Verwimp, PhilipMaystadt, Jean-Francois2015-12-222015-12-222015-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23481Most reports on refugees deal with the immediate needs of displaced people. This paper seeks to go beyond the emergency phase and explore the challenges surrounding protracted refugee situations. The paper examines the refugee situation in Sub-Saharan Africa from a long-term angle, from the perspective of refugees own agency as well as from the perspective of the host community. The paper aims to shed light on the economic lives of refugees in their host communities. Starting with an overview of the situation of refugees in Sub-Saharan Africa, the paper draws on findings from the literature to debunk some entrenched beliefs about refugees. The discussion of refugee crises in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda draws some lessons. The decision to return is discussed and it is argued that the decision depends on the socioeconomic condition in the host country versus the country of refuge, integration versus return policies in place, the individual set of skills of each refugee, and his or her subjective perception of the political climate in both countries.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOREFUGEE CAMPSPOST‐CONFLICT SETTINGCHILD HEALTHCIVIL CONFLICTBASIC HUMAN RIGHTSREPATRIATIONLOCAL POPULATIONLOCAL AUTHORITIESDISPLACEMENT CAMPLIVING CONDITIONSENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOCAL ECONOMYDEVELOPING COUNTRIESPOLICY FRAMEWORKAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONINFLUX OF REFUGEESEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESPOLICY CHANGELOCAL GOVERNMENTSNUMBER OF REFUGEESDEVELOPING COUNTRIESLEVEL OF POVERTYPUBLIC SERVICESCHILD SURVIVALRETURNEESLEGAL STATUSFAMILY MEMBERSHOST COUNTRYPOLICY DISCUSSIONSEPIDEMICLAND TENURECOUNTRY OF ORIGINVULNERABILITYCATALYSTREFUGEE STATUSTRANSFER OF SKILLSNATIONAL POPULATIONLOCAL ECONOMYINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTETELEVISIONHEALTH SECTORKNOWLEDGEOUTFLOWS OF REFUGEESPUBLIC POLICYARMED CONFLICTINTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONLABOR MARKETGENDER‐GAPDISPLACEMENT CAMPDISEASESCAUSES OF DEATHYOUNG CHILDRENFORCED MIGRATIONINFECTIOUS DISEASESJOB OPPORTUNITIESLIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIESHOST COUNTRIESREFUGEE CHILDRENCHILD DEVELOPMENTNURSESMIGRATIONEMERGENCIESRETURNEEPRIMARY SCHOOLINGNATURAL DISASTERSTEMPORARY PROTECTIONDISASTERSLAND OWNERSHIPSTATUS OF REFUGEESCULTURAL CHANGEINFLUX OF REFUGEESECONOMIC POLICIESBASIC HUMAN RIGHTSMIGRANTSMORTALITYARMED CONFLICTHOUSEHOLD ASSETSPOLICY CHANGEGLOBAL DEVELOPMENTFOOD PRODUCTIONRESPECTPROGRESSGENOCIDELARGE POPULATIONESSENTIAL NEEDSREFUGEE SITUATIONSPOLITICAL INSTABILITYLABOR MARKETDIETPOLICY‐MAKERSHUMAN CAPITALMIGRANTEARLY CHILDHOODEXCESS MORTALITYFOOD SECURITYFOOD INSECURITYHEALTH CONSEQUENCESPRIMARY SCHOOLINGPOLICY DEVELOPMENTPOLICY MAKERSPOLICIESSOCIAL SERVICESSTATUS OF REFUGEESHOST GOVERNMENTVOLUNTARY REPATRIATIONREFUGEE MOVEMENTSPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONPOLITICAL CLIMATEOPEN‐DOORPOLICY MAKERSHEALTH INFRASTRUCTUREIMPACT ON HEALTHVULNERABLE GROUPSVICTIMSMALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDRENASYLUM POLICIESREFUGEE POLICIESEARLY CHILDHOODREFUGEEMEDIA ATTENTIONRAINFORESTREFUGEESREFUGEE CHILDRENFAMILY MEMBERSNUTRITIONPOPULATIONSYOUNG CHILDRENDEVELOPMENT EFFORTSMALARIAINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYURBAN DEVELOPMENTPOPULATION MOVEMENTSNATIONALSPOLICYHIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEESCHILD MORTALITYINFECTIOUS DISEASESMALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDRENHUMAN RIGHTSREFUGEE CAMPSFOOD INSECURITYCONSEQUENCES OF POPULATIONHUMAN RIGHTSPOPULATION MOVEMENTSUNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEESCITIZENSHIPHOST GOVERNMENTSAFETY‐NETWARSLOCAL COMMUNITIESWARLEGAL PROTECTIONASYLUMHOST COUNTRYHEALTH SERVICESNUMBER OF REFUGEESINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEWEXCESS MORTALITYCAUSES OF DEATHSOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONLIMITED RESOURCESSOCIAL UNRESTREFUGEE MOVEMENTSPOPULATIONLIVING CONDITIONSPOLICY RESEARCHCIVIL WARCHILD MORTALITYPOLITICAL PROCESSFERTILITYREFUGEE SITUATIONSWOMENVULNERABLE GROUPSCOUNTRY OF ORIGINLABOR MARKETSTEMPORARY PROTECTIONHEALTH CONSEQUENCESLEVEL OF POVERTYHEALTH SERVICESPEACEPOLITICAL INSTABILITYOUTFLOWS OF REFUGEESARMED CONFLICTSNUMBER OF REFUGEESNATURAL DISASTERSDEVELOPMENT POLICYARMED CONFLICTSWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-7517