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Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Massive displacement of people within and across borders has become a defining feature of the post-cold war world. It is also a major feature of human insecurity in which genocide, terrorism, egregious human rights violations and appalling human degradation wreak havoc on civilians. Though there has been a critical shift in thinking at the international level with regards to forced displacement, Cohen and Deng argue that concepts of sovereignty as responsibility and the responsibility to protect remain far ahead of international willingness and capacity to enforce them.
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Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
In this article, Roberta Cohen and Francis Deng explain that the need for international standards to protect and assist internally displaced persons arose directly from the explosion of civil wars in the last decade of the 20th century. These wars left tens of millions uprooted within the borders of their own countries.
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Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Sudan is a nation whose identity has been divisively distorted but which is now striving to rediscover itself, albeit in a tragically violent way. The silver lining, Francis Deng argues, is that a more constructive search for an identity framework around which Sudanese could unite may be within reach.
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Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Francis Deng argues that the rebellion in Darfur cannot be viewed in isolation from events elsewhere in Sudan.
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Sat, 14 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT
An increasingly dire situation in Darfur in western Sudan has devolved into the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, according to international observers. More than one million people have been forced to leave their homes due to policies of the Arab government in Khartoum and militias known as Janjaweed operating with government support. Almost 200,000 Sudanese live in refugee camps in neighboring Chad.
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Mon, 02 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Press Release on Mission to the Sudan, The Darfur Crisis
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Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Press Release on Francis Deng's visit to Sudan
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Mon, 14 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Joint Press Release by two Special Representatives of the Secretary-General on the appointment by the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights of special rappoteurs on human rights defenders and on refugees and internally displaced persons.
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Thu, 03 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Secretary-General's Represenative Congratulates Peru on New IDP Law
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Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Deng Report on Darfur to UN (Summer 2004)
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Thu, 08 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Francis M. Deng (4/08/2004)
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Wed, 07 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Speech by Francis M. Deng (4/07/2004)
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Tue, 30 Dec 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Statement by Francis M. Deng (12/30/2003)
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Mon, 01 Dec 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Statement by Francis M. Deng (December 2003)
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Tue, 11 Nov 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Statement by the Representative of the Secretary General on Internally Displaced Persons to the 58th session of the General Assembly
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Mon, 27 Oct 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Statement by Francis M. Deng (10/27/03)
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Mon, 15 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Press Release by Francis Deng at Conclusion of Russia Mission
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Wed, 20 Aug 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Francis M. Deng's Statement on Sergio Vieira de Mello
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Fri, 15 Aug 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Statement by Francis M. Deng on Uganda (8/15/03)
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Mon, 04 Aug 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Statement by Francis M. Deng on Liberia (8/4/03)
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Fri, 01 Aug 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Report on the UN consolidated appeals process and internally displaced persons.
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Fri, 04 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Statement by Francis Deng (7/04/03)
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Tue, 10 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Testimony by Francis Deng to Congress on OSCE
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Thu, 10 Apr 2003 00:00:00 GMT
The magnitude of the world's internal displacement problem is as large as it has ever been, with an estimated 25 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in some 50 countries. Moreover, the situation of many IDPs remains desperate, with gaps in the national and international response, especially in the area of protection, leaving them vulnerable to deprivation, physical harm, and the loss of dignity. Nevertheless, as Francis Deng points out, the international community and concerned States have taken important steps over the last decade to face up to the phenomenon of internal displacement.
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Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT
The differences between the 12 million refugees and the estimated 25 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) around the world as far as the international community is concerned is that the former have crossed international borders while the latter have remained within their countries.
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Thu, 12 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT
In the ten years since the creation of the mandate of the Representative, a normative framework has been developed, collaborative institutional arrangements have been set up, and the awareness of the problem of internal displacement has been raised considerably. However, challenges still remain.
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Thu, 05 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT
Statement in Spanish by Francis Deng at the meeting to launch the Spanish edition of the handbook for applying the guiding principles on internal displacement
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Thu, 05 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT
Statement by Francis M. Deng, Non-resident Senior Fellow, at the launch of the Spanish edition of the Handbook on applying the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement.
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Tue, 19 Nov 2002 00:00:00 GMT
speech by Francis M. Deng at the 2003 launch of the UN Consolidated appeal process, November 19, 2002
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Mon, 30 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT
opening remarks by Francis M. Deng read by Roberta Cohen to IOM/ECOWAS workshop on migration in West Africa
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Wed, 04 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT
Statement by Francis Deng, Representative of the Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons
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Wed, 04 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT
Mensaje de Francