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In late 2017, some 671,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar to Cox’s Bazar District in Bangladesh, where they joined 213,000 Rohingya who were already living there after having themselves fled earlier waves of violence.
Impacts of hosting forced migrants in poor countries
Impact of conflict on agriculture in Mali
Our paper aims to investigating the impact of conflict on population displacement, agricultural production and agricultural assets, and the mitigating effect of food aid. The paper is structured in the following way.
Moving to despair? Migration and well-being in Pakistan
Deteriorating physical health coupled with feelings of stress underlie the tradeoffs migration can bring in incomes and well-being.
Synopsis: Ethiopia's spatial and structural transformation: Public policy and drivers of change
This research note evaluates Ethiopia’s demographic shift over the last four decades while also evaluating potential urbanization trends 20 years into the future.1 Propelling Ethiopia’s urban growth is new secondary city development, ongoing popul
Role of land access in youth migration and youth employment decisions: Empirical evidence from rural Nigeria
The paper examines the role of land access in youth migration and employment decisions using a two wave panel data set from the Living Standards Measurement Study—Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS-ISA) from Nigeria.
Economic activities of forcibly displaced populations: An analysis of enterprises in Southern Bangladesh
Surveys of leaders in 45 communities and managers of 449 enterprises, conducted inside and around the camps for Forcibly Displaced Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh indicate substantial economic activity, mainly in the retail trade and services
This paper evaluates Ethiopia’s urbanization trend during the last four decades, while also considering Ethiopia’s structural transformation and recent public investments to promote greater industrialization within the country.
2017 год был отмечен ростом неопределенности на фоне неоднозначных признаков прогресса.
The year 2017 was marked by increasing uncertainty amid mixed signs of progress. The world enjoyed a strong economic recovery, but global hunger increased as conflicts, famine, and refugee crises persisted.
2017年,全球在取得不同方面进展的同时,各种不确定因素亦日趋增加。尽管世界经济复苏强劲,持续的冲突、饥荒及难民危机却导致全球饥饿人口增加。同时,在反全球化思潮的冲击下,全球格局呈现出复杂多变的态势,国际贸易和投资以及人口与知识的流动均受到阻碍。虽然在过去几十年里全球一体化加速推进了消除贫困和营养不良的进程,然而随着美国从多项重要国际协议中退出、英国退欧以及许多国家反移民言论的抬头,全球一体化进程开始出现倒退。
The year 2017 was marked by increasing uncertainty amid mixed signs of progress. The world enjoyed a strong economic recovery, but global hunger increased as conflicts, famine, and refugee crises persisted.
Une incertitude croissante et des signes de progrès contrastés ont marqué l’année 2017.