Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement

There are currently over 27 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in more than 50 countries.

No continent has been spared. Internal displacement has become one of the most pressing humanitarian, human rights and security problems confronting the international community.

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Opinion

The Crime of Displacement: Holding Charles Taylor and other Political Leaders Accountable

May 7, 2012, Megan Bradley

While the conviction of former Liberian president Charles Taylor on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity is a great accomplishment for international justice, argues Megan Bradley, this and related trials do not adequately address the issue of displacement as a human rights violation. Read More ›

A man travels by canoe through floodwaters which have displaced thousands off the Negro River the northern Brazilian town of Manaus, April 2012. (Reuters)

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Rethinking Durable Solutions to Displacement in the Context of Climate Change

May 14, 2012, Megan Bradley and Jane McAdam

A police officer guards a crowded polling station in Nigeria, April 9, 2011. (Reuters/Joseph Penney)

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Internal Displacement in Africa: An Overview of Trends and Opportunities

May 3, 2012, Elizabeth Ferris

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@ Brookings Podcast: The Plight of Internally Displaced Persons

April 13, 2012, Elizabeth Ferris

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May 16, 2012, Roberta Cohen
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May 10, 2012, Elizabeth Ferris
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The Importance of International Support for the Internally Displaced

May 10, 2012, Chaloka Beyani
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The Evolution of Internally Displaced Persons Policy

May 10, 2012, Francis M. Deng
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Displacement, Transitional Justice and Reconciliation

April 2012, Megan Bradley
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Climate Change, Forced Migration, and International Law

April 11, 2012, Jane McAdam
Climate Change
The Normative Framework of Climate Change-Related Displacement

April 3, 2012, Jane McAdam
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Safeguard Social Policies in Africa: A Continent-Wide Public Debate

March 31, 2012, Michael M. Cernea
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Natural Disasters in 2011 Strike the Rich

March 26, 2012, Elizabeth Ferris
The Arab Awakening and Middle East Unrest
Migration, Displacement and the Arab Spring: Lessons to Learn

March 22, 2012, Khalid Koser

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