Displaced Persons

Forced displacement (also forced migration) is the involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region. This movement may have been caused by a variety of factors including natural disasters, violence, ethnic cleansing, individual or group persecution, droughts, civil wars, deportation and population transfer. The UNHCR defines 'forced displacement' more narrowly as: displaced "as a result of persecution, conflict, generalized violence or human rights violations".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). …

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PCNS: Policy Center for the New South · 21 November 2024 English

A displaced person in Chad shared: “These displacements are observed in the localities of the two provinces [Lac and Hadjer-Lamis] but more severely in the villages and islands of the …

Basin is home to over 3 million internally displaced persons (IDPs),* a number expected to rise due to research and interviews conducted with recently displaced persons in Chad, Niger, and Cameroon. Map of the Lake according to the UN.10 Hundreds of thousands of displaced persons are now sheltering in Bakassi Camp and other


The Migration Observatory · 20 November 2024 English

Afghans were the top nationality among small boat arrivals in 2023 The number of Afghans arriving in the UK without authorisation rose substantially after the Taliban takeover in the summer …

third remained in Afghanistan as internally displaced persons (Figure 10). The rest were abroad as refugees


UN-Habitat: UN Human Settlements Programme · 13 November 2024 English

The majority of the projects has been gathered through the UN’s Integrated Planning, Management and Reporting solution (IPMR), with support from secondary sources, including the Impact Evaluation of UN-Habitat’s Housing …

reconstruction for the homeless, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees. The projects build the


World Bank Group · 12 November 2024 English

Historically Underserved People IDP Internally Displaced Persons IPDC Industrial Parks Development Corporation the elderly, persons with disabilities, displaced persons, migrant workers and communities, and the


WHO: World Health Organization · 12 November 2024 English

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World Bank Group · 12 November 2024 English

areas with high concentrations of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). It would also incorporate an innovative groups with beneficiaries and internally displaced persons 1- Focus groups with beneficiaries232425


World Bank Group · 12 November 2024 French

the most vulnerable, including internally displaced persons, with emphasis on primary health care. To


World Bank Group · 11 November 2024 French

involuntary resettlement, three groups of displaced persons will be entitled to resettlement assistance influence before a deadline (June 25, 2022). Displaced persons belonging to groups (a) and (b) mentioned


World Bank Group · 11 November 2024 English

addition, an increasing number of forcibly displaced persons and their host communities are in urgent need


World Bank Group · 11 November 2024 English

adverse impacts on displaced persons (and on host communities receiving displaced persons) will be carefully


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