The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in the world today is higher than ever, with limited prospects of durable solutions for many. While a ‘patchwork’ of international norms and institutions attempt to guide responses to internal displacement, these do not always present a consistent view. This paper seeks to explore the different approaches to securing durable solutions for IDPs used by national authorities and international actors in two countries with large populations of displaced people: South Sudan and Somalia. In doing so, it attempts to contribute to the relatively limited existing literature on this topic.

This working paper contextualizes the internal displacement of more than 94,000 individuals from South Lebanon amid the ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel following Hamas's "Al-Aqsa Deluge" operation in October 2023. It investigates the causes of displacement, particularly within the Christian community, by analyzing various push factors deriving from the activities of the Israeli military, Hezbollah and the Lebanese government.

This working paper explores how gender dynamics intersect with power structures to exacerbate conditions for internally displaced women (IDW) in camps in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe (BAY) states in Nigeria. It also emphasizes the necessity for interventions that address intersectional dynamics and vulnerabilities.

This paper examines how early responses to internal displacement crises in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen have utilised best practice guidance from the durable solutions approach, by engaging with government actors and other authorities as well as contributing to space for longer-term programming and the eventual realisation of solutions to displacement.

This paper focuses on examining the extent of community engagement in relation to project induced displacement in Zimbabwe, where communities across the country have been displaced or threatened with displacement by government and private companies with little or no consultation at all. The author uses Cernea’s Risk and Reconstruction Model of Displacement to identify and describe the negative consequences of displacement absent community engagement, which include landlessness, joblessness, and food insecurity. The paper calls on the government of Zimbabwe and other actors to uphold their legal and moral obligations to the community under relevant African Union and Zimbabwean legal frameworks.

This paper explores masculinity in conflict-affected contexts in the Philippines, emphasizing the complexity of displaced men’s behaviours during displacement and post-siege. The findings challenge simplistic narratives that categorize men as either victims or perpetrators. Instead, the study emphasizes the complexity of men’s responses and underscores the need for gender-responsive approaches in displacement-related decision-making processes.

Looking at a case of conflict displacement from the Sri Lankan civil war, this paper highlights the complex challenges of achieving durable solutions for IDPs when ethnic and religious tensions and concerns around environmental protection are also at play.

Based on the Mexican experience, this paper seeks to show how the concept of internal displacement and its application hides many experiences of forced migration that have occurred at the beginning of the 21st century, particularly those produced within the framework of violence related to Organized Crime.