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Global Report on Internal Displacement 2020
During 2019, conflict and disasters triggered 33,4 million new internal displacements across 145 countries and territories. These numbers are the highest since 2012. However, many countries and regions also experienced visible efforts to prevent and respo
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Hidden in Plain Sight Thematic Series: Becoming an adult in internal displacement
Internally displaced young women and men, like all internally displaced people (IDPs), are impacted by displacement in multiple ways. As they are at a crucial time in their lives for their personal, social and professional development, they may have parti
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Protecting and Supporting Internally Displaced Children in Urban Settings
Towns and cities are a major refuge for internally displaced persons. Yet, urban settings present a series of challenges for these populations, including difficulties accessing housing, basic services, and education. These issues stem from a variety of di
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Twice Invisible: Accounting for internally displaced children
The number of internally displaced people by conflict and disasters globally is unknown. Most of the time so is information about their age. Internally displaced children are at high risk for abuse, neglect, violence and health issues, and require extensi
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Equitable Access to Quality Education for Internally Displaced Children
There are millions of children living in internal displacement, many of which do not have access to education and thus cannot benefit from the long-term opportunities it affords. Exiting barriers to education include a lack of capacity and resources, pers
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Global Report on Internal Displacement 2017
The Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID), produced by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), presents the latest information on internal displacement worldwide caused by conflict, violence, and disasters. This GRID recognizes the yea
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Global Report on Internal Displacement 2016
The heightened focus on the hundreds of thousands of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants who have put their lives at risk to reach Europe has also awakened attention to the phenomenon of displacement. The Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) a
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Armed non-State actors and the protection of internally displaced people
This report is a summary of the proceeding of the expert conference held in Geneva by Geneva Call and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) of the Norwegian Refugee Council on 23 and 24 March 2011, on the theme “Armed non-State Actors and the
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Still at risk. Internally displaced children’s rights in north-west Pakistan
Since August 2008, more than two million children have been forced from their homes in north-western regions of the country by fighting between government forces and militants of the Pakistani Taliban. Around 800,000 children are still displaced in mid-20
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State of neglect- Displaced children in the Central African Republic
This report focuses on three main topics: Internal displacement in the Central African Republic (CAR) including causes and patterns of displacemen; the situation of displaced children in four towns affected by displacement; and the legal and institutional