Working Together for Lasting Solutions: Supporting CSOs in Displacement Response 

Ethiopia, Events /

On May 6, 2025, the Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat (ReDSS), in partnership with the Somali Regional State Government, convened a consultative event on civil society organizations (CSOs) and forced displacement response in the Somali region, Ethiopia. Held in Jigjiga city, the consultation brought together diverse stakeholders including local and national NGOs, UN agencies (UNHCR, UN-Habitat, […]

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Migration and Displacement in Ethiopia: A Reflection on Jigjiga University Migration Series VII National Conference 

Context Updates, Ethiopia, Events /

The Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat (ReDSS) was pleased to take part in the Jigjiga University Migration Conference Series on February 27-28, 2025. The conference brought together experts, policymakers, academics, and practitioners to explore critical issues surrounding migration and displacement in Ethiopia, a country experiencing significant internal and cross-border displacement challenges.  For the last couple of

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Transforming Displacement Research: Launch of the East Africa and Great Lakes Regional Research Network

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The Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat (ReDSS) is proud to mark the launch of the East Africa and Great Lakes Regional Research Network on Forced Displacement — a groundbreaking initiative designed to strengthen evidence-based policymaking and promote locally led knowledge production across the region. The Network was officially launched during the International Conference on Global South

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Mainstreaming IDP Solutions: Insights from Somalia’s Durable Solutions Landscape Assessment

ReDSS Report, Somalia /

Read the Full Report The Durable Solutions Landscape Assessment (DSLA) for Somalia is a report that addresses elements of a conducive environment for durable solutions. The study aimed to enhance the awareness of the durable solutions landscape in Somalia among durable solutions actors led by the government and to inform and enable more strategic decisions

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County Leadership in Integrated Settlements: Key Insights from Garissa and Turkana Peer Learning Exchange

Events, Kenya /

Garissa and Turkana Counties convened for their inaugural peer-to-peer learning workshop in Nairobi on February 27-28, 2025. This significant event, focused on “County Coordination Structures for Integrated Settlements Benefiting Refugee and Host Communities,” represents an important development in Kenya’s approach to refugee management. Strategic Timing and Context The workshop, facilitated by ReDSS Kenya through the

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The impact of the USAID freeze on durable solutions – a reflection from ReDSS

Durable Solutions Reflection, Regional Updates /

In recent weeks, as with the rest of the aid sector, the ReDSS team has reflected on the ramifications of the freezing of US government funding in the region. In the short-term, the impact on communities across the region is severe. But in the longer-term, the scale of the shock is such that the sector

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Displacement, Urbanization and Durable Solutions

Durable Solutions Reflection, Somalia /

How do conflict, climate change, and rural-urban migration shape Somalia’s rapidly growing cities? In an episode of the Global Policy podcast in September 2024, I joined Tom Kirk, along with researchers Jutta Bakonyi and Peter Chonka, to explore these pressing issues. Drawing from their book Precarious Urbanism: Displacement, Belonging, and the Reconstruction of Somali Cities (Bristol

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Strengthening Displacement-Affected Communities’ Participation in Ethiopia’s Somali Region

Ethiopia, Events /

In a significant step toward inclusive solutions for displacement-affected communities, the Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat (ReDSS) recently hosted a crucial consultation workshop in Ethiopia’s Somali region. The event, held at the Royal International Hotel on October 10th, 2024, brought together diverse stakeholders from the Kebrebeyah district, home to some of the world’s most protracted refugee

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Rethinking Collaboration: Localizing Knowledge Production for Sustainable Solutions in Kenya

Events, Kenya /

The inaugural Kenya Evidence Platform Annual Conference, aptly titled “Rethinking Collaboration: Localizing Knowledge Production to inform sustainable solutions for displacement affected communities in Kenya,” brought together a diverse array of stakeholders at the Radisson Blu, Arboretum in Nairobi. The two-day event, held on the 17th and 18th of September 2024, was the result of a

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“Building Evidence to Enhance the Welfare of Refugees and Host Communities”- A Kenya Socioeconomic Longitudinal Study of Refugees and Host Communities.

External Report, Kenya /

On August 21, 2024, a report based on the Kenya Longitudinal Socioeconomic Study of Refugees and Host Communities was launched at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya. The study is a component of the Kenya Analytical Program on Forced Displacement, a collaborative effort by the World Bank, United Nations High Commissioner for

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