Regional Program on Enhancing the Investment Climate for the Economic Empowerment of Refugee, Returnee and Host/Return Community Women in the East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes Region - May 2025
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Informes y evaluaciones
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This comprehensive study identifies strategic opportunities to improve investment climates across the East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes region, focusing on national policies, peripheral refugee-hosting areas, and refugee communities themselves. The report highlights the critical importance of enhancing national investment frameworks, strengthening refugee management practices to facilitate economic participation, and prioritizing infrastructure investments that integrate refugee-hosting areas into national economies. Throughout the analysis, special attention is given to the unique challenges faced by women, who represent the majority of refugees and play a crucial role in economic development. Developed through a program funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and managed by a UNHCR, the East African Community (EAC), and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), this report draws on field research and stakeholder consultations across nine countries. Based on technical expertise from
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees