Conflict refugees and IDPs
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- Are IDP camps in Darfur militarized?
- ( C. Khan / Small Arms Survey , 2008)
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Tensions in internally displaced person (IDP) and refugee camps in Darfur and on the Chadian border have given rise, in recent years, to claims that they are ‘militarized’. To date, lit...
- Security ,Stability and Development- a guide for the Great Lakes Pact
- ( D. Clancy;O. Bueno;K. Ridderbos / Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre , 2008)
- The Great Lakes region has one of the largest displaced populations in the whole world with about two million refugees and ten million IDPs. Most of these displacements are due to violent co...
- Internal displacement in Azerbaijan
- ( Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre , 2008)
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Almost 15 years after signing a ceasefire agreement, Azerbaijan and Armenia have yet to resolve the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. In the absence of a peace agreement, some 570,000 internally disp...
Mapping environmental change in Africa: evidence from satellite images
- ( United Nations [UN] Environment Programme , 2008)
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This African atlas is the first publication to use satellite photos to depict environmental change in each and every African country during the last thirty years. Through an array of satellite imag...
How should violence be prevented in South Africa?
- ( R. Fuller;V. Williams;N. Jaynes;Z. Nkongolo / Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, South Africa , 2008)
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In May 2008, South Africa was shaken by an outbreak of a wave of violence characterised by an intensity and fierceness previously unknown in this young democracy and reminiscent of apartheid bloods...
- Is South Africa protecting the rights of non nationals?
- ( The Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA) , 2008)
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In South Africa non-nationals, refugees, asylum seekers, and other immigrants are often excluded from the services, welfare, and dignity they are guaranteed by South African law and constitutional ...
- Conducting participatory assessments with refugees
- ( United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees , 2006)
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Refugees, internally displaced persons and returnees must be at the centre of decision-making concerning their protection and well-being. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the protection p...
- Establishing an Islamic protection framework for refugees
- ( K. Zaat / United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees , 2007)
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Despite Muslim states hosting large numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), the inherent protection and assistance afforded to forced migrants at Islamic Law has la...
Land grievances key to understanding forced displacement in Kenya
- ( Overseas Development Institute, London , 2008)
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This policy brief explores the importance of land issues in forced displacement in Kenya, drawing out their implications for current humanitarian and early recovery interventions in the wake of the...
- Programmes targeting displaced and returning populations in Nepal
- ( The Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children / Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children , 2008)
- In 1996, an armed Maoist insurgency grew out of the Communist Party of Nepal and resulted in 10 years of conflict, human rights violations perpetrated by both the government and the Maoists, and large...
