Country: World Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached file. Sustainable Responses Hinge on Socioeconomic Data and EvidenceForced displacement is a global crisis that calls for enhanced cooperation across humanitarian, development and peace actors. Around the world, millions have been forced from their homes – not by choice, but by war, persecution and famine; and more than a million children born as refugees face uncertain futures.The Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) lays out a framework for shared responsibility. It calls for policies that respect rights, expand access to livelihoods, and support refugees and the communities that host them. A shift towards more sustainable responses – rooted in self-reliance and inclusion in national systems – helps realize the GCR objectives affirmed by the UN General Assembly in 2018.Socioeconomic data and evidence are essential to sustainable responses. They justify new approaches, inform programme design, guide implementation and support monitoring. By assessing the needs of both refugees and host communities, governments, humanitarian agencies and development partners can develop evidence-based strategies that address immediate needs while fostering long-term resilience. That means investing in inclusive national education and health systems, employment opportunities and initiatives that protect refugees and enable their contribution to local economies.The need is urgent. Millions of displaced Sudanese need more than emergency aid – they need access to schools and jobs. Syrians returning home after more than a decade of displacement need support to reintegrate and rebuild. Across refugee-hosting contexts, sound policy depends on good data.This report highlights how governments, UNHCR and partners are leveraging socioeconomic data and evidence to guide policy, shape programming and inform advocacy. In places where data gaps remain, UNHCR is investing in efforts – developed with national statistics offices – to lay the groundwork for better planning with development partners.Supporting refugees and host communities requires creating the conditions for families to be selfreliant. When people can work, learn and participate in society, displacement shifts from being solely a humanitarian challenge to a chance for growth and renewal.