CONFLICT, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, VULNERABILITY, WARS, WATER RESOURCES, WORLD DEVELOPMENT,
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topic ACCOUNT
ARMED CONFLICTS
ARMED FORCES
ASYLUM
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
BATTLES
BILATERAL RELATIONS
BORDER REGIONS
BOUNDARY
CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT
CITIZENS
CIVIL CONFLICT
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL WAR
CIVIL WARS
CLIMATE CHANGE
COMBATANTS
CONFLICT PREVENTION
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
CRISES
DEBT
DEPENDENCE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
DISEASES
DISPLACEMENT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
EMBASSIES
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ETHNIC BALANCE
ETHNIC GROUP
ETHNIC GROUPS
EXPLOITATION
EXTERNAL FINANCING
FAMILIES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FAMILY STRUCTURES
FIGHTING
FORCED MIGRATION
FRONTIER
GENDER RELATIONS
GOVERNMENT CAPACITY
GROSS NATIONAL INCOME
GROUNDWATER
HEALTH SERVICES
HOME COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRY
HOST SOCIETY
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HUMAN RIGHTS
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
HUMAN SECURITY
HUMANITARIAN AID
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
IMF
INCOME GENERATING PROJECTS
INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
INFLUX OF REFUGEES
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INNOVATIVE APPROACHES
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW
INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKETS
LARGE POPULATION
LIFE CYCLE
LIMITED RESOURCES
LITERACY
LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
LOCAL ECONOMY
LOCAL POPULATION
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MASS MIGRATION
MATERIAL RESOURCES
MEDICAL SERVICES
MEETING
MIGRATION POLICY
MILITIA
MULTILATERAL AGENCIES
NATIONAL CONFLICTS
NATIONALS
NATIONS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
NUMBER OF REFUGEES
ORGANIZED CRIME
PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
PARTNERSHIP
PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNMENTS
PEACE
PEACE KEEPING
PLANS OF ACTION
POLITICAL VIOLENCE
POLLUTION
POPULATION DATA
POST -CONFLICT SETTINGS
PRESS RELEASE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PURCHASING POWER
RAPE
REBEL
REBELS
RECONSTRUCTION
RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
REFUGEE
REFUGEE ASSISTANCE
REFUGEE CAMP
REFUGEE CAMPS
REFUGEE COMMUNITIES
REFUGEE LAW
REFUGEE MOVEMENTS
REFUGEE POPULATION
REFUGEE POPULATIONS
REFUGEE PROTECTION
REFUGEE SETTLEMENTS
REFUGEE SITUATION
REFUGEE SITUATIONS
REFUGEE STATUS
REFUGEE WOMEN
REFUGEES
REHABILITATION
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCES
REPATRIATION
RETURNEES
ROAD
RULE OF LAW
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SANITATION
SCARCE RESOURCES
SECURITY SITUATION
SELF-RELIANCE
SERVICE DELIVERY
SEXUAL ABUSE
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL CONFLICT
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL TENSION
SOCIAL TENSIONS
TEACHING
TERRORISM
TRANSPORTATION
UNDP
UNEMPLOYED YOUTH
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
UNIVERSITIES
URBAN AREAS
URBANIZATION
VIOLENT CONFLICT
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
VULNERABILITY
WARS
WATER RESOURCES
WORLD DEVELOPMENT
ACCOUNT
ARMED CONFLICTS
ARMED FORCES
ASYLUM
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
BATTLES
BILATERAL RELATIONS
BORDER REGIONS
BOUNDARY
CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT
CITIZENS
CIVIL CONFLICT
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL WAR
CIVIL WARS
CLIMATE CHANGE
COMBATANTS
CONFLICT PREVENTION
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
CRISES
DEBT
DEPENDENCE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
DISEASES
DISPLACEMENT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
EMBASSIES
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ETHNIC BALANCE
ETHNIC GROUP
ETHNIC GROUPS
EXPLOITATION
EXTERNAL FINANCING
FAMILIES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FAMILY STRUCTURES
FIGHTING
FORCED MIGRATION
FRONTIER
GENDER RELATIONS
GOVERNMENT CAPACITY
GROSS NATIONAL INCOME
GROUNDWATER
HEALTH SERVICES
HOME COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRY
HOST SOCIETY
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HUMAN RIGHTS
