One global issue that will be at the forefront of WBG work this year and beyond is the forced displacement of people and its impact on ending extreme poverty. The WBG and UNHCR are preparing a
report which looks closely at the complex realities and lives of forcibly displaced people around the world, with the aim of providing a better characterization of the crisis. The report: a)
seeks to clarify the meaning of terms like refugees, migrants, forcibly displaced persons, internally displaced person, etc., b) aims to give a measured, evidence-based, proportional tone to
the discourse surrounding the crisis; c) this “humanitarian” crisis is a “development” issue; and d) the “development approach” to providing support to this crisis is multifold.
