PARTNERSHIP IN ACTION – UNDP AND UNHCR COOPERATION ON FORCED DISPLACEMENT AND STATELESSNESS COLOMBIA In Colombia, collaboration between UNDP and UNHCR has shifted to new areas and priorities since the 2016 peace agreement. During 2012-2015, UNDP and UNHCR collaborated in a transitional solutions initiative to help IDPs and vulnerable communities access their rights, in particular for access to land, basic services and local economic development, and for legalisation of informal settlements. The $14.7 million initiative was implemented in 17 communities in areas of return, relocation or urban integration. Following the 2016 peace agreement, UNDP and UNHCR collaborated in a joint programme on human security and inclusion of IDPs, host communities and former combatants in five municipalities. The programme aimed to increase understanding on ways to build new economic opportunities across the country, reintegrate former combatants and promote social cohesion. Part of the programme explored how to help the private sector work with government and communities to address security and development needs and build sustainable peace. The programme was implemented in partnership with a Colombian business initiative for peace, Peace Startup, and the London School of Economics as a research partner. and advice to national, departmental and local authorities on policy and legal and institutional frameworks, especially on urgent issues such as land, housing, income generation and livelihoods. It also demonstrates examples of solutions with national, departmental and local authorities that are replicable, scalable and measurable. The steering committee has an initial two-year work plan. UNDP and UNHCR have provided technical assistance to the national government authority for migration affairs, Migración Colombia, on the Temporary Protection Permit for Venezuelans. UNDP has helped design and implement an income-generation strategy for displaced people from Venezuela and host communities. It has also been supporting analysis of how national budget investment can accelerate both the socio-economic inclusion of IDPs and refugees, and SDG progress. References • • © UNHCR/Catalina Betancur Sánchez 2023 In 2022, a joint UN-government steering committee on durable solutions was set up, co-led by UNDP and UNHCR. The committee aims to accelerate action on durable solutions through advocacy Econometria, ‘External Assessment of the UNHCR-UNDP Joint Program Transitional Solutions Initiative – TSI Final Report,’ October 2016 UN Trust Fund for Human Security, ‘Improving durable solutions and peacebuilding through human security business partnerships in postpeace agreement Colombia,’ resources about UNDP-UNHCR project during 2019-2022 20 U N H C R a n d U N D P | PA R T N E R S H I P I N A C T I O N – U N D P A N D U N H C R C O O P E R AT I O N O N F O R C E D D I S P L A C E M E N T A N D S TAT E L E S S N E S S