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TEN YEARS OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES ON INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT
Achievements and Future Challenges
Oslo, 16-17 October 2008

Family of 11 displaced from communal conflicts in the <br />
outskirts of Jos in November 2008. (IDMC, July 2009)
Family of 11 displaced from communal conflicts in the
outskirts of Jos in November 2008. (IDMC, July 2009)

Nigeria: No end to internal displacement

19 November 2009

Internal displacement caused by both communal violence and internal armed conflict is a recurrent phenomenon in most states in Nigeria. The parties to the fighting have sought political, economic and social advantages in a country with endemic poverty, low levels of education and a huge and alienated youth population.

There are no clear figures of the current number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in the country. Ad-hoc local registration exercises have hinted at the scale of displacement, but many people have sought shelter and support from family and friends and so have not been counted. (...)



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    Cycle of conflict and neglect: Mindanaos displacement and protection crisis
    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. ... more

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