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
HUMAN SECURITY
HUMANITARIAN AID
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
IMF
INCOME GENERATING PROJECTS
INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
INFLUX OF REFUGEES
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INNOVATIVE APPROACHES
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW
INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKETS
LARGE POPULATION
LIFE CYCLE
LIMITED RESOURCES
LITERACY
LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
LOCAL ECONOMY
LOCAL POPULATION
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MASS MIGRATION
MATERIAL RESOURCES
MEDICAL SERVICES
MEETING
MIGRATION POLICY
MILITIA
MULTILATERAL AGENCIES
NATIONAL CONFLICTS
NATIONALS
NATIONS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
NUMBER OF REFUGEES
ORGANIZED CRIME
PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
PARTNERSHIP
PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNMENTS
PEACE
PEACE KEEPING
PLANS OF ACTION
POLITICAL VIOLENCE
POLLUTION
POPULATION DATA
POST -CONFLICT SETTINGS
PRESS RELEASE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PURCHASING POWER
RAPE
REBEL
REBELS
RECONSTRUCTION
RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
REFUGEE
REFUGEE ASSISTANCE
REFUGEE CAMP
REFUGEE CAMPS
REFUGEE COMMUNITIES
REFUGEE LAW
REFUGEE MOVEMENTS
REFUGEE POPULATION
REFUGEE POPULATIONS
REFUGEE PROTECTION
REFUGEE SETTLEMENTS
REFUGEE SITUATION
REFUGEE SITUATIONS
REFUGEE STATUS
REFUGEE WOMEN
REFUGEES
REHABILITATION
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCES
REPATRIATION
RETURNEES
ROAD
RULE OF LAW
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SANITATION
SCARCE RESOURCES
SECURITY SITUATION
SELF-RELIANCE
SERVICE DELIVERY
SEXUAL ABUSE
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL CONFLICT
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL TENSION
SOCIAL TENSIONS
TEACHING
TERRORISM
TRANSPORTATION
UNDP
UNEMPLOYED YOUTH
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
UNIVERSITIES
URBAN AREAS
URBANIZATION
VIOLENT CONFLICT
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
VULNERABILITY
WARS
WATER RESOURCES
WORLD DEVELOPMENT
spellingShingle ACCOUNT
ARMED CONFLICTS
ARMED FORCES
ASYLUM
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
BATTLES
BILATERAL RELATIONS
BORDER REGIONS
BOUNDARY
CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT
CITIZENS
CIVIL CONFLICT
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL WAR
CIVIL WARS
CLIMATE CHANGE
COMBATANTS
CONFLICT PREVENTION
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
CRISES
DEBT
DEPENDENCE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
DISEASES
DISPLACEMENT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
EMBASSIES
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ETHNIC BALANCE
ETHNIC GROUP
ETHNIC GROUPS
EXPLOITATION
EXTERNAL FINANCING
FAMILIES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FAMILY STRUCTURES
FIGHTING
FORCED MIGRATION
FRONTIER
GENDER RELATIONS
GOVERNMENT CAPACITY
GROSS NATIONAL INCOME
GROUNDWATER
HEALTH SERVICES
HOME COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRY
HOST SOCIETY
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HUMAN RIGHTS
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
HUMAN SECURITY
HUMANITARIAN AID
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
IMF
INCOME GENERATING PROJECTS
INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
INFLUX OF REFUGEES
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INNOVATIVE APPROACHES
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW
INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKETS
LARGE POPULATION
LIFE CYCLE
LIMITED RESOURCES
LITERACY
LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
LOCAL ECONOMY
LOCAL POPULATION
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MASS MIGRATION
MATERIAL RESOURCES
MEDICAL SERVICES
MEETING
MIGRATION POLICY
MILITIA
MULTILATERAL AGENCIES
NATIONAL CONFLICTS
NATIONALS
NATIONS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
NUMBER OF REFUGEES
ORGANIZED CRIME
PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
PARTNERSHIP
PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNMENTS
PEACE
PEACE KEEPING
PLANS OF ACTION
POLITICAL VIOLENCE
POLLUTION
POPULATION DATA
POST -CONFLICT SETTINGS
