The “zero draft” of the UN Global Compact for Refugees (GCR), a nonbinding commitment by countries to improve the international response to displacement, is a welcome document in its objectives and vision. However, without clear outcomes and targets for the changes we want to see in the lives of refugees and their host communities, there is little to drive action and keep governments accountable.

The right to work is a protected human right under international law, and yet it remains controversial in many refugee hosting countries.