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Internal Displacement in Armed Conflict: Facing Up to the Challenges

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This special report examines key issues of protection and assistance affecting displaced people, from prevention of displacement in the first place through the phases that follow when it cannot be averted. It finds that those who stay or host the displaced can be as vulnerable as those who flee, or even more so, as can be those who return. Some who flee may not run directly from fighting or attacks, but from the economic consequences and disrupted access to essential goods and services.The more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on February 02, 2010

Conflict Induced Internal Displacement in Nepal

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This report was prepared by the IDP Working Group , and provides an assessment of the current housing, livelihood, security conditions and social integration of IDPs in their area of displacement, along with the condition of returnees in their places of origin. In addition, this report also draws attention to implementation gaps found in the National IDP Policy at district and central levels of government, and recommends a way forward.

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on December 23, 2009

Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: A Deepening Humanitarian Crisis? (February 2009)

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The insecurity resulting from ongoing violence in Iraq continues to have a marked impact on civilian displacement in various parts of the country. This report provides an analysis of the current crisis, including an overview of the conditions for those displaced in Iraq and the refugee situations in Syria, Jordan, and elsewhere. It also provides information on the U.S. and international response and examines refugee resettlement options in the United States.

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on November 21, 2009

Azerbaijan Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO)

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The PRRO seeks to provide food assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs) who remain highly dependent on the Government of Azerbaijan and humanitarian assistance. The document provides synopsis of the PRRO activities in Azerbaijan from July 2006 to June 2008.

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on November 21, 2009

Cycle of Conflict and Neglect: Mindanao’s Displacement and Protection Crisis

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In August 2008, the suspension of an agreement on the issue of an autonomous Muslim (Moro) homeland between the government of the Philippines and the rebels of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) led to the collapse of the peace talks and triggered renewed fighting throughout the southern island region of Mindanao. Over a year later, between 330,000 and 400,000 people remain displaced, roughly one third of the estimated 950,000 people who were forced from their homes by the fighting. Most more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on October 12, 2009

Hidden Lives: Refugees in the Cities

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The populations of many cities in developing countries have soared over the past decade. Estimates suggests that more than half of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa – the world’s most rural region – will be living in urban areas within two decades. One prominent feature is the flow into cities of people who have been uprooted by natural disasters and/or conflict.

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on July 30, 2009

An Institutional Gap for Disaster IDPs

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Climate change is expected to sharply increase the number and severity of natural disasters, displacing millions on all continents. The international community needs to recognize "disaster IDPs"—and establish new institutional arrangements to protect their human rights. Full paper in PDF format (341kb); Number of pages: 2p

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on July 15, 2009

Moving Beyond Rhetoric: Consultation and Participation with Populations Displaced by Conflict or Natural Disasters

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The importance of engaging directly with populations affected by poverty, conflict and disaster is a common theme in the literature on humanitarian aid, development and peace building. The mandate to engage in consultation and participation with affected communities has been enshrined in, for example, UN Security Council Resolutions, UN agency manuals, international conventions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) codes of conduct and guidelines, as well as the Guiding Principles on Internal more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on July 15, 2009

In Search of Shelter: Mapping the Effects of Climate Change on Human Migration and Displacement

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This report explores how environmental shocks and stresses, especially those related to climate change, can push people to leave their homes in search of “greener pastures” … or just to survive. In order to make informed decisions, policymakers and development actors need a better understanding of the linkages between environmental change, displacement and migration. This report contains empirical evidence from a first-time, multi-continent survey of environmental change and migration original more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on June 16, 2009

Making Disaster Risk Reduction Gender-Sensitive: Policy and Practical Guidelines

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This publication is the result of extensive consultations and a response to the call for clear policy and practical guidance for mainstreaming gender perspectives into disaster risk reduction. It offers much-needed policy and practical guidelines for national and local governments to further implement the Hyogo Framework for Action. Also included a policy guideline on gender mainstreaming, and practical guidelines on how to institutionalize gender-sensitive risk assessments, implement more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on June 16, 2009

Internal Displacement Global Overview of Trends and Developments in 2008

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With approximately 26 million people internally displaced worldwide, the issue of IDPs remains one of the most serious challenges for the international development community. This report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) examines the 2008 internal displacement trends. It looks at the global and thematic developments including monitoring and profiling IDPs, and national and UN responses as well as offering country updates from all regions in the world. Full document in PDF more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on June 11, 2009

AID All in Diary: A Practical Tool for Field Based Humanitarian Workers

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The immediate pressures of working in a disasters environment mean that humanitarian workers can struggle to access the most relevant information needed for the situation in which they are working. The AID All in Diary is designed for use in disaster situations and is specifically aimed at field based humanitarian workers in international and local NGOs. It aims to improve the quality and appropriateness of relief work and offers a comprehensive single source of the most up-to-date humanitarian more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on June 11, 2009

Do Conflicts Create Poverty Traps?

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Determining assets as key indicators of household welfare, the authors of this paper seek to analyze how asset losses occur during internal conflicts and the process of asset accumulation following conflict. To conduct such research they focused on an especially vulnerable group of victims of conflict - the displaced population in Colombia. Full document in PDF format; Number of pages: 58p

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on June 09, 2009

Caught in the Conflict

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This paper makes recommendations on how the security strategy of the international community should be changed in order to minimize the harm caused to Afghan civilians and reduce the disruption to development and humanitarian activities in the current environment in Afghanistan. Full paper in PDF format (414kb); Number of pages: 27p

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on May 13, 2009

Iraqi women talk about their greatest concerns and challenges

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The plight of women in Iraq today has gone largely ignored, both within Iraqi society and by the international community. For more than five years, headlines have been dominated by political and social turmoil, the chaos of conflict and widespread violence. This has overshadowed the abysmal state of the civilian population’s day-to-day lives, a result of that very turmoil and violence. Behind the headlines, essential services have collapsed, families have been torn apart and women in more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on May 13, 2009

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