UNHCR: LACK OF SELF-RELIANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NON-CAMP REFUGEES

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LACK OF SELF-RELIANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NON-CAMP REFUGEES

Assistance is limited and fragmented for refugees who live in urban, peri-urban and rural areas: Nearly 90% of refugees are dispersed throughout 81 provinces and many have difficulties accessing essential services and livelihoods, exposing them to negative coping mechanisms and protection risks. ¡ Increasing refugee needs/requests have brought livelihoods assistance to the fore since mid-2015: Given the protracted nature of displacement and the lack of durable solutions, refugees needs have evolved and livelihoods, namely receiving a wage/ self-employment, allow refugees to be selfreliant, contribute to their host society free from aid dependency, make choices, and live a life in dignity. Livelihoods will also help combat negative coping mechanisms.