RESEARCHING INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT

Researching Internal Displacement connects researchers, practitioners, policy-makers, students, artists and people from displacement-affected communities with cutting-edge research, analysis, creative materials and other resources on internal displacement. It aims to raise the profile and understanding of internal displacement and the situations faced by IDPs globally.

El Salvador. Climate change in La Danta Mocha 2024 © UNHCR/Markel Redondo

Researching Internal Displacement is also a central hub for linked international research networks on internal displacement: Internal Displacement Research Programme (IDRP); Global Engagement Network on Internal Displacement in Africa (GENIDA); Middle East Research Network on Internal Displacement (MERNID); Latin American Network on Internal Displacement (LANID); and the Health and Internal Displacement Network (HIDN).

The site provides the networks with a shared webspace and facilitates sharing, reviewing and disseminating the latest research, writing and creative materials by their membership and by others interested in internal displacement. Each network is open to new members and promotes engagement with different aspects of internal displacement research, particularly by people living in countries affected by internal displacement. All networks host regular events, promote research and publication, and feed into policy and practice

Researching Internal Displacement is an independent site managed by the leads of each network working jointly with the editors on the website Coordination Team.

LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Desplazamiento interno en Ecuador: Soledad en la respuesta institucional

By Gabriela Malo

| July 22, 2026

En el Ecuador ha aumentado en la década de 2020 la actividad de grupos criminales dedicados al narcotráfico transnacional, minería ilegal y actividades complementarias. Ante la ausencia de respuestas estatales a sus problemas, un número creciente de habitantes opta por escapar. En un contexto del que se tiene escasa información, este trabajo aporta a la comprensión de un fenómeno en el que las familias dependen de su propia iniciativa y capital social para decidir si desplazarse y a dónde ir. Se analizan las responsabilidades del Estado ante el desplazamiento interno, constatando que con pocas excepciones, no existe una respuesta nacional ante este fenómeno. También se describe uno de los pocos casos de desplazamiento masivo que han tenido visibilidad pública: el caso de los indígenas Chachi en la provincia de Esmeraldas.

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The Impact of Funding Cuts on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons in Haiti and South Sudan

By Kadidjatou Sawadogo

| June 30, 2026

The working paper examines the impact of humanitarian funding contractions on the realisation of economic and social rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Haiti and South Sudan. Drawing on a human rights-based framework, documentary analysis, and key informant interviews, it analyses how reductions in humanitarian assistance affected access to adequate food and healthcare in contexts of protracted displacement, institutional fragility, and humanitarian dependence. The findings show that funding cuts reduced food assistance, disrupted health services, suspended mobile clinics, and weakened nutrition coverage for displaced populations. Humanitarian actors adopted hyper-prioritisation approaches that focused on life‑saving interventions but left significant protection and socio‑economic needs unaddressed.

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Our Funders

This platform was established with support from the UK Research
and Innovation Global Challenges Research Fund (AH/T005351/1).

IDP TRAINING

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IDRP

Internal Displacement Research Programme

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HIDN

Health and Internal Displacement Network

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GENIDA

Global Engagement
Network on Internal Displacement in Africa

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LANID

Latin American Network on Internal Displacement

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MERNID

Middle East Research Network on Internal Displacement

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IDP TRAINING

Our free course in ‘Internal Displacement, Conflict and Protection’

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IDRP

Internal Displacement Research Programme

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HIDN

Health and Internal Displacement Network

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GENIDA

Global Engagement
Network on Internal Displacement in Africa

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LANID

Latin American Network on Internal Displacement

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MERNID

Middle East Research Network on Internal Displacement

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