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Presentation of reports of UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of IDPs to the UN Human Rights Council 44th session
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, presented two reports to the UN Human Rights Council 44th session.The presentation of the reports, and ensuing dialogue took place on WEDNESDAY July 8 from 11:00 am...
Internally Displaced Persons Must Be “Agents of Their Own Solutions”: IOM Joins High-Level Discussion to Resolve Internal Displacement
Source : IOM 06/11/2020 Geneva – Humanitarian and human rights leaders convened today to explore durable solutions for the world’s internally displaced persons (IDPs) as well as the host communities and governments affected by internal displacement. The International...
Aljazeera: COVID-19 makes addressing internal displacement even more urgent
People forced to flee their homes by conflict, violence or disaster are among those most at risk during this pandemic by Donald Kaberuka & Federica Mogherini, Co-Chairs of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement. Source: Aljazeera,...
“We Can Do It!” – Building Safer Homes in Iraq’s IDP Camps
Written by Vanessa Okoth-Obbo/Photography by Yad Abdulqader IOM Iraq 2020 The shelters that make up Jad’ah 5 camp, in Iraq’s Ninewa Governorate, all have the same architecture: tents made of a metal frame; an inner cover; a layer of insulation; an outer cover;...
Supplying Clean Water to Yemen’s Largest Displacement Camp
Marib – Hosting over 5,000 families, Al Jufainah Camp in Marib city is Yemen’s largest displacement site. For many of the camp’s residents, collecting enough water to sustain their families was a daily struggle. The increasing spread of communicable diseases, like...
Beyond drought: adding life to the numbers
Drought caused at least 250,000 new displacements in 2019. We carried out original research in four countries to find out more. by Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), June 11, 2020 Red sand, a green plastic chair, tea with camel milk. A child approaches...
Chad: Emergency Aid for Thousands Displaced by Violence; 6,000 Migrants Stranded Amid COVID-19 Crisis
N’Djamena – Measures taken by the Chadian government to limit the spread of a COVID-19 outbreak and the recent declaration of a war zone in the Lake Chad region by the government following a deadly attack by the non-state armed group Boko Haram, are having a severe...
Community-Led Solutions Essential to Sustainable Returns of IDPs in Iraq
Erbil — Anbar, in western Iraq, is the country’s largest governorate by area. In early 2014, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) seized control of Anbar from the Iraqi Government; nearly half a million people fled the ISIL advance between January and May...
Durable Solutions for Displacement Communities in North Darfur
When Abdulqader returned to North Darfour, he was determined to bring his community together through education Watch the video to learn how a a school principal in North Darfur returned to the village and re-opened the school, after several years of displacement....
A Sunny Day in Gubio Camp: How Clean Energy is Bringing Relief to Conflict-Affected Nigeria
Maiduguri – It is nine o’clock and the sun is already beating down on Gubio camp, one of 63 sites hosting internally displaced people in Maiduguri, north-east Nigeria. March marks the end of the dry season, also known as harmattan, when much of the dusty winds...