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The Ripple Effects of Internal Displacement on Internally Displaced Persons

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020
This work pivotally addresses the effects of internal displacement on IDPs. Primarily, Distinct groups with diverse needs are currently emerging because of protracted wars, terrorism, global warming, lack of socioeconomic incentives, and gross human rights violations.
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Internal Displacements

2022
This chapter examines theory, policy and practice around internal displacement, and the category of the Internally Displaced Person. It examines the development of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement and their impact, and the debate about whether there should be a distinct category of the IDP.
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The International Protection of Internally Displaced Persons

2005
Despite the fact that there are up to 25 million internally displaced persons around the world, their plight is still little known. Like refugees, internally displaced persons have been forced to leave their homes because of war and human rights abuses, but they have not left their country.
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The Contested Origins of Internal Displacement

International Journal of Refugee Law, 2016
In 1993, the United Nations (UN) recognized that internally displaced persons, people who have fled their homes due to conflict but have not crossed an international boundary, were an international problem. Francis Deng was appointed as the first Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons, and played a key role in ...
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Internal Displacement

2014
Abstract This chapter examines the development of an international protection regime for internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have not crossed a border to become refugees, as well as the protection gaps that remain. It begins with a discussion of the causes of internal displacement, such as armed conflict and natural disasters, and ...
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Internal Displacement and International Protection

Abstract There are gaps in the existing protection regime for internally displaced persons (IDPs). This chapter argues that the IDP protection regime should be reformed to minimize these gaps, and defends a three-level protection framework structured around Francis M. Deng’s notion of ‘sovereignty as responsibility’.
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Agency and Internal Displacement

Abstract Despite increasing acknowledgement of the role and voice of internally displaced persons (IDPs), there is still little consensus on how to approach agency in displacement contexts. This chapter seeks to deepen understanding of IDPs’ agency with greater attention to the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of their action.
Patricia García Amado, Ileana Nicolau, Jennifer Welsh   +2 more
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Internal and International Displacement in Guatemala

Abstract During Guatemala’s thirty-six-year war, state violence displaced approximately 1.5 million people, the majority of whom were identified as Indigenous and belonged to one of Guatemala’s twenty-two Maya Peoples, according to the UN Commission for Historical Clarification’s 1999 report.
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Internal Displacement in Africa

Abstract This chapter examines the phenomenon of internal displacement in Africa. By exploring the multifaceted nature of internal displacement on the continent, the chapter teases out several key distinctive features that characterize the dynamics of this type of displacement.
Nicholas Maple, Enguday Meskele Ashine
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Intersectionality and Internal Displacement

Abstract This chapter examines internal displacement through the lens of intersectionality, particularly from a political economy perspective, emphasizing the need to understand how multiple, overlapping axes of identity (e.g. gender, race, class, and sexuality) shape the experiences of internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Alexander Burlin, Ali Bhagat
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