What to expect:
Given the prevalence of internal displacement globally, its low profile in humanitarian practice and research is both notable and problematic. The newly published, 45-chapter Oxford University Press Handbook of Internal Displacement seeks to change that. This launch event brings together four of its authors to reflect on the importance of a renewed focus on internal displacement for engaging with key challenges for humanitarian work in a rapidly shifting global context.
This hybrid panel will explore how the humanitarian response to internal displacement is currently working in a rapidly reconfigured space, moulded by global pressures: the legal and policy frameworks that contribute to the protection of IDPs in practice; the role of displacement-affected communities in the humanitarian response; the complex ways that internal displacement shapes health outcomes for displaced individuals and local health systems; and the key challenges for humanitarian actors working in contexts of internal displacement.
The launch of this handbook is accompanied by a Researching Internal Displacement series of short articles on ‘Internal Displacement in a Changing World Order’. Flyers for the book and discount codes will be available for participants who attend the event in person.
You’ll hear from :
- David Cantor (Professor and Director, Refugee Law Initiative and lead editor of the handbook)
- Yana Liubymova (Co-founder, Congress of IDP Councils of Ukraine and author of handbook foreword)
- Bayard Roberts (Professor of Health Systems and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and author of chapter: The Health Impacts of Internal Displacement, with Winifred Ekezie)
- Leen Fouad (Senior Research Officer at Humanitarian Policy Group and author of chapter: Practicalities of Humanitarian Action in Contexts of Internal Displacement, with Caitlin Sturridge and Kerrie Holloway)
The panel is hosted by the Internal Displacement Research Programme at the Refugee Law Initiative (RLI)and the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). It is supported by Researching Internal Displacement.
The event will take place at ODI Global in London on Thursday 7 May between 18:00 and 19:00, followed by a drinks reception.
You can register here to participate in this event in person or online; and you can email [email protected] if you have any questions about the event.