High-Level Panel of UN Secretary-General @AntonioGuterres to prompt action to prevent, respond and solve the world's internal displacement crises.
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UN SG's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement retweeted
Millions of Somalis have been internally displaced by conflict, violence, or disasters.
Efforts to build back a safer and resilient future must start with protection of migrant's rights to harness their potential.
#InternationalMigrantsDay
UN SG's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement retweeted
With the support of the UK & UN Women, the draft of the new Georgia National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (2022–2024) has been developed through the active participation of internally displaced and conflict-affected women. #FundingGenderEquality
UN SG's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement retweeted
"Collectively, we've made many small steps in the right direction & I truly believe that, working together, we can advance solutions for the world’s #IDPs in the years ahead."
IDMC director @AlexandraBilak ends this year feeling hopeful. Read her letter: bit.ly/3ywxcVO
UN SG's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement retweeted
Khaled is a tech overachiever & devoted volunteer in his community.
After being internally displaced by the conflict in Syria, Khaled had to interrupt his studies.
Through a scholarship at the German Jordanian University, he was able to do a Master's in Network Engineering!🎓
UN SG's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement retweeted
1 481 701: this is the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) recorded in Burkina Faso as of 31 October 2021, a 5% increase compared to the previous month (September). This rise in displacement is due to an increase of security incidents.@spconasur @onubf
UN SG's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement retweeted
How does displacement alter the meaning of 'home'?
Another new addition to the #IDRP Working Paper series!
Nikola Lero offers an (auto)ethnographic insight into the long journey of (re)construction of the meaning of #home for Bosnian #IDPs:
researchinginternaldisplacem…
UN SG's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement retweeted
At the end of 2020, IDMC recorded 55 million #IDPs worldwide.
Knowing these numbers, however, is not enough to provide them with adequate support. That is why IDMC started assessing the conditions in which IDPs live.
Our 2021 severity report is out: bit.ly/3GGuHUB
UN SG's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement retweeted
Dr. Mariam runs a health clinic in a camp hosting 30,000 internally displaced persons in western Afghanistan.
She works every day to uphold equal healthcare access for women and girls in the camp. #HumanRightsDay
liberties.aljazeera.com/en/o…
UN SG's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement retweeted
How can research take forward recs from the @IDPs_Panel?
Filling knowledge/data gaps, analysing incentives for providing solutions, expanding research networks - today's animated discussion w/ Internal Displacement Research Programme (#IDRP) Research Affiliates
(also, a cat)
UN SG's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement retweeted
Meet Alhaji.
He is a person with a disability helping IOM create a more inclusive, safe and dignified environment in camps for internally displaced persons in north-east Nigeria. #IDPD
UN SG's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement retweeted
Today December 3 is #InternationalDayOfPersonsWithDisabilities - they are part of society, should be able to exercise their human rights & should not be left behind, including those in the context of internal displacement, in protection and solutions. See: undocs.org/A/HRC/44/41
UN SG's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement retweeted
. @IDPs_Panel has called 4 unqualified recognition of #IDPs as citizens with full rights+agency.For those who are disabled, #IDPWD today echoes #Disability inclusion as an imperative not only of #HumanRights & justice, but of their very survival
➡️ bit.ly/IDPsPanel #IDPWD
UN SG's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement retweeted
🚨 JUST IN
In 2022, 274 million people will need humanitarian assistance around the world.
The Global Humanitarian Overview highlights the urgent need to #InvestInHumanity.
#GHO2022
UN SG's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement retweeted
1 in 5 refugee or internally displaced women have faced sexual violence.
We must ensure that forcibly displaced women and girls are protected & empowered.
Survivors must be supported to heal & recover and perpetrators must be brought to justice.
unhcr.org/news/press/2021/11… #16Days
UN SG's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement retweeted
“We are witnessing a paradox not seen before in human history.”
Internal displacement dramatically increased at a time when global mobility ground to a halt due to COVID-19 restrictions. IOM's World Migration Report 2022 launched today by @IOMchief.
iom.int/news/ioms-world-migr…
UN SG's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement retweeted
How well integrated are internally displaced anglophones in West Cameroon? Dr Narcisse Kaze explores why their integration falls short, despite strong collaboration b/w the gov't + humanitarian actors.
His new working paper explains how to overcome this: researchinginternaldisplacem…
UN SG's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement retweeted
Women living in displacement sites across Somalia are saying NO to violence against women and girls.
#16Days of Activism against gender-based violence is an opportunity to make a difference for the better.
Let’s stand together in solidarity!
#OrangeTheWorld
@w_participation
UN SG's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement retweeted
📢Don't miss this event!
🗓️Tue 30 Nov
⏰10am CET / 12pm EAT / 8pm AEDT
Launch of the Research Agenda & Network for #Law and #Policy responses to #DisasterDisplacement #Migration #ClimateChange in #Africa.
Info➡️bit.ly/3cSgwxP
Registration➡️bit.ly/3GkcprY
UN SG's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement retweeted
“Internal displacement should be a top priority on the international agenda.”
55 million people are internally displaced. That makes it the largest group of displaced people in the world.
Sarah Miller calls on the int’l community to step up. Read more:
buff.ly/3CrOF3n
UN SG's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement retweeted
Afghanistan and India, among others, have the highest numbers of internally displaced persons (#IDPs) due to #disasters.
