Voluntary repatriation, resettlement and local integration are the
three ‘durable solutions’ to refugee crises recognised under international law
and facilitated by the UNHCR. In the last three years alone, more than 5
million refugees have returned to their countries of origin in 27 large-scale
repatriation programmes. Major destination countries include Afghanistan,
Angola, Burundi, Iraq, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Somalia. This new
Research Guide from Forced Migration Online (FMO) aims to set out some of the
core principles and issues surrounding the return of refugees and IDPs, and
highlight the challenges associated with making return a safe, dignified and
sustainable process.
The guide is available in both html and PDF formats:
http://www.forcedmigration.org/guides/fmo042/
Other FMO regional and thematic guides can be accessed via the index at
http://www.forcedmigration.org/guides/.
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