Reports

We have conversations with people in crisis situations because they are the best to know the problem, their needs and the solutions.

Based on the insights into people’s experiences and recommendations that we get from these conversations, we write reports and share these with the people, humanitarian & development actors, donors, and policymakers.

  • Putting Syrian Refugees Centre Stage – Refugee Protection Watch

    Putting Syrian Refugees Centre Stage – Refugee Protection Watch

    📣 New publication-alert! A recent online conversation with the refugee community highlights that despite the aim of UNHCR to “employ participatory methodologies” and “promote feedback and response systems”, a majority of Syrian refugees in Lebanon do not feel or only feel somewhat included in decision-making processes and feedback mechanisms. Together with partners of the Refugee…

  • Hidden Hardship: 1 Year Living in Forced Displacement for Refugees from Ukraine

    Hidden Hardship: 1 Year Living in Forced Displacement for Refugees from Ukraine

    “One year on and with no end in sight to this conflict, it is the policies that are laid down now that will determine the future of refugees and the communities who host them in neighbouring countries,” said Carlo Gherardi, NRC’s Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe. Upcoming Friday marks one year since the…

  • Endless Refuge and Unsafe Homecoming (Refugee Protection Watch Report 2022)

    Endless Refuge and Unsafe Homecoming (Refugee Protection Watch Report 2022)

    📣 In this newly-published research report, RPW is ringing the alarm bells on the living conditions of Syrian refugees in Lebanon and those who have returned to their home country. Upinion – together with PAX for peace, 11.11.11, Basmeh & Zeitooneh for Relief and Development of the Refugee Protection Watch (RPW) coalition –  has conducted…

  • Alarming situation for Afghan refugees in Türkiye

    One year after the Taliban’s violent take-over in Afghanistan, Upinion and its partner 11.11.11, the Belgian umbrella organization of International Solidarity, show in a new report that the situation of Afghan refugees in Türkiye is alarming and requires immediate attention by the international community. References to the findings of the Upinion conversation were made in…

  • Little Faith in Parliamentary Elections

    Little Faith in Parliamentary Elections

    Both ahead of and right after the parliamentary elections in Lebanon last May, Upinion and partners of the RPW coalition gauged its community of Lebanese and Syrians nationals’ perceptions for the future and experiences on voting day. Results reveal the very little faith in government responsibilities, the expected increase in tensions, and unprecedented financial hardships…

  • COVID-19 Vaccine Willingness in the Sahel Region

    COVID-19 Vaccine Willingness in the Sahel Region

    What do we actually know about people’s perceptions of COVID-19 and the vaccine in African countries? Upinion and Mercy Corps’ Crisis Analytics team decided to talk to the people themselves, and conducted an online conversation with 1862 individuals from Mali and Burkina Faso, and to a lesser extent Niger, in the winter and spring 2021/2022.…

  • Put a halt to forcible returns of Syrian refugees from Türkiye

    Put a halt to forcible returns of Syrian refugees from Türkiye

    Since 2011, the political and economic situation in Türkiye has undergone drastic changes, which has resulted in an increasingly hostile public opinion against refugees. 11.11.11 and Upinion conducted an online conversation with 944 Syrian refugees in Türkiye to gauge their perception on existing pressures and their living conditions in the country.

  • Connecting with Syrian refugees in Türkiye

    Connecting with Syrian refugees in Türkiye

    We connected with the Syrian community in Türkiye to learn about their challenges and needs. In this report we highlight the opinions of over 7.000 Syrian refugees and we share their insights.

  • Connecting with asylum seekers on Lesbos

    Connecting with asylum seekers on Lesbos

    We reached out to asylum seekers on Lesbos to learn about their needs, living conditions and access to legal assistance. Our insights are based on 165 community members.