Global Refugee Forum: World Leaders Pledge to Promote Economic Inclusion and Social Protection

The global forced displacement crisis has led to a call for collective action, emphasizing the importance of self-reliance in providing sustainable solutions for refugees, forcibly displaced individuals, and stateless people. The Mega Pledge on Economic Inclusion and Social Protection aims to mobilize commitments from various stakeholders to advance the self-reliance of these populations and host communities.

The pledge seeks to address specific and structural barriers and risks, strengthening resilience to shocks. It emphasizes the need for inclusive legal and policy frameworks to promote economic inclusion and social protection, including the implementation of policies and programs to reduce the lifelong consequences of poverty and exclusion.

Pledge commitments are backed by evidence and supported by relevant programs, technical assistance, and financing mechanisms. By empowering refugees, forcibly displaced individuals, stateless people, and host communities to make decisions about their futures, whether they stay in their country of asylum or origin, move to another, or return home, we can create a more equitable world that values diversity and promotes inclusion.