Afghanistan’s Forced Displacement Legal and Policy Framework Assessment
This Assessment is conducted as part of a larger platform established in 2016 through a joint World Bank and UNHCR initiative to support Afghanistan’s forcibly displaced population. The platform aims to inform and support the dialogue between stake...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/117261515563099980/Afghanistan-s-forced-displacement-legal-and-policy-framework-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29195 |
| Summary: | This Assessment is conducted as part of
a larger platform established in 2016 through a joint World
Bank and UNHCR initiative to support Afghanistan’s forcibly
displaced population. The platform aims to inform and
support the dialogue between stakeholders in Afghanistan in
order to: (i) seek ways to ensure a meaningful inclusion of
durable solutions for the forcibly displaced and returnees
in the Afghanistan National Peace and Development Strategy
(ANPDF) and development intervention; (ii) identify early
recovery and long-term needs of the forcibly displaced
persons; and (iii) identify policy level and developmental
opportunities that can contribute to the well-being and
self-reliance of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs),
returnees, refugees and their host communities. One of the
main activities under this joint initiative is Policy and
Implementation Analysis, which includes an assessment of
Afghanistan’s legal and policy framework on forced
displacement.3 Afghanistan’s Forced Displacement Legal and
Policy Framework Assessment was prepared during the period
of January to May 2017 as part of efforts towards completion
of this main activity. This assessment recommends that
Afghanistan establish an effective and comprehensive legal
and policy framework that provides protection to all
categories of forcibly displaced persons, including asylum
seekers, refugees, and stateless persons. Furthermore, this
assessment recommends reforms in the existing legal and
policy instruments that address the specific needs of
forcibly displaced persons and promote their access to basic
human rights and public services. These include reforms in
the following areas: establishment and maintenance of
effective registration and data collection system on forced
displacement; facilitated access to documentation and
simplified procedure for replacement of lost and/or damaged
documents; promotion of the forcibly displaced persons’
access to land, shelter and housing as well of their land
tenure security; harmonization of legal and policy
frameworks to ensure compliance with the IDP Policy and the
National Policy Framework; and provision of sufficient
resources to institutions put in place or responsible for
implementing the forced displacement legal and policy framework. |
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