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Violent conflict and the rapid onset of climate change are sending rates of forced displacement to unprecedented levels. At the end of 2020, there were over 80 million forcibly displaced persons worldwide, doubling since 2010. Although commitments to addressing the crisis are growing, knowledge gaps surrounding the impacts of forced displacement persist, especially in terms of how men and women are affected differently.

The World Bank’s Gender Dimensions of Forced Displacement (GDFD) program has sought to bridge some of these gaps by studying how gender inequality interacts with and compounds forced displacement, specifically in terms of poverty, livelihoods, gender-based violence, and social norms. Bringing together researchers, practitioners, civil society and leaders, this high-level launch event aims to share new results from the GDFD program, review implications for policy design, and shed light on the importance of embedding principles of gender equality within the development of durable solutions to forced displacement.