There has been much academic debate about the effects of the Mariel Boatlift—the exodus of 125,000 refugees from Cuba to Miami, Florida in April 1980—on the wages of local workers. The Mariel Boatlift increased the labor force in Miami by about 8 percent, and...
JDC Literature Review
Results for: 2020
Refugee livelihoods: a comparative analysis of Nairobi and Kakuma Camp in Kenya
This paper compares the livelihoods of refugees living in a camp setting (Kakuma Camp) and an urban setting (Nairobi) in Kenya, and contrasts these with the economic activities of host communities in each location. At the time the research was undertaken, in 2016,...
The world’s most neglected displacement crises in 2020
This report identifies the world’s most neglected displacement crises in 2020, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). NRC considered 40 displacement crises resulting in more than 200,000 displaced people, and ranked them according to the following three...
Refugees who mean business: Economic activities in and around the Rohingya settlements in Bangladesh
As of May 2021, there were 867,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in refugee settlements in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh (UNHCR, 2021). Only about 50,000 Rohingya refugees from earlier (pre-August 2017) caseloads have been granted refugee status, allowing them to...
Gender-Based Violence and Violence Against Children: Prevention and Response Services in Uganda’s Refugee-Hosting Districts
Uganda hosts 1.4 million refugees, 81 percent of whom are women and children who are at high risk of gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against children (VAC), including sexual exploitation and abuse, rape, forced and child marriage, and intimate partner...
Exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on Rohingya adolescents in Cox’s Bazar: A mixed-methods study
There are nearly one million Rohingya refugees living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in two registered and 32 unregistered camps, alongside impoverished host communities. This article explores the direct and indirect impacts of COVID-19 containment policies put in place...
The health of internally displaced children in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review
This paper examines what is known about the health and health concerns of internally displaced children in sub-Saharan Africa. 25 articles met the inclusion criteria for the scoping review, including 16 quantitative, six qualitative and three mixed methods studies....
Can’t Wait to Learn: A quasi-experimental mixed-methods evaluation of a digital game-based learning programme for out-of-school children in Sudan
The Can’t Wait to Learn (CWTL) program uses digital gaming technology to deliver educational content. In Sudan, CWTL delivers educational content aligned with the national curriculum in a non-formal classroom setting to out-of-school children, with local facilitators...
Living Conditions and Settlement Decisions of Recent Afghan Returnees: Findings from a 2018 Phone Survey of Afghan Returnees and UNHCR data
More than 2 million displaced Afghans have returned to Afghanistan between 2014 and 2016, the majority from Pakistan, including over half a million registered refugees who returned under UNHCR’s voluntary return program. This report describes and analyzes the living...
No Lost Generation: Supporting the School Participation of Displaced Syrian Children in Lebanon
According to the authors, in 2014 there were around 1.5 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon—including 500,000 children of primary school age—out of a total population of 5.9 million. Several policies have been implemented to encourage school attendance including:...