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

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Returnees in Tatvan, Bitlis Province. (Photo: IDMC, June 2009)

Country update Turkey: Need for continued improvement in response to protracted displacement 26 October 2009 Around one million internally displaced people (IDPs) in Turkey continue to face protracted displacement, with many obstacles still standing in the way of durable solutions. Prevailing insecurity in south-eastern Turkey, the continuing presence of village guard militias and of mines, and under-development continue to bar their return. Integration in urban areas is still fraught with difficulties in the absence of targeted assistance, as IDPs, most of them Kurdish, face socio-economic marginalisation and discrimination. However the government has taken notable steps to address the internal displacement situation. (...)

Latest Country Profile Updates

• 20 October 2009
  Burundi : Long-term IDPs need land security
  The security situation in Burundi improved markedly after the last rebel group in the country laid down its arms at the end of 2008, and no new conflict-induced displacement was reported in 2009. However, up to 100,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) remain in sites in northern and central Burundi. ... more
• 12 October 2009
  Russian Federation : Monitoring of IDPs and returnees still needed
  At least 80,000 people are still internally displaced in Russia, more than 15 years after they were first forced to flee their homes. While large-scale hostilities ended several years ago, violence is still extensive in the North Caucasus and human rights abuses continue with perpetrators enjoying impunity. ... more

Special Country Reports

• 9 October 2009
  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

Publications

• Appeal 2009 (April 2009)
  With this Appeal, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre presents its plans for the year 2009.... more
• Protracted internal displacement in Europe: current trends and ways forward (May 2009)
  Some 2.5 million people are internally displaced in Europe in 2009. Most fled their homes more than 15 years ago as a result of violence and armed conflict, and are living in situations of protracted displacement.... more
• Activity Report 2008 (June 2009)
  The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre's (IDMC) Activity Report covering the year 2008.... more
• Monitoring disaster displacement in the context of climate change (22 September 2009)
  Findings of a study by the United Nations Offi ce for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre... more