29 January 2010
Myanmar : Increasing displacement as fighting resumes in the east
Displacement as a result of armed conflict and human rights violations continues in Myanmar. Between August 2008 and July 2009, an estimated 75,000 people from ethnic minority communities in eastern Myanmar were forced to flee their homes. ... more

28 January 2010
Nepal : Failed implementation of IDP policy leaves many unassisted
More than three years after the government of Nepal and the Maoists ended their ten-year conflict, up to 70,000 people displaced by the war remain unable or unwilling to return home. ... more

22 January 2010
Kosovo : Need to support minority communities to prevent further displacement and allow durable solutions
Kosovo’s declaration of independence in 2008 created new uncertainty for 230,000 IDPs from Kosovo residing in Serbia and the 19,700 displaced within Kosovo; this overview focuses on the latter group. ... more

30 December 2009
Occupied Palestinian Territory : Gaza offensive adds to scale of displacement
According to the UN, 2009 marked one of the most violent periods experienced by the Palestinians of the West Bank and Gaza since the occupation began in 1967. The three-week Israeli offensive in Gaza launched in December 2008 cost the lives of over 1,000 Palestinians and led to the displacement of over 100,000 people. ... more

30 December 2009
Côte d'Ivoire : Land tensions are a major obstacle to durable solutions
Several hundred thousand people were displaced within Côte d’Ivoire by the internal armed conflict that broke out in 2002, and by localised communal conflicts. Estimates of their numbers only covered people displaced in the south of the country, and not in areas of the centre and north which were under the control of Forces Nouvelles (FN) rebels. ... more

29 December 2009
Serbia : IDPs still seeking housing solutions and documentation to access their rights
In 1999, over 245,000 members of local minorities fled from or within Kosovo in fear of reprisals from the majority Albanian population after NATO air strikes forced the withdrawal of Yugoslav troops and ended years of oppression of ethnic Albanians. ... more

23 December 2009
Mexico : Limited response to displacement following local and regional conflicts
Mexico’s southern states of Chiapas, Oaxaca and Guerrero have witnessed forced internal displacement caused by a number of insurgencies seeking cultural and territorial autonomy and by national security forces using repressive measures to defeat them. ... more

22 December 2009
Central African Republic : New displacement due to ongoing conflict and banditry
Internal armed conflict between government forces and various armed groups in northern areas of the Central African Republic (CAR) caused the internal displacement of over 200,000 people by 2007. ... more

21 December 2009
Chad : IDPs in east facing continuing violence and hardship
Around 168,000 people were internally displaced in eastern Chad in September 2009, as a result of conflict and human rights abuses related to tensions between Chad and Sudan, internal armed conflict, and inter-ethnic attacks against civilians. ... more

10 December 2009
Somalia : Political and security crises, access limits and donor cuts increasing IDP vulnerability
Political stalemate, security crisis and the continuing conflict in Somalia between the UN-backed coalition government and armed opposition groups continue to expose internally displaced people (IDPs) to violations of their rights under international humanitarian and human rights law. ... more

9 December 2009
Timor-Leste : IDPs have returned home, but the challenge of reintegration is just beginning
Three and a half years after the 2006 crisis and the displacement of up to 150,000 people in Timor-Leste, all 65 camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) have been closed and their inhabitants have returned home or relocated to other areas of the country. ... more

9 October 2009
Cycle of conflict and neglect: Mindanao's 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