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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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