PRESS RELEASE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PURCHASING POWER
RAPE
REBEL
REBELS
RECONSTRUCTION
RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
REFUGEE
REFUGEE ASSISTANCE
REFUGEE CAMP
REFUGEE CAMPS
REFUGEE COMMUNITIES
REFUGEE LAW
REFUGEE MOVEMENTS
REFUGEE POPULATION
REFUGEE POPULATIONS
REFUGEE PROTECTION
REFUGEE SETTLEMENTS
REFUGEE SITUATION
REFUGEE SITUATIONS
REFUGEE STATUS
REFUGEE WOMEN
REFUGEES
REHABILITATION
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCES
REPATRIATION
RETURNEES
ROAD
RULE OF LAW
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SANITATION
SCARCE RESOURCES
SECURITY SITUATION
SELF-RELIANCE
SERVICE DELIVERY
SEXUAL ABUSE
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL CONFLICT
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL TENSION
SOCIAL TENSIONS
TEACHING
TERRORISM
TRANSPORTATION
UNDP
UNEMPLOYED YOUTH
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
UNIVERSITIES
URBAN AREAS
URBANIZATION
VIOLENT CONFLICT
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
VULNERABILITY
WARS
WATER RESOURCES
WORLD DEVELOPMENT
ACCOUNT
ARMED CONFLICTS
ARMED FORCES
ASYLUM
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
BATTLES
BILATERAL RELATIONS
BORDER REGIONS
BOUNDARY
CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT
CITIZENS
CIVIL CONFLICT
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL WAR
CIVIL WARS
CLIMATE CHANGE
COMBATANTS
CONFLICT PREVENTION
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
CRISES
DEBT
DEPENDENCE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
DISEASES
DISPLACEMENT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
EMBASSIES
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ETHNIC BALANCE
ETHNIC GROUP
ETHNIC GROUPS
EXPLOITATION
EXTERNAL FINANCING
FAMILIES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FAMILY STRUCTURES
FIGHTING
FORCED MIGRATION
FRONTIER
GENDER RELATIONS
GOVERNMENT CAPACITY
GROSS NATIONAL INCOME
GROUNDWATER
HEALTH SERVICES
HOME COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRY
HOST SOCIETY
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HUMAN RIGHTS
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
HUMAN SECURITY
HUMANITARIAN AID
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
IMF
INCOME GENERATING PROJECTS
INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
INFLUX OF REFUGEES
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INNOVATIVE APPROACHES
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW
INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKETS
LARGE POPULATION
LIFE CYCLE
LIMITED RESOURCES
LITERACY
LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
LOCAL ECONOMY
LOCAL POPULATION
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MASS MIGRATION
MATERIAL RESOURCES
MEDICAL SERVICES
MEETING
MIGRATION POLICY
MILITIA
MULTILATERAL AGENCIES
NATIONAL CONFLICTS
NATIONALS
NATIONS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
NUMBER OF REFUGEES
ORGANIZED CRIME
PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
PARTNERSHIP
PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNMENTS
PEACE
PEACE KEEPING
PLANS OF ACTION
POLITICAL VIOLENCE
POLLUTION
POPULATION DATA
POST -CONFLICT SETTINGS
PRESS RELEASE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PURCHASING POWER
RAPE
REBEL
REBELS
RECONSTRUCTION
RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
REFUGEE
REFUGEE ASSISTANCE
REFUGEE CAMP
REFUGEE CAMPS
REFUGEE COMMUNITIES
REFUGEE LAW
REFUGEE MOVEMENTS
REFUGEE POPULATION
REFUGEE POPULATIONS
REFUGEE PROTECTION
REFUGEE SETTLEMENTS
REFUGEE SITUATION
REFUGEE SITUATIONS
REFUGEE STATUS
REFUGEE WOMEN
REFUGEES
REHABILITATION
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCES
REPATRIATION
RETURNEES
ROAD
RULE OF LAW
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SANITATION
SCARCE RESOURCES
SECURITY SITUATION
SELF-RELIANCE
SERVICE DELIVERY
SEXUAL ABUSE
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL CONFLICT
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL TENSION
SOCIAL TENSIONS
TEACHING
TERRORISM
TRANSPORTATION
UNDP
UNEMPLOYED YOUTH
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
UNIVERSITIES
URBAN AREAS
URBANIZATION
VIOLENT CONFLICT
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
VULNERABILITY
WARS
WATER RESOURCES
WORLD DEVELOPMENT
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The Impacts of Refugees on Neighboring Countries
