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The problem of how to support refugees1 and other forcibly displaced people in protracted situations continues to challenge aid agencies. A protracted refugee situation is one in which refugees have been âstuckâ for a period of time2 beyond their initial displacement, where they are unable to return to their homes, and no solutions to their predicament are in sight. One of the defining ... read morecharacteristics of protracted refugee situations is the rapid decline in the supply of humanitarian assistance, including food aid. Agencies now increasingly recognize the need to support the efforts of displaced people to pursue their own livelihoods, but there are few resources available. Aid agencies have experimented with interventions such as income generating or cash-forwork programs, but these are often the first programs to be cut, and in general they are not well resourced, understood or evaluated.read less
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