Armenia
Latest IDP figure:
8,400
Number of refugees:
(Originating from the country)
15,436 (UNHCR, June 2008)
Total Population:
3,01 million
1 March 2006
Up to 8,000 people still displaced in Armenia
A country wide mapping survey conducted by the Norwegian Refugee Council in Armenia in 2002-2004 concluded that there were up to 8,400 people still displaced as a result of the conflict. The vast majority of the estimated 65,000 households which were displaced at least once during the conflict have returned to their homes following the ceasefire signed in 1994. The rest have moved to urban centres and no longer wish to return, or have left the country. Obstacles to safe and voluntary return of the remaining IDPs include landmines and sniper activities along the ceasefire line, as well as the destruction of homes and infrastructures in areas of origin. Their integration elsewhere in the country is hampered by the lack of permanent shelters and a high level of social-economic vulnerability.
The mapping survey is the only source of new information on victims of conflict-inducted displacement in Armenia since this country profile was last updated in 2003.
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"Causes and Background","The conflict with Azerbaijan","Natural disasters"
"Population Figures and Profile","Global figures","Geographical distribution"
"Patterns of Displacement","General"
"Physical Security & Freedom of Movement","Physical safety","Freedom of movement","Vulnerable groups"
"Subsistence Needs","Nutrition","Health","Shelter"
"Access to Education","General"
"Issues of Self-Reliance and Public Participation","Self-reliance"
"Property Issues","General"
"Patterns of Return and Resettlement","General"
"Humanitarian Access","General"
"National and International Responses","National response","International organizations","References to the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement"
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