IDPs

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Protection of Internally Displaced Persons: Inter-Agency Standing Committee Policy Paper

This paper outlines the policy of the Inter Agency Standing Committee of the United Nations on the protection of internally displaced persons (IDPs). Aiming to develop a joint policy of the UN humanitarian agencies as well as to broadly outline major elements of the field of protection in internal displacement situations, it examines the following issues:

- Nature of protection for Internally Displaced Persons
- Strategic areas for protection
- Responsibilities for action
- Process for implementing the Collaborative Approach
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Forced Migration Review No. 6 - Culture in Exile

Forced Migration Review provides a forum for the regular exchange of practical experience, information and ideas between researchers, refugees and internally displaced people, and those who work with them. It is published three times a year in English, Spanish and Arabic by Refugee Studies Center/ University of Oxford in association with the Global IDP Project/ Norwegian Refugee Council.

Issue 6 includes a feature section on the art and culture of displaced communities.

Contents:

- Introduction: culture in exile
- 'Traditional' culture and refugee
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UCAH IDP Fact Sheet: 04 Nov 1999

BASIC FACTS

Reported Number of IDPs Since January 1998: 1613089

Confirmed Number of IDPs Since January 1998: 1046563

Number of 1998-99 IDPs NFI assisted (since Jan 98): 532243

Number of 1998-99 IDPs food assisted (June 99): 806869

Total number of 1992-97 (old) IDPs registered: 464239

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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Manual on Field Practice in Internal Displacement: Examples from UN Agencies and Partner Organisations of Field-Based Initiatives Supporting Internally Displaced Persons

Describing a number of activities that can be undertaken in situations of international displacement so as to strengthen the link between assistance and protection activities, this manual aims to support efforts by governments and agencies to implement the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement.

The guide complements the
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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Handbook for Applying the Guiding Principles of Internal Displacement

To facilitate the application of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, setting forth the rights of IDPs and the obligations of governments, non-state actors and international organizations, this handbook spells out their meaning in non-technical language.

A resource for field staff working with IDPs, it seeks to raise awareness of the needs of the internally displaced, measure conditions on the ground, train staff in working with the displaced and promote compliance by governments and non-state actors with the provisions of the Guiding Principles.
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.