scholarly journals IDPs in Colombia: The necessary step towards effective protection

2017 ◽  
pp. 115-166
Author(s):  
Elodie Guego
Keyword(s):  
Political Violence ◽  
Small Farmers ◽  
Modern History ◽  
Effective Protection ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Internally Displaced People ◽  
Regular Army ◽  
History Of ◽  
Drug Cartels ◽  
Displaced People

The modern history of Colombia has been tied up to conflict and socio-political violence, directly linked to struggles over land and power, and the economic marginalisation of small farmers. The conflict is composed by a patchwork of guerrilla groups, paramilitary groups, poor farmers, drug cartels, and the regular army, which engage in criminal activities such as massacres against communities, selective assassinations and forced disappearances or use of anti-personal landmines, resulting in thousands of civilian victims and humanitarian catastrophes. The most notorious outcome of this catastrophe is the continuing phenomenon of Forced Displacement. This article is aimed at outlining the steps that need to be taken in order to effectively protect Internally Displaced People (IDPs).Published online: 11 December 2017

scholarly journals National security of Somalia and it’s challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 112-116
Author(s):  
Ahmed Ali Abdirahman
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Internally Displaced People ◽  
Humanitarian Crises ◽  
History Of ◽  
Displaced People ◽  
State Protection

Ongoing armed conflict, insecurity, lack of state protection, and recurring humanitarian crises exposed Somali civilians to serious abuse. There are an estimated 2.6 million internally displaced people (IDPs), many living unassisted and vulnerable to abuse. Somalia's history of conflict reveals an intriguing paradox--namely, many of the factors that drive armed conflict have also played a role in managing, ending, or preventing war.

scholarly journals Differences in the Incidence of Malaria between Internally Displaced People and General Population of Colombia from 2007 to 2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 319-320
Author(s):  
A.J. Rodriguez-Morales ◽  
H.A. Bedoya-Arias ◽  
N. Sánchez-Ramírez ◽  
J.E. Bedoya-Arias ◽  
N. Hurtado-Hurtado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Internally Displaced People ◽  
Displaced People

The unmet needs of refugees and internally displaced people

The Lancet ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 392 (10164) ◽  
pp. 2530-2532 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Miliband ◽  
Mesfin Teklu Tessema
Keyword(s):  
Unmet Needs ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Internally Displaced People ◽  
Displaced People

scholarly journals Social contacts and other risk factors for respiratory infections among internally displaced people in Somaliland

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin van Zandvoort ◽  
Mohamed Omer Bobe ◽  
Abdirahman Ibrahim Hassan ◽  
Mohamed Ismail Abdi ◽  
Mohamed Saed Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
Physical Contact ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Internally Displaced People ◽  
Social Mixing ◽  
Displaced People

Background Populations affected by humanitarian crises experience high burdens of acute respiratory infections (ARI), potentially driven by risk factors for severe disease such as poor nutrition and underlying conditions, and risk factors that may increase transmission such as overcrowding and the possibility of high social mixing. However, little is known about social mixing patterns in these populations. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional social contact survey among internally displaced people (IDP) living in Digaale, a permanent IDP camp in Somaliland. We included questions on household demographics, shelter quality, crowding, travel frequency, health status, and recent diagnosis of pneumonia, and assessed anthropometric status in children. We calculated age-standardised social contact matrices to assess population mixing, and conducted regression analysis on risk factors for recent self-reported pneumonia. Results We found crowded households with high proportions of recent self-reported pneumonia (46% in children). 20% of children younger than five are stunted, and crude death rates are high in all age groups. ARI risk factors are common, but we did not find any significant associations with self-reported pneumonia. Participants reported around 10 direct contacts per day. Social contact patterns are assortative by age, and physical contact rates are very high (78%). Conclusions ARI risk factors are very common in this population, while the large degree of contacts that involve physical touch could further increase transmission. Such IDP settings potentially present a perfect storm of risk factors for ARIs and their transmission, and innovative approaches to address such risks are urgently needed.

scholarly journals The challenges of internally displaced persons and the way forward: the Nigerian experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-36
Author(s):  
Agbo Friday Ojonugwa
Keyword(s):  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Internal Displacement ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Lasting Peace ◽  
History Of ◽  
Displaced People ◽  
The Government ◽  
Peace And Development

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are usually forced to flee or leave their homes, particularly in situations of armed conflict. They are displaced within their national territories and are generally subject to heightened suffering and vulnerability in many cases. It is also essential to state that the issue of internal displacement has become prominent because of the realisation that peace and reconstruction in conflict-ridden societies depend on the effective settlement and reintegration of displaced persons. Nigeria is a country that has a history of conflicts and displaced people. There has been a challenge in finding lasting peace through the employment of conflict resolution techniques and also the challenge of catering for the welfare of internally displaced persons in the country. However, peace and development without taking into account the settlement, return, and reintegration of IDPs. These desirous objectives are proving quite difficult in Nigeria as many challenges confront the government, policymakers, and humanitarian NGOs in providing the IDPs with their rights and needs. Some of the challenges can easily be overcome while some are more tasking requiring concerted efforts and massive resources to overcome. The aim of this article is to highlights the significant challenges confronting IDPs and provides some solutions to these challenges. In adopting the doctrinal method in discussions, the article finds that enormous challenges abound that confront IDPs in Nigeria, and it finds that there is the need for the government to find urgent solutions to the challenges of IDPs for the wellbeing of IDPs  

scholarly journals WHO report: retrospective mortality survey among the internally displaced population, greater Darfur, Sudan, August 2004

2004 ◽  
Vol 8 (38) ◽  
Author(s):  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Current Health ◽  
Internally Displaced People ◽  
Current Health Status ◽  
Displaced People ◽  
Internally Displaced Population ◽  
Mortality Survey

Summary of new report published by WHO, assessing the current health status of the internally displaced people in Darfur, Sudan,

Introduction: Dawn Chatty and Bill Finlayson

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawn Chatty
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Forced Migration ◽  
Internal Displacement ◽  
World War ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Afghan Refugee ◽  
Northern Cyprus ◽  
History Of ◽  
Displaced People

Dispossession and displacement have always afflicted life in the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa. Waves of people have been displaced from their homeland as a result of conflicts and social illnesses. At the end of the nineteenth century, Circassian Muslims and Jewish groups were dispossessed of their homes and lands in Eurasia. This was followed by the displacement of the Armenians and Christian groups in the aftermath of the First World War. They were followed by Palestinians who fled from their homes in the struggle for control over Palestine after the Second World War. In recent times, almost 4 million Iraqis have left their country or have been internally displaced. And in the summer of 2006, Lebanese, Sudanese and Somali refugees fled to neighbouring countries in the hope of finding peace, security and sustainable livelihoods. With the increasing number of refugees, this book presents a discourse on displacement and dispossession. It examines the extent to which forced migration has come to define the feature of life in the Middle East and North Africa. It presents researches on the refugees, particularly on the internally displaced people of Iran and Afghanistan. The eleven chapters in this book deal with the themes of displacement, repatriation, identity in exile and refugee policy. They cover themes such as the future of the Turkish settlers in northern Cyprus; the Hazara migratory networks between Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and the Western countries; the internal displacement among Kurds in Iraq and Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem; the Afghan refugee youth as a ‘burnt generation’ on their post-conflict return; Sahrawi identity in refugee camps; and the expression of the ‘self’ in poetry for Iran refugees and oral history for women Iraqi refugees in Jordan.

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