Strengthening Regional Policy Dialogue and Partnerships on Solutions

Damaged buildings line the streets, in an area on the outskirts of Aleppo that was heavily bombarded during the civil war.

November 26, 2025

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This bulletin is a product of the ‘Strengthening Regional Policy Dialogue and Partnerships on Solutions’ project, which seeks to strengthen evidence-based policy dialogue, advocacy, and partnerships on adaptive solutions. This project is implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with Mercy Corps and funded by the Regional Development and Protection Program (RDPP). As a multi-donor platform managed by the Kingdom of Denmark, RDPP was first initiated in 2014 as a multi-donor response to address the humanitarian and development needs of refugees and displacement affected communities in the countries neighboring Syria. The project leverages Mercy Corps’ Crisis Analysis to support ongoing and emerging policy and advocacy efforts underpinned by a bespoke body of evidence and grounded in contextual realities.

This bulletin provides an overview of developments that directly and indirectly impact forcibly displaced and host communities across Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan. It examines recent developments and conditions in both areas of return and host communities, factors that affect decision-making about returns. The bulletin aims to support evidence-based planning and coordination among actors working on return-related issues, including regional response stakeholders, state actors, INGOs, and the private sector.

The bulletin is structured thematically to focus on socioeconomic conditions in areas of displacement and return, official policy and administrative procedures applying to displaced Syrians, response strategies and resources to facilitate them, reintegration and social protection, and IDP movement trends.