description This brief focuses on the period of displacement and seeks to outline the impact of refugees on neighboring countries, including the developmental implications of forced displacement. The study has two main sections. The first section describes trends in the distribution of refugees in asylum countries. A series of graphs and tables highlights the fact that the largest percentage of refugees is found in countries neighboring their country of origin, most of which are middle-income countries. The second section discusses how neighboring countries that host refugees for protracted periods experience long-term economic, social, political, and environmental impacts. Furthermore, it also shows that in terms of the impacts and the opportunities that the presence of refugees create, there can be winners and losers among both the displaced and their hosts. Finally, this brief presents examples of global experience of development interventions that have focused on mitigating the negative aspects of large-scale and protracted displacement and strengthening the productive capacities of refugees in host countries.
format Report
topic_facet ACCOUNT
ARMED CONFLICTS
ARMED FORCES
ASYLUM
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
BATTLES
BILATERAL RELATIONS
BORDER REGIONS
BOUNDARY
CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT
CITIZENS
CIVIL CONFLICT
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL WAR
CIVIL WARS
CLIMATE CHANGE
COMBATANTS
CONFLICT PREVENTION
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
CRISES
DEBT
DEPENDENCE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
DISEASES
DISPLACEMENT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
EMBASSIES
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ETHNIC BALANCE
ETHNIC GROUP
ETHNIC GROUPS
EXPLOITATION
EXTERNAL FINANCING
FAMILIES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FAMILY STRUCTURES
FIGHTING
FORCED MIGRATION
FRONTIER
GENDER RELATIONS
GOVERNMENT CAPACITY
GROSS NATIONAL INCOME
GROUNDWATER
HEALTH SERVICES
HOME COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRY
HOST SOCIETY
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HUMAN RIGHTS
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
HUMAN SECURITY
HUMANITARIAN AID
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
IMF
INCOME GENERATING PROJECTS
INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
INFLUX OF REFUGEES
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INNOVATIVE APPROACHES
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW
INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKETS
LARGE POPULATION
LIFE CYCLE
LIMITED RESOURCES
LITERACY
LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
LOCAL ECONOMY
LOCAL POPULATION
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MASS MIGRATION
MATERIAL RESOURCES
MEDICAL SERVICES
MEETING
MIGRATION POLICY
MILITIA
MULTILATERAL AGENCIES
NATIONAL CONFLICTS
NATIONALS
NATIONS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
NUMBER OF REFUGEES
ORGANIZED CRIME
PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
PARTNERSHIP
PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNMENTS
PEACE
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author World Bank
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title The Impacts of Refugees on Neighboring Countries
title_short The Impacts of Refugees on Neighboring Countries
title_full The Impacts of Refugees on Neighboring Countries
title_fullStr The Impacts of Refugees on Neighboring Countries
title_full_unstemmed The Impacts of Refugees on Neighboring Countries
title_sort impacts of refugees on neighboring countries
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2010-07-29
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/459601468337158089/The-impacts-of-refugees-on-neighboring-countries-a-development-challenge
