The Impact of Leaving Camps on Well‐being of Internally Displaced Persons in Northern Uganda

2019 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-39
Author(s):  
Fu‐Min Tseng ◽  
Barbara McPake ◽  
Ijeoma Edoka
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Northern Uganda ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
The Impact

Bridging the Accountability Gap in the Protection of Internally Displaced Persons: Non-State Actors Under the Kampala Convention

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Romola Adeola
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Internal Displacement ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
African Union ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Regional Landscape ◽  
State Actors ◽  
Accountability Gap ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Contemporary forms of internal displacement in Africa significantly reflect the emerging footprints of non-state actors on the regional landscape of internal displacement. In recognition of the impact of these actors in the internal displacement context, the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention) specifically obligate states to regulate them in the prevention of arbitrary displacement. This is the central thrust of this article. This article examines the Kampala Convention from the perspective of non-state actors, considering the obligation of the state and the extent to which these actors may be held accountable, in the furtherance of protection and assistance of internally displaced persons (IDP s).

scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF FORCED MIGRATION ON THE ECONOMY OF UKRAINE

Management ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-45
Author(s):  
Valeriia G. Shcherbak
Keyword(s):  
Internal Migration ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Forced Migration ◽  
The State ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
The Asymmetry ◽  
The Impact

Introduction. Significant geopolitical transformations, the annexation of the Crimea, and the conflict in the Donbass affect the functioning of the Ukrainian economy. These processes provoked a profound and only political but also socio-economic crisis, intensification of labor migration, massive forced displacement of the population: the emergence of the category of forced migrants – internally displaced persons (IDP). IDPs are citizens of a country that does not cross borders and migrate within their own country for compelled reasons (similar to the case with refugees). In Ukraine, they are called forced migrants.The hypothesis of scientific research is to find out how the emergence of regional migration asymmetry, in particular the emergence of a significant number of IDP, affects the asymmetry of migration processes in Ukraine, the economy and welfare of the population, and the level of socio-economic development of the country.The aim is to diagnose the existing processes of domestic forced migration processes in Ukraine, including the asymmetry of migratory flows, the impact of the movement of internally displaced persons on the level of development of regional economies.The research methodology is fundamental and applied research in the field of forced internal migration, the demographic situation and the state of the labor market, UN materials, the ILO, UNESCO, the bodies of the state statistics service, materials from other official sources and Internet resources. During the study, methods of systematization, theoretical generalization, scientific classification, comparative analysis, statistical methods were used.Results: the main factors determining the conditions and nature of forced internal migration in Ukraine in 2014–2017 were determined. The main directions of forced internal migration since the beginning of hostilities in the Donbass were determined. The emergence of regional asymmetry of migration processes at the level of aggregate migratory flows is investigated.Conclusions: it is proved that all regions of Ukraine have a significant right-side asymmetry of balance in the direction of arrivals in the region, which manifests itself in the concentration of refugees in the presence of a relatively small number of most mass flows. HPE is perceived in their places of residence as an additional resource for the development of a regional economy: the emergence of new opportunities for increasing social activity by refugees; the opening of new businesses; a strong motivation to succeed; intensification of production and provision of services; filling jobs that were not in demand by the local population.

scholarly journals The impact of COVID-19 on the living and survival conditions of Internally Displaced Persons in Burkina Faso

2022 ◽  
pp. 100393
Author(s):  
Pierre Ozer ◽  
Adama Dembele ◽  
Simplice S. Yameogo ◽  
Elodie Hut ◽  
Florence de Longueville
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Health Insecurity among Internally Displaced Persons in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-61
Author(s):  
Grace A. Tonye-Scent ◽  
Endurance Uzobo
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Delta Region ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Medical Needs ◽  
Niger Delta Region ◽  
Rivers State

Health insecurity is a major problem affecting the well-being of internally displaced persons in Nigeria. In the Niger Delta region, the situation remains virulent with attendant consequences on the displaced population. This study investigated health insecurity among the internally displaced persons. Data were sourced across three States of the Niger Delta Region, identified among areas with a high rate of internal displacement. Human Security Approach was employed as a theoretical framework. A total of 582 respondents (Bayelsa = 206, Delta = 211, and Rivers = 165) who had been displaced between the year 2012 to 2018 were randomly selected, and a questionnaire was administered. Findings indicated that 51.9% of respondents in Delta state, 50.0% in Rivers state, and 35.7% in Bayelsa state were diagnosed with diseases resulting from flood displacement. The diseases diagnosed were high blood pressure, cholera, hernia, malaria, measles, tuberculosis, and typhoid. While the diagnosis of blood pressure was high in Bayelsa (3.9%) and Delta (3.5%), the diagnosis of cholera was not recorded in Bayelsa and Delta States but Rivers state (3.4%). Those displaced by flood were 0.4 times less likely to experience abnormal health status than those displaced by other causes. The study concluded that displacement has serious implications on the health of internally displaced persons. It, therefore, recommended that medical centres should be cited in displaced camps to cater for the medical needs of the displaced population.

