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Azerbaijan
Latest IDP figure:
Number of refugees:
(Originating from the country)
1,493 (UNHCR, 2007)
Total Population:
8.41 million
14 July 2008
IDPs still trapped in poverty and dependence
/9C6884ABA68D05D8C12574810043756C/$file/aze_cp_jul08.jpg) Displaced family resettled to
Bilasuvar in rural Azerbaijan
Nadine Walicki/IDMC IDPs who have not been resettled continue to live in accommodation varying from collective centres and mud shacks to abandoned apartments and the homes of relatives. Some live under the threat of eviction in informal settlements. In collective centres and mud houses, housing conditions are poor and plumbing and electricity infrastructure is lacking. The physical security of some IDPs is at risk since they live near the line of contact where there are frequent exchanges of fire. With few jobs in rural areas, many IDPs are dependent on government assistance and are migrating to the cities in the hope of finding work. (...)
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