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Free E-Learning Course

Learning from the Evidence on Forced Displacement

Forced displacement has upended the lives of more than 100 million people globally. Policies that facilitate durable solutions for host and displaced communities alike are based on strong evidence. Enroll in our course on the World Bank Open Learning Campus to study the policies that have worked in forced displacement settings.

The course consists of eight self-standing modules prepared by World Bank and UNHCR technical staff, and esteemed research partners, including Columbia University, ODI, and the American Institutes of Research. The modules are based on research commissioned by the UK-UNHCR-World Bank Building the Evidence on Forced Displacement program.

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100% Self-Paced

Study on your schedule. No deadlines or live sessions—you control the pace from start to finish.

Free Certification

Access all materials at no cost and earn a certificate upon completion to showcase your new skills.

Learn With Experts

The course has been developed by Domenico Tabasso (World Bank – UNHCR Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement) and Paola Elice (FCDO – UNHCR – World Bank Building the Evidence on Forced Displacement Research Program) with the contribution of researchers and professionals affiliated with leading, internationally recognized institutions:

Africa Coromoto Sanchez Briceno (UNHCR)

Andrea Coombes (American Institutes for Research)

Arlen Guarin (World Bank)

Chinmaya Holla (American Institutes for Research)

Chloë Fernandez (World Bank)

Christy Lowe (ODI)

Cirenia Chavez Villegas (UNHCR)

Constanze Quosh (UNHCR)

Damalie Zalwango (UNHCR)

Diana J. Arango (World Bank)

Erik Wibbels (University of Pennsylvania)

Fernando Xavier Montenegro Torres (World Bank)

Florence Nimoh (UNHCR)

Gina Kosmidou-Bradley (UNHCR)

Goleen Samari (University of South California)

Guy Grossman (University of Pennsylvania)

Hannah Ring (American Institutes for Research)

Jan von der Goltz (World Bank)

Jeni Klugman (Brookings Institution)

Jessica Hagen-Zanker (ODI)

Jocelyn Kelly (Harvard Humanitarian Initiative)

Kirsten Schuettler (World Bank)

Luz Stella Rodriguez Novoa (World Bank)

Marcus Holmlund (World Bank)

Mattia Polvanesi (UNHCR)

Mike Woodman (UNHCR)

Monette Zard (Columbia University)

Nausheen Khan (World Bank)

Noah Yarrow (World Bank)

Paolo Verme (World Bank)

Paulo Sérgio Almeida (UNHCR)

Sebastian Steinmuller (UNHCR)

Stephen Winkler (World Bank)

Theresa Beltramo (UNHCR)

Verena Phipps (World Bank)

Wu Zeng (Georgetown University)

Webinar Modules

The training program “Learning from the Evidence on Forced Displacement” is available as an e-learning course on the World Bank Open Learning Campus (subscription required) and as an open-access 📚 reading list, 📊 presentations, and 🎬 video webinars on the World Bank Group website.

Check our modules and links below.

UNHCR staff is conducting a survey amongst the internally displaced persons hosted in communal sites in Shire and Mekelle in Tigray. The objective is to briefly assess their situation, their intentions and their views on relocation to a new site, Sabacare 4, which is soon to be finalized and ready for IDPs to be relocated. Across Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, an estimated 1.7 million people have been forced to flee their homes due to the conflict that broke out in November 2020. ;

The Use of Forced Displacement Socioeconomics

Learn how socioeconomic data on refugees, internally displaced and stateless people, and host communities are collected and transformed into evidence that informs policy and programming.

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Sudanese refugee Bediria constructs a temporary shelter for her family at the UNHCR transit centre in Renk, Upper Nile State, South Sudan, which is hosting thousands of refugees and returnees. She and her family fled Sudan after the conflict broke out. High Commissioner Filippo Grandi visited South Sudan on a four-day mission in August.

The Gender Dimensions of Forced Displacement

Explore the gender dimensions of forced displacement, using World Bank research to understand how it shapes poverty risks and livelihoods for women and men differently, including heightened risks of intimate partner violence.

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A road protected by dikes cuts through floodwater stretching to the horizon near the city of Bentiu, where over 360,000 people have been displaced by repeated severe flooding that has submerged homes and farmland.

Improving Program Impacts in the Context of The Forcibly Displaced

Learn empirical methods for evaluating and improving forced displacement programs, using international case studies to show how evidence can inform design and assess impacts across different affected groups.

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Mauritania. Daily life at Mbera refugee camp. UNHCR Refugees Media

Strengthening Health Systems in Situations of Protracted Forced Displacement

Examine health systems in protracted forced displacement, using findings from the World Bank’s Big Questions study to explore integrated versus parallel service delivery, health system financing, and implications for policy and programming.

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Mauritania. Daily life at Mbera refugee camp. UNHCR Refugees Media

Social Protection Responses to Forced Displacement

Examine how social protection and humanitarian assistance can be effectively linked in displacement contexts, drawing on Overseas Development Institute research to outline why such linkages matter, how they can be pursued, and key lessons from practitioner experience.

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A primary school in Maban, South Sudan, which has students from both the refugee and host community.

Evidence in the Education Sector
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Explore approaches to including displaced populations in national education systems, drawing on American Institutes for Research (AIR) work to review existing evidence, examine education costs and case studies from Colombia and Chad, and identify barriers and facilitators to system-wide inclusion.

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Forced Displacement and Social Cohesion

Explore social cohesion in displacement contexts, drawing on World Bank research to understand key findings and their practical applications, supported by real-world case studies and interactive discussion.

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Forced Displacement and Jobs

Examine how forced displacement affects job outcomes for both hosts and displaced populations, reviewing global evidence, the effects of policies such as work permits, and case studies of programs aimed at improving labor-market inclusion.

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