Internal displacement: global trends in conflict-induced displacement

Author(s)
Birkeland, N. M.
Publication language
English
Pages
18pp
Date published
01 Sep 2009
Publisher
International Review of the Red Cross Volume 91 Number 875
Type
Articles
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, Protection, human rights & security, Forced displacement and migration, Urban
Organisations
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

At the end of 2008, the number of people internally displaced by conflict, generalized
violence or human rights violations across the world stood at 26 million, a record high
since the IDMC started to monitor internal displacement in 1998. This high
figure remains in spite of the growing recognition and implementation of the Guiding
Principles on Internal Displacement. This article presents the findings of the latest
IDMC survey on trends in internal displacement, challenges faced by displaced
populations, and the measures taken to address these.