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Centering community voices in the humanitarian reset
As humanitarian actors talk about the need to “reset” the humanitarian system, people directly affected by crisis are still being left out of the conversation. In May 2025, Upinion engaged over 600 community members across Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, and Türkiye to ask: What does real inclusion mean to you? What changes are needed to make…
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Policy brief: The operating environment of migration-focused CSOs in Niger
The 2023 military coup in Niger has reshaped the political landscape, posing new challenges for civil society organizations (CSOs) working on migration. This policy brief captures the perspectives of CSOs in Niger as they navigate tightened state control, rising security risks, and growing uncertainty around international aid and partnerships. Based on interviews with CSOs across…
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Policy brief: The operating environment of migration-focused CSOs in Mali
In Mali, migration-focused civil society organizations (CSOs) are working in an increasingly challenging environment marked by shrinking funding, growing security risks, and tightened government oversight. Based on in-depth interviews with CSOs across the country, this policy brief offers a snapshot of their operating reality and the strategies they adopt to stay active, from building trust…
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Policy Brief: The operating environment of migration-focused CSOs in Türkiye
Migration-focused civil society organizations (CSOs) in Türkiye are navigating an increasingly restrictive and uncertain operating environment. Drawing on desk research and interviews with CSOs across the country, this policy brief sheds light on the legal, political, and financial constraints that affect their work, from shrinking international funding and complex bureaucracy to rising anti-refugee sentiment and…
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Actionable insights from Syrian refugees in Türkiye: prioritizing community voices
As uncertainty grows around the future of go-and-see visits beyond July, listening to Syrian communities in Türkiye is more urgent than ever. This new report from Upinion shares findings from four real-time conversations with Syrian refugees held between April and June 2025. It captures community perspectives on return, go-and-see visits, the lifting of sanctions, funding…
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Youth on the move: Journeys, challenges, and aspirations across borders
This brief presents the lived experiences and pressing concerns of young people on the move, including displaced individuals and other migrants, across Lebanon, Türkiye, Yemen, Greece, the Netherlands, Syria, and Ukraine. It draws from a diverse community of mobile youth, highlighting their journeys, current legal and social realities, and their aspirations for a dignified and…
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Social tensions in Türkiye: Syrian refugees’ perspective
This Upinion brief presents key findings from a conversation held with Upinion’s online community of Syrian refugees in Türkiye from October 22nd to December 5th, 2024, aimed to continue monitoring social tensions in light of the evolving refugee situation in the country. It specifically captures individuals’ feelings of safety, understanding of social tensions, factors influencing…
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Caught between borders: Experiences of Syrians pushed away to Lebanon after the fall of Assad
New wave of displacement – new voices that have to be heard: While much of the world is busy discussing the return of Syrians, brutal violence is forcing a new group of thousands of Syrians to flee from the coastal areas of Syria to neighboring Lebanon. Since the fall of the Assad regime in December…
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Syrian Voices from Türkiye: Reflections on return, legal barriers, and the future
Five months after the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, Syrians in Türkiye remain at a crossroads. And most of them are not seeing a viable path to return yet. Upinion’s new report “Syrian voices from Türkiye” captures the complexities of return: Upinion community members shared their insights on return, legal barriers to visiting…
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Monitoring Lebanon’s displaced population: Main challenges and reasons for moving
Upinion has been in touch with crisis-affected communities in Lebanon for many years. This brief offers an in-depth look at the current displacement situation in Lebanon, highlighting the ongoing instability and multiple displacements many families are experiencing, as well as the growing challenges they face in meeting basic needs and accessing services. With over 187,000…