Organisation
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), established in 1998 by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is the leading international body monitoring conflict-induced internal displacement worldwide.
Through its work, the Centre contributes to improving national and international capacities to protect and assist the millions of people around the globe who have been displaced within their own country as a result of conflicts or human rights violations.
At the request of the United Nations, the Geneva-based IDMC runs an online database providing comprehensive information and analysis on internal displacement in some 50 countries. Based on its monitoring and data collection activities, the Centre advocates for durable solutions to the plight of the internally displaced in line with international standards. The IDMC also carries out training activities to enhance the capacity of local actors to respond to the needs of internally displaced people (IDPs). In its work, the Centre cooperates with and provides support to local and national civil society initiatives.
Published Documents
- Global overview 2012: people internally displaced by conflict and violence
- S. Albuja / Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2013
- Over 6.5 million people were newly displaced inside their home countries in 2012, almost twice as many as the year before. Because these people have not crossed a border, they are not refugees and do not benefit from international pro...
- Global estimates 2012: People displaced by disaster
- M. Yonetani / Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2013
- The displacement of people by the risk and impact of disasters is a concern for policymakers in both rich and poor countries worldwide. Since 2009, the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring ...
- Global Estimates 2012: People displaced by disasters
- M. Yonetani / Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2013
- Over five years from 2008 to 2012, around 144 million people were forced from their homes in 125 countries. In 2012, an estimated 32.4 million people in 82 countries were newly displaced by disasters associated with natural hazards tr...
- Understanding the scale of disaster-induced displacement is essential for informing consistent policy
- M. Yonetani / Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2011
- Forced displacement due to natural hazard-induced disasters is a large-scale, global phenomenon. This study focuses on quantifying peak levels of displacement, including those due to preventative actions taken before and after the ons...
- Children growing up in displacement lose out on education
- Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2010
- In a world where displacement situations last, displaced children’s education cannot wait until solutions to displacement are found. This paper introduces a series of case studies looking at education for internally displaced pe...
- Land security and displacement in Burundi
- Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2009
- The security situation in Burundi improved markedly after the last rebel group in the country laid down its arms at the end of 2008. However, a significant number of internally displaced people (IDPs) remain in sites in northern and c...
- Conflict and displacement in Myanmar
- Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2010
- This report documents the human rights violations against the people of Myanmar. It provides information on the political background, causes of displacement, and information by state. It also discusses patterns of displacement, phsica...
- The state of poverty and IDPs in the Republic of Congo
- Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2009
- This document addresses the internal displacement of population in the republic of the Congo due to armed conflicts. It illustrates that the adequate political environment and economic advantages haven't been reflected on internally d...
- The situation of internally displaced people, 2009
- N.M. Birkeland; K. Halff; E. Jennings / Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2010
- This document provides a comprehensive review of the 2009 situation of internally displaced people (IDPs). The paper aims to provide information on these different situations from regional and country-specific perspectives, while prov...
- Inter-agency Standing Committee gender handbook in humanitarian action
- Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2006
- Can attention be paid to gender issues when a disaster hits or a conflict erupts and humanitarian actors have to move quickly to save lives, meet basic needs and protect survivors? This handbook aims to provide actors in the fi...