scholarly journals The Socioeconomic Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Forcibly Displaced Persons

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brigitte Rohwerder
Keyword(s):  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
South Sudan ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Rapid Review ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Global Crisis ◽  
Socioeconomic Impacts ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
The Impact

Covid-19 and the response and mitigation efforts taken to contain the virus have triggered a global crisis impacting on all aspects of life. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic for forcibly displaced persons (refugees, internally displaced persons and asylum seekers) extends beyond its health impacts and includes serious socioeconomic and protection impacts. This rapid review focuses on the available evidence of the socioeconomic impacts of the crisis on forcibly displaced persons, with a focus where possible and relevant on examples from countries of interest to the Covid Collective programme: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ghana, Iraq, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, Rwanda, South Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

scholarly journals Impact of Displacement on Civil and Political Rights of the Internally Displaced Persons in Dolakha District of Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-41
Author(s):  
Netra Bahadur Karki
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Local Elections ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Civil And Political Rights ◽  
The Impact ◽  
2015 Nepal Earthquake

The explanatory paper discusses the impact of displacement on the civil and political rights of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Dolakha District of Nepal with special reference to the displacement caused by the 2015 Nepal Earthquake. The discussion has focused on studying the answer for whether the disaster-induced IDPs enjoyed the civil and political rights particularly during the Federal, Provincial and Local elections in Nepal. The findings are based on the primary data collected from the respondents, IDPs and the people’s representatives, who are the key aspect of the real time empirical familiarity, and of course supported by secondary data. The main issue in the paper is whether the IDPs could enjoy the civil and political rights during the tri-phases of election in 2017 in Dolakha District of Nepal, and the claim is that some of the civil and political rights of the IDPs were unconstructively impacted because of their status of being displaced.

THE SPECIFIC OF PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL-BEING OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS

2018 ◽  
pp. 6-9
Author(s):  
А. Holotenko
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Psychosocial Wellbeing ◽  
Emotional Detachment ◽  
Scientific Substantiation ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
The Individual

The article is devoted to the problem of psychosocial well-being of internally displaced persons. The situation of forced internal migration conceals a large number of destructive influences on the psychosocial well-being of the individual. The process of adaptation of forced migrants is accompanied by high levels of stress and requires a large amount of psychological and social resources. In this regard, the research of psychosocial well-being of internally displaced persons is relevant to the scientific substantiation of psychosocial practice of assistance IDP. The purpose of the article is to reveal the peculiarities of the psychosocial well-being of internally displaced persons, which are based on the results of empirical research. The article presents the results of a theoretical and methodological analysis of the concept of psychosocial well-being of internally displaced persons. This concept is interpreted by the author as a multifactorial construct, which encompasses the individual psychological characteristics of internally displaced persons, their subjective attitude to the actual life situation, the nature of social interaction with others and economic factors of life activity. The results of empirical research aimed at identifying the characteristics of psychosocial wellbeing of internally displaced persons point to a reduced level of psychosocial well-being of internally displaced persons, reflected in the manifestations of the tendency to disadaptation. Characteristic features of internally displaced persons are the inability to establish close social contacts with others and emotional detachment and lowered sense of their value to society. The general emotional background of the IDP is at a reduced level and is characterized by tendencies towards negativism.

Urbanisation by subtraction: the afterlife of camps in northern Uganda

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 597-622 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Reynolds Whyte ◽  
Sulayman Babiiha ◽  
Rebecca Mukyala ◽  
Lotte Meinert
Keyword(s):  
Northern Uganda ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Water Supplies ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Rural Villages ◽  
Displaced People ◽  
The Dead ◽  
Local Leaders

ABSTRACTAs peace returns to northern Uganda, a unique arithmetic of development is evident in the former Internally Displaced Persons camps. Small trading centres whose populations multiplied as they became camps now envision futures as Town Boards. Subtraction is necessary: the displaced people and the dead buried in the camps are being returned to their rural villages. Urban planners have produced meticulous drawings that envisage the division of land into plots for development. Donors are making additions in the form of new market buildings and water supplies. Yet this arithmetic must reckon with new problems as time passes. The article is based primarily on fieldwork in Awach, a former IDP camp now slated for status as a Town Board. In analysing material from interviews with landowners, ‘remainders’ who stayed behind after the camp closed, local leaders and officials, we emphasise the paradoxes, tensions and conflicts of this special path to development.

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