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Secretary-General’s statement announcing the establishment of a High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement
23.Oct.2019 Statement realeased by the Secretary-General on the establishment of the High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement. Today marks the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally...
Joint Statement by the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of IDPs, UNHCR, OCHA and IOM to mark the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Kampala Convention
23.Oct.2019 Joint Statement realeased in celebration to the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa Africa is marking today the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the...
Conférence sur les solutions durables pour les personnes déplacées de force en République démocratique du Congo, Kinshasa, 22-24 October 2019
22.Oct.2019 Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) et l’Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés (HCR) organisent du 22 au 24 octobre 2019 au Pullman Grand Hôtel à Kinshasa une conférence internationale sur le thème : « « Au-delà des mots :...
Blog Post – Giving IDPs space on the table
18.Oct.2019 By Thiago Söthe (UNHCR) Highlighting the need to listen do IDPs themselves when discussing about displacement and creating programmes and recommendations, a new blog post of Refugees International calls upon the UN to listen to whom is affected by...
Internal displacement a key issue discussed during the 70th Session of UNHCR’s Executive Committee in Geneva
11.Oct.2019 During the UNHCR's Executive Committee session that took place in Geneva from 7 to 11 October, internal displacement has been a key issue discussed by the delegations. The new Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Gillian Triggs, also stressed the...
Ecosoc Humanitarian Affairs Segment (June 2019): Changing Mindsets To Address Conflict & Disaster Displacement
21.Jul.2019 By Nadine Walicki (GP20) Since the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement were published in 1998, significant efforts and resources have been invested to better understand and address the global phenomenon of internal displacement. It seems, however,...
Working Towards Durable Solutions: What We Learned At The Recent Gp20 Steering Group Meeting
22.Jul.2019 By Corina Demottaz (JIPS) We couldn’t agree more with Prof. Walter Kaelin, Special Advisor to the RC/HC in Somalia and Ukraine on Protracted Internal Displacement. As the recent meeting of the group working on the implementation of the GP20 Plan of...
Durable Solutions Analysis Methodology Development & Technical Challenges: From Our Second Profiling Mission To Ukraine
16.Jul.2019 By Wilhelmina Welsch (JIPS) After an initial scoping mission in November 2018, we returned to Ukraine for a second time in early June. JIPS’ Head of Information Management and Innovation Wilhelmina Welsch and Information Management Officer Melissa...
IOM, Mongolia Build Displacement Tracking Capacity to Prepare for Natural Disasters
The event, which was part of a joint IOM / NEMA project on climate change and disaster-related migration, brought together migration experts and representatives from government, NGOs and UN humanitarian agencies to discuss the role of IOM’s Displacement...
Mozambique: Resettling and Rebuilding After Cyclone Idai
From the city of Beira, the Government’s Disaster Management Agency (INGC) has received operational support from IOM, notably in Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) activities, and through the distribution of Non-Food Items (NFIs) and shelter kits to...