This poem about internal displacement is based on OCHA situation reports for Whole of Syria situation and the UNICEF Report No Place to Call Home.

This blog analyses the ‘National Framework for Return, Relocation and Reintegration of Displaced Persons’ and its implementation in South Sudan, focusing particularly on the safety of returning IDPs.

The 2021 report by the UN High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement briefly addresses the issue of ‘IDP data’. But initiatives to improve IDP data need to move beyond just counting IDPs. (Part of the IDRP Blog Series on the UNSG High Level Panel report.)

The 2021 report by the UN High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement calls for a “development-oriented approach” to durable solutions. This largely appears to align with a human rights-based approach, in that durable solutions should be “in line with established norms”. Arguing that a clear understanding of these norms and their implications is important in supporting IDPs’ rights and advocating for accountability, this blog contribution proposes a need to identify the key international legal obligations that underpin and concretize “development-oriented” durable solutions. (Part of the IDRP Blog Series on the UNSG High Level Panel report.)

Drought may push dynamics of internal displacement not only in and from rural populations but also within non-rural contexts, potentially through its impact on a wider range of economic sectors than just agriculture.

This new video documentary investigates the situation of journalists who are forced into internal displacement as a consequence of their reporting and press work in Mexico

Este nuevo video documental investiga la situación de los periodistas que se ven obligados a desplazarse internamente a causa de su labor periodística en México

The recent UN High-Level Panel Report on internal displacement, “Shining a Light on Internal Displacement: A Vision for the Future”, recommends a ‘whole-of-society approach’ to tackle internal displacement. Looking beyond formal citizenship can help to see the value and potential of this approach. This blog contribution proposes to take a broad understanding of citizenship, and applies this understanding to the everyday reality of IDPs to illustrate the value of the approach. (Part of the IDRP Blog Series on the UNSG High Level Panel report.)