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Our free online training course on ‘Internal Displacement, Conflict and Protection’ , developed by our IDRP, GENIDA, LANID and MERNID networks and available on Coursera, provides a comprehensive introduction to the key issues surrounding internal displacement.

The conflict-driven forcible displacement of people within their own countries poses humanitarian and development challenges of epidemic proportions in today’s world. Have you ever wanted to better understand who these ‘internally displaced persons’ (IDPs) are? Do you want to engage with key research and debates about the protection of these ‘IDPs’ or solutions to their plight? If so, then this research training module is tailor-made for you!

Myanmar. Shelters at Kyauktaw City Hall IDP site destroyed during cyclone Mocha 2023 © UNHCR/Mar Lar

Over the course of six weekly sessions, this course places you at the centre of an open-access online learning experience through engagement with a range of robust and challenging activities, materials and peer discussions.

It will be useful if you want not only a deeper understanding of current research and debates on internal displacement, conflict and protection but also if you wish to build key transferable skills in analysis and evaluation in the context of practical challenges. No prior knowledge or experience of work in the field of internal displacement is required – only a passion to learn.

• 6 weekly sessions
• ONLINE COURSE
• PEER DISCUSSIONS
• CHALLENGING ACTIVITIES
ACCESS THE COURSE HERE.

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Internal displacement in the context of organized criminal activity – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons

Internal displacement in the context of organized criminal activity – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons

By United Nations Human Rights | Jun 27, 2025
A new report by the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, Paula Gaviria Betancur, examines the phenomenon of internal displacement in the context of organised criminal activity. Experts at the Refugee Law Initiative's Internal Displacement Research Programme provided submissions to the report. Their submissions were subsequently published as a collection by Researching Internal Displacement.
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The Global Report on Law and Policy on Internal Displacement: Implementing National Responsibility 2025

The Global Report on Law and Policy on Internal Displacement: Implementing National Responsibility 2025

By UNHCR | Jun 21, 2025
UNHCR’s Global Report on Law and Policy on Internal Displacement: Implementing National Responsibility 2025 is now available in English, Spanish and French, with the Arabic version available soon. Coordinated, researched and drafted by Martina Caterina (UNHCR, Division of International Protection) and Prof. David Cantor (University of London, Director of the Refugee Law Initiative), the report presents an overview – global and by region - of key legal and policy instruments and developments related to prevention, protection and solutions for IDPs. The report assesses how the response to internal displacement is framed by domestic law and policy on internal displacement and examines the institutional response in selected countries.
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