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Zimbabwe
Latest IDP figure:
Number of refugees:
(Originating from the country)
14,374 (UNHCR, June 2008)
Total Population:
13,01 million
21 August 2008
The Many Faces of Displacement: IDPs in Zimbabwe
/5CA150AC0A9CD74AC12574AC0029ABDF/$file/zim_cp_aug08.jpg) Dwellings in Mbare (Harare) of
families made homeless in 2005
by Operation Murambatsvina.
Katinka Ridderbos / IDMC, 2008 Zimbabwe does not have any of the outward signs of other large displacement crises, such as IDP camps: the displacement crisis in Zimbabwe is, to a large extent, hidden. There are no official government statistics relating to these displaced populations; indeed, the government has consistently failed to acknowledge the reality of the internal displacement crisis in Zimbabwe. Government obstruction also means that no agency has been able to conduct a comprehensive survey to determine the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs).
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"Population Figures and Profile","General","Global Figures","2008 political violence","Operation Murambatsvina","Operation Chikorokoza Chapera","Displaced farm workers and their families"
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