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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 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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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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Syrian CSO consultations for the Sixth Brussels Conference on “Supporting the future of Syria and the region” on 9/10 May 2022
For the third year in a row, Upinion has conducted the online consultations among Syrian civil society representatives, activists, journalists, and interested individuals, that precede and inform the annual Brussels Conference. While Upinion acknowledges the ongoing need for face-to-face engagement with Syrian civil society, the online consultations still provided 1.277 representatives from civil society organizations…