DSP Publications

With the prospect of returns to Syria appearing remote, significant numbers of Syrian refugees will likely remain in Jordan for the foreseeable future. 

With the Syrian conflict now in its twelfth year, Jordanians and Syrian refugees living in poverty continue to face a fragile economy with limited prospects for self-reliance and sustainable livelihoods.

Given the persistent lack of durable options for most of Syria’s displaced, complementary pathways to resettlement have become an increasingly core component of holistic policy and advocacy responses on behalf of Syrian refugees. One of the complementary pathways being explored for its potential

The Durable Solutions Platform (DSP), Development Initiatives, Action Against Hunger (ACF), Danish Refugee Council (DRC), International Rescue Committee (IRC), Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), and Save the Children published new research exploring lessons for how financing can better support pathways to durable solutions

With the prospect of returns to Syria appearing remote, significant numbers of Syrian refugees will likely remain in Jordan for the foreseeable future. As durable solutions are currently out of reach for most refugees, it becomes vital to support pathways towards solutions so that displaced people are able to take a voluntary

With the Syrian context heading into its eleventh year, durable solutions remain elusive for Syrian refugees in the region. In light of the increasingly protracted displacement they face, this research report examines whether, and in what ways, shared livelihoods services have and can contribute to better integration outcomes for Syrian

Ten years into Syria’s violent conflict, Syrians remain the largest refugee population worldwide, with nearly 5.5 million living in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), and 6 million others internally displaced within Syria.

Whilst most humanitarian responses across the globe have had to navigate the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, in Lebanon the challenges related to COVID-19 emerged on top of an unprecedented protest movement, political instability, a rapid deterioration of the economy

This Research explores the Strategic Use of Resettlement (SUR), the concept that resettlement programming can be leveraged in strategic ways that can improve not only the lives of resettled refugees, but also refugees and citizens in refugee-hosting countries. However, despite being articulated 

This research report explores the lessons learned and ways forward for Syrian refugees’ protracted displacement in Lebanon. With almost nine years since the start of the conflict in Syria, a tremendous effort has been done to provide needed services

This research report explores the lessons learned and ways forward for Syrian refugees’ protracted displacement in Jordan. As current refugee assistance programs are adapting to address medium- and longer-term needs, this report explores how Syrian refugees

This study examines the opportunities and barriers for Syrian refugees’ economic participation and integration in Turkey. Overall, this research finds that significant legal, economic and socio-cultural barriers exist to Syrians’ attainment of self-reliance and sustainable livelihoods in Turkey.