Co-Director

Elizabeth Ferris

Co-Director, Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy

As co-director of the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement, Beth Ferris focuses on the international community’s response to humanitarian crises, with a particular emphasis on the human rights of internally displaced persons.

Expertise

Human rights; humanitarian issues; internally displaced persons; refugees

Language Fluency:
Spanish
French
Portuguese

Participating in These Upcoming Events

Campaign 2012: Afghanistan and Pakistan PolicyFebruary 15, 2012The Brookings Institution

Research and Commentary

Engaging Humanitarian Actors in GenevaFebruary 09, 2012Foreign Policy Trip Reports

Internal Displacement in West Africa: A SnapshotJanuary 2012The Brookings Institution

The Situation in Camp Ashraf, IraqDecember 07, 2011House Subcommittees on Oversight and Investigations and on the Middle East and South Asia, Committee on Foreign Affairs

Planned Relocations, Disasters and Climate ChangeNovember 10, 2011The Brookings Institution

From Responsibility to Response: Assessing National Approaches to Internal DisplacementNovember 01, 2011The Brookings Institution

Natural Disaster Recovery in Urban AreasOctober 17, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog

Protracted Internal Displacement: Is Local Integration a Solution?October 2011Forced Migration Review

Iraqi Refugees: Still ThereSeptember 2011A Global Agenda: Issues Before the United Nations (United Nations Association of the USA, 2011-2012)

On the Front Line of Climate Change and Displacement: Learning from and with Pacific Island CountriesSeptember 2011The Brookings Institution

Libya Puts Pressure on African MigrationSeptember 05, 2011NPR

Security Council, Internal Displacement and Protection: Recommendations for Strengthening Action through ResolutionsSeptember 2011The Brookings Institution

9/11 and Humanitarian Assistance: A Disturbing LegacySeptember 01, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog

Famine in Somalia Once AgainJuly 22, 2011The Brookings Institution

Independence for South Sudan, Uncertainty for Those Displaced from the SouthJuly 08, 2011The Brookings Institution

Ten Observations on the Challenges of Humanitarian Work in Urban SettingsJune 30, 2011The Brookings Institution

Struggles Facing Developed Countries in Dealing with DisastersJune 07, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog

Natural Disaster Response in Japan and FijiJune 06, 2011Foreign Policy Trip Reports

Resolving Internal Displacement: Prospects for Local IntegrationJune 2011The Brookings Institution

@ Brookings Podcast: Helping the DisplacedMay 27, 2011

A Year of Living Dangerously: A Review of Natural Disasters in 2010April 2011The Brookings Institution

The Politics of Protection: The Limits of Humanitarian ActionMarch 31, 2011

Libya: The Humanitarian Emergency We See and the One We Don’tMarch 25, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog

Protecting Civilians in Disasters and ConflictsMarch 2011Brookings Policy Brief Series

Beyond the Disaster: A Call for Japanese Leadership in International Disaster Response LawMarch 22, 2011The Brookings Institution

What a Difference a Government Makes: Japan's EarthquakeMarch 14, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog

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