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Quarterly Update April - June 2017
This Quarterly Update covers the activities of IDMC between 1 April and 30 June 2017.
11 July 2017 | Publication
Displaced but not forgotten: momentum is building to ensure internally displaced are not ‘left behind’
How can we address protracted displacement? Guest blogger Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien discusses a new OCHA study which recognises that in protracted situations, internal displacement is primarily a development and political challenge.
23 June 2017 | Blog Post
Today's returning refugees, tomorrow's IDPs
On World Refugee Day, IDMC's senior strategic adviser on conflict Elizabeth Rushing reflects on UNHCR’s annual NGO consultations and gives two recommendations to policymakers working on the global compact on refugees.
20 June 2017 | Blog Post
50 Years of Occupation: Displacement and Dispossession in Palestine
The nature of displacement in Palestine is unique among present day humanitarian crises, and remains directly related to the impact of protracted occupation. Now in its 50th year, the occupation continues to escalate with no end to it in sight. Itay Epshtain, NRC Palestine Policy Advisor, reflects on the role of humanitarians and that of States in efforts to ensure peace, security and the protection of rights in this context.
09 June 2017 | Blog Post
2017 Global Report on Internal Displacement
The 2017 Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID 2017) presents the latest data and trends of internal displacement by conflict and disasters worldwide.
22 May 2017 | Publication
The future is here, ahead of schedule: detecting incidents of displacement through machine learning and natural language processing
The head of our Data & Analysis department, Justin Ginnetti, shares his initial reflections and takeaways on the IDETECT challenge which ended in April.
11 May 2017 | Blog Post
Quarterly Update January - March 2017
This Quarterly Update covers the activities of IDMC between 1 October and 31 December 2016.
02 May 2017 | Publication
Appeal 2017 - 2020
IDMC launches its 2017-2020 multi-year Appeal, outlining the organization’s longer term plans and activities.
28 April 2017 | Publication
Case Study Series - Dam Displacement
An estimated 80 million people have been displaced by dam projects worldwide. With this case study series, IDMC aims to gradually draw a global picture of displacement associated with dam projects, with a focus on the most vulnerable people.
11 April 2017 | Publication
Examen du cadre normatif et institutionnel malien
Les populations concernées au Mali, qu’elles soient retournées chez elles ou toujours déplacées internes, continuent de faire face à de graves problèmes de protection et d’assistance.
30 March 2017 | Publication
Painting a clearer picture with ‘flawed’ and ‘messy’ data
Compiling global figures on internal displacement, refugee statistics or international migration is a maddening, humbling experience. How can we improve data quality and ensure it is collected and used responsibly?
24 March 2017 | Blog Post
Positioned for action: Displacement in the Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction
This briefing paper provides policy-makers, agencies, civil society and other stakeholders with a summary of how displacement is positioned in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (SFDRR) as a critical issue for reducing disaster risk.
16 February 2017 | Publication
Recovery postponed: The long-term plight of people displaced by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear radiation disaster
After almost six years after the “Great East Japan Earthquake” disaster that struck Japan on 11 March 2011, recovery continues for approximately 134,000 evacuees who remain displaced.
06 February 2017 | Publication
#IDETECT: how technology and collaboration between innovators can help ensure “no one is left behind”.
As part of its innovation efforts, IDMC has launched #IDETECT, the ‘Internal Displacement Event Tagging Extraction and Clustering Tool’ challenge on the UN Unite Ideas platform. We welcome data scientists to join the challenge to help IDMC paint a more comprehensive picture of internal displacement.
31 January 2017 | Blog Post
A New Year resolution: making 2017 a year for IDPs
Despite the obvious link between internal displacement and refugee flows, policymakers tend to focus mainly on refugees while internally displaced people (IDPs) remain largely neglected. Guest blogger Ledio Cakaj shares his first-hand experience as a refugee and as a researcher and explains why it is crucial to make sure the plight of IDPs is at the top of the global policy agenda.
26 January 2017 | Blog Post
Quarterly Update October - December 2016
This Quarterly Update covers the activities of IDMC between 1 October and 31 December 2016.
25 January 2017 | Publication
Ukraine: Translating IDPs' protection into legislative action
More than 1.6 million people are registered as internally displaced in Ukraine.This paper provides an overview of issues that have emerged during Ukraine’s development of a normative response to internal displacement, and the challenges inherent in implementing the regulatory framework that was established at the onset of the crisis.
19 December 2016 | Publication
Making the invisible visible – and empowered
To mark International Migrants Day on 18 December, Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, the new Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), talks about her new role and highlights the need of a synchronised approach towards migrants, refugees and IDPs in order to assure effective and relevant policies as well as appropriate levels and allocation of funding.
16 December 2016 | Blog Post
2016 Africa Report on Internal Displacement
The Africa Report on Internal Displacement, launched with the support from the African Union and the Norwegian Refugee Council, is the first IDMC’s report focusing on a single continent. The report expands on data and analysis available in our annual Global Report on Internal Displacement including new figures from the first half of 2016.
09 December 2016 | Publication
What does development-caused displacement look like in Africa?
While internal displacement caused by conflict and disasters in Africa has been reported fairly constantly in the international media, development-based internal displacement in the continent is yet to gain such prominence. Guest blogger Dr Romola Adeola explores the prevalence of this root cause of internal displacement in Africa and why it has largely gone unnoticed in discussions on humanitarian protection by regional and international agencies.
07 December 2016 | Blog Post
Internal Displacement Update (3 - 16 November 2016)
This update presents key internal displacement developments from 3 to 16 November 2016.
23 November 2016 | Publication
Internal Displacement Update (20 October - 2 November 2016)
This update presents key internal displacement developments and policy updates from 20 October to 2 November 2016.
09 November 2016 | Publication
Regulatory Frameworks on Internal Displacement
Following an overview of the global framework for IDPs’ protection and assistance, this study outlines lessons from national and regional processes such as the development and adoption of the Kampala Convention, with a view to informing similar endeavours in the future.
04 November 2016 | Publication
Seizing the momentum: Displacement on the global climate change agenda
IDMC's new briefing paper explains how the need to ratchet up efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change is made ever more urgent by the millions of people being displaced from their homes year by climate-related disasters.
02 November 2016 | Publication
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