please give me information about livelihood for returnees and IDPs
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Over 5.7 million Afghan refugees have returned to Afghanistan since 2002, following more than three decades of war and political upheaval. As this figure accounts for approximately 25 per cent of the country’s population, the sustainable reintegration of those who have already returned - as well as of those who will return in the coming years - is crucial to the overall stability and development of Afghanistan.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been assisting the Government of Afghanistan in reintegrating returnees and seeking durable solutions for internally displaced persons (IDPs) across the country. The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) and UNHCR initially selected several dozens of pilot reintegration sites throughout Afghanistan, and some livelihood assistance was provided to the returnees and IDPs living at these sites. In search of effective measures to make the sustainable economic reintegration of millions of returnees and IDPs a reality, UNHCR requested the International Labour Organization (ILO) to undertake the assessment of the livelihood opportunities of twenty-two sites