PARTNERSHIP IN ACTION – UNDP AND UNHCR COOPERATION ON FORCED DISPLACEMENT AND STATELESSNESS FOREWORD Forced displacement is increasing in scale, driven by conflicts, persecution and disasters. Crises in Gaza, Myanmar, Sudan, Ukraine and elsewhere add to existing global displacement. Refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host communities are in need of support and opportunities. Greater international responsibility sharing and more effective measures to support forcibly displaced and host communities are needed. Joining together humanitarian, development and peacebuilding responses is key to prevention and finding durable solutions for the displaced and the stateless, while supporting the communities and governments that host them and countries of origin to create conducive conditions for return. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) are combining our resources, networks and humanitarian, development and peacebuilding expertise in some of the most complex displacement crises around the world. We are working together to create livelihoods, promote the rule of law and local governance, integrate displacement into national and local development plans, and prevent conflict and build peace. This report gathers together examples of joint work as part of the direction of travel cemented by the UNDPUNHCR Global Collaboration Framework for Inclusion and Solutions, 2023-2025. In Afghanistan, UNDP and UNHCR have linked humanitarian and development actions to benefit returnees and host communities in 25 priority areas. Responding to the Syria crisis, the agencies co-lead the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP), a platform which has channelled over US$24 billion to hosting countries. In Mexico and Central America, we are working with municipalities on the protection and inclusion of forcibly displaced people. The examples illustrate the diverse ways in which UNDP and UNHCR collaborate to increase the benefits to forcibly displaced, stateless and host communities – from multi-country regional platforms through to countryspecific projects, data and analysis. As needs grow, we are committed to expanding this work and combining our knowledge, capacity and funding in pursuit of inclusion and durable solutions. Raouf Mazou Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant High Commissioner for Operations 2 Shoko Noda Assistant Secretary-General, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the Crisis Bureau 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