Refugees and internally displaced persons in development planning
No-one left behind?
This paper provides a factual baseline of the extent to which refugees and internally
displaced persons are included in development planning, specifically in the national
development plans and sector plans of low- and middle-income countries; in the international
development co-operation strategies of Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members
and participants; and in the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks of
the UN development system at country level. It contributes to measuring progress towards
commitments – under the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) and the UN Action Agenda
on Internal Displacement – to treat forced displacement also as a development issue.
Finally, it formulates policy recommendations to further improve the inclusion of
the forcibly displaced in development planning.