CHAPTER 5
Djibouti: Refugees More Vulnerable Than Nationals Bilal Malaeb, Anne Duplantier, Romeo Jacky Gansey, Sekou Tidiani Konaté, Omar Abdoulkader Mohamed, Jeff Tanner, and Harriet Mugera
Key Messages • A year after COVID-19 struck, Djiboutian households see an increase in the intensity of economic activity and the variety of their income sources. •• Vulnerable workers such as those from village-based refugee and poor national households are less able to catch up as inequality and job insecurity is on the rise. •• Access to basic goods and health care has improved since August 2020, but not for village-based refugee households. •• A relatively large fraction of households has an acceptable level of food consumption, unlike refugees who are more likely to experience food insecurity. • Safety nets play a critical role in protecting the most vulnerable, particularly among village-based refugees for whom assistance from international nongovernmental organizations represents the main source of income.
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