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spelling dig-okr-10986277102024-08-08T15:41:19Z The Impacts of Refugees on Neighboring Countries A Development Challenge World Bank ACCOUNT ARMED CONFLICTS ARMED FORCES ASYLUM BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BATTLES BILATERAL RELATIONS BORDER REGIONS BOUNDARY CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT CITIZENS CIVIL CONFLICT CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL WAR CIVIL WARS CLIMATE CHANGE COMBATANTS CONFLICT PREVENTION CONFLICT RESOLUTION COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CRISES DEBT DEPENDENCE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DISEASES DISPLACEMENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES EMBASSIES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ETHNIC BALANCE ETHNIC GROUP ETHNIC GROUPS EXPLOITATION EXTERNAL FINANCING FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY STRUCTURES FIGHTING FORCED MIGRATION FRONTIER GENDER RELATIONS GOVERNMENT CAPACITY GROSS NATIONAL INCOME GROUNDWATER HEALTH SERVICES HOME COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY HOST SOCIETY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS HUMAN SECURITY HUMANITARIAN AID HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IMF INCOME GENERATING PROJECTS INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES INFLUX OF REFUGEES INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INNOVATIVE APPROACHES INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LARGE POPULATION LIFE CYCLE LIMITED RESOURCES LITERACY LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES LIVING CONDITIONS LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL DEVELOPMENT LOCAL ECONOMY LOCAL POPULATION LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MASS MIGRATION MATERIAL RESOURCES MEDICAL SERVICES MEETING MIGRATION POLICY MILITIA MULTILATERAL AGENCIES NATIONAL CONFLICTS NATIONALS NATIONS NATURAL RESOURCES NEEDS ASSESSMENT NUMBER OF PEOPLE NUMBER OF REFUGEES ORGANIZED CRIME PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN PARTNERSHIP PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNMENTS PEACE PEACE KEEPING PLANS OF ACTION POLITICAL VIOLENCE POLLUTION POPULATION DATA POST -CONFLICT SETTINGS PRESS RELEASE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PURCHASING POWER RAPE REBEL REBELS RECONSTRUCTION RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES REFUGEE REFUGEE ASSISTANCE REFUGEE CAMP REFUGEE CAMPS REFUGEE COMMUNITIES REFUGEE LAW REFUGEE MOVEMENTS REFUGEE POPULATION REFUGEE POPULATIONS REFUGEE PROTECTION REFUGEE SETTLEMENTS REFUGEE SITUATION REFUGEE SITUATIONS REFUGEE STATUS REFUGEE WOMEN REFUGEES REHABILITATION REMITTANCE REMITTANCES REPATRIATION RETURNEES ROAD RULE OF LAW RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SANITATION SCARCE RESOURCES SECURITY SITUATION SELF-RELIANCE SERVICE DELIVERY SEXUAL ABUSE SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL CONFLICT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL PROBLEMS SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL TENSION SOCIAL TENSIONS TEACHING TERRORISM TRANSPORTATION UNDP UNEMPLOYED YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES UNIVERSITIES URBAN AREAS URBANIZATION VIOLENT CONFLICT VOCATIONAL TRAINING VULNERABILITY WARS WATER RESOURCES WORLD DEVELOPMENT This brief focuses on the period of displacement and seeks to outline the impact of refugees on neighboring countries, including the developmental implications of forced displacement. The study has two main sections. The first section describes trends in the distribution of refugees in asylum countries. A series of graphs and tables highlights the fact that the largest percentage of refugees is found in countries neighboring their country of origin, most of which are middle-income countries. The second section discusses how neighboring countries that host refugees for protracted periods experience long-term economic, social, political, and environmental impacts. Furthermore, it also shows that in terms of the impacts and the opportunities that the presence of refugees create, there can be winners and losers among both the displaced and their hosts. Finally, this brief presents examples of global experience of development interventions that have focused on mitigating the negative aspects of large-scale and protracted displacement and strengthening the productive capacities of refugees in host countries. 2017-08-10T19:57:18Z 2017-08-10T19:57:18Z 2010-07-29 Report Rapport Informe http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/459601468337158089/The-impacts-of-refugees-on-neighboring-countries-a-development-challenge https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27710 English en_US World Development Report 2011 Background Paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank application/pdf text/plain Washington, DC