Evaluation and Research
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Our Policy Development and Evaluation Service (PDES) is committed to the systematic examination and assessment of UNHCR policies, programmes, projects and practices.
It also promotes rigorous research on issues related to our work and encourages an active exchange of ideas and information between humanitarian practitioners, policymakers and the research community.
These activities enhance our capacity to fulfil our mandate on behalf of refugees and other people of concern. The work of the unit is guided by the principles of transparency, independence, consultation, relevance and integrity.
Areas covered by PDES since mid-2012 include:
- Emergency response
- Protection and solutions
- Urban refugees
- Protracted refugee situations
- Refugee youth
- Sexual and gender-based violence
- External relations and advisory functions
New Issues in Refugee Research
- Comprehensive Solutions for Colombian Refugees in Latin America 8 Jun 2016
- Diaspora Engagement and the Global Initiative on Somali Refugees--Emerging Possibilities. Dianna Shandy 17 Mar 2016
- Refugees asked to fish for themselves: The Role of Livelihoods Trainings for Kampala's Urban Refugees. Evan Easton-Calabria 12 Feb 2016
Key UNHCR policies
PDES Work Programme
UNHCR's Evaluation Policy
Style Guide for "New Issues in Refugee Research"
UNHCR's Policy Development and Evaluation Service welcomes contributions to its working paper series 'New Issues in Refugee Research'.