This paper argues for an improved humanitarian response to urban displacement crises by working directly with municipal authorities and through a resilience lens. It draws on the International Rescue Committee (IRC)’s collaboration with 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation (100RC) and engagement with two municipal authorities, the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) and the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA).

Noni, Tiffany, Youssef amongst a group of LGBTQI+ displaced individuals profiled by Refuge America pride exhibition showcase in D.C. and New York.

This paper aims to give a voice to some of the women, girls, boys and men displaced by violence, give credit to their generous hosts, and create recommendations to UN agencies, the international donor community, and the governments of Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria

The International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) global humanitarian aid and refugee resettlement programs are actively responding to record-high numbers of displaced people by increasing their presence and implementing more efficient ways of working.

This guidance note provides ten core principles that practitioners can follow when aiming to integrate livelihoods and protection programming in urban humanitarian response, with a focus on supporting economic outcomes for beneficiaries.

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Fighting in northwest Syria, including Idlib, has uprooted nearly a million Syrians—triggering the largest displacement in the country’s nine-year-old war.