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Middle East and North Africa. 0.4 million. Americas. 0.2 million. An internally displaced person (IDP) is someone who is forced to leave their home but who remains within their country's borders. [1] They are often referred to as refugees, although they do not fall within the legal definitions of a refugee.
Group of internally displaced persons arrives in Munigi, Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2013 The Kampala Convention (formally, the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa) is a treaty of the African Union (AU) that addresses internal displacement caused by armed conflict, natural disasters and large-scale development projects in ...
There are five IDP camps in Abuja: [1] Lugbe IDP Camp. Area One IDP Camp. New Kuchingoro IDP Camp. Kuje IDP Camp. Wassa IDP camp.
The issue has been ongoing for many years, with millions of displaced persons forced from their homes, often repeatedly. [3] The term internally displaced persons (IDPs) refers to movements of people within the DRC, which are a distinct population from refugees who fled to the DRC from other countries, such as the 1.2 million Rwandan refugees ...
The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons was established by the Federal Government of Nigeria to fulfil the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 319 (IV) under Article 35 of the United Nations 1951 Convention. The agency was formerly known for managing only refugee affairs but was later expanded in ...
A forcibly displaced person may also be referred to as a "forced migrant", a "displaced person" (DP), or, if displaced within the home country, an "internally displaced person" (IDP). While some displaced persons may be considered refugees, the latter term specifically refers to such displaced persons who are receiving legally-defined ...
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that 7 million persons in Syria are internally displaced or in need of humanitarian assistance, as of 2017. Most live in houses, often badly damaged by the war. Due to security concerns, poor access to areas of need and unpredictability, humanitarian efforts were directed at ...
The final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War created 300,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) who were transferred to camps in Vavuniya District and detained there against their will. [1][2][3] This process, together with conditions inside the camps and the slow progress of resettlement attracted much concern and criticism from inside and ...