Evaluation and Research
Policy Development and Evaluation
UNHCR's Policy Development and Evaluation Service, or PDES, is committed to the systematic analysis and assessment of UNHCR projects, programmes, practices and policies. PDES also promotes research on refugee, humanitarian and migration issues and encourages an active exchange of ideas and information between humanitarian practitioners, policymakers and the academic community. PDES welcomes your comments and questions on all aspects of its work and is also pleased to receive expressions of interest from suitably qualified consultants and interns. The unit can be reached at: E-mail PDES.
UNHCR Evaluation Reports
- A catalyst and a bridge. An evaluation of UNHCR's community empowerment projects in Sierra Leone. Claudena M. Skran, January 2012
- States of denial: A review of UNHCR's response to the protracted situation of stateless Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Esther Kiragu, Angela Li Rosi, Tim Morris, December 2011
- No turning back: A review of UNHCR's response to the protracted refugee situation in eastern Sudan. Guido Ambroso, Jeff Crisp, Nivene Albert, November 2011
- Speed and sustainability: Reviewing the long-term outcomes of UNHCR‟s Quick Impact Projects in Mozambique. Yasuko Oda, October 2011
- Uprooted and unrestored: A comparative review of durable solutions for people displaced by conflict in Colombia and Liberia. Patricia Weiss Fagen, August 2011
New Issues in Refugee Research
- Putting solidarity to the test: assessing Europe's response to the asylum crisis in Greece
- The cost of living: an analysis of the time and money spent by refugees accessing services in Nairobi. Martin Anderson
- Human trafficking in Mexico and neighbouring countries: a review of protection approaches. Lara Talsma
- After the deluge: gender and early recovery housing in Sindh, Pakistan. Shaheen Ashraf Shah
- Mobilizing for refugee protection: reflections on the 60th anniversary of UNHCR and the 1951 Refugee Convention. Luise Druke
Key UNHCR policies
A collection of UNHCR policy statements on key global and thematic issues.
- UNHCR Age, Gender and Diversity Policy: Working with people and communities for equality and protection
- UNHCR policy on refugee protection and solutions in urban areas
- UNHCR Policy Paper: Climate change, natural disasters and human displacement: a UNHCR perspective
- UNHCR's Role in Support of the Return and Reintegration of Displaced Populations: Policy Framework and Implementation Strategy
- UNHCR's role in support of an enhanced humanitarian response to situations of internal displacement: Policy framework and implementation strategy
Protracted Refugee Situations
A wide-ranging collection of UNHCR documents on the issue of protracted refugee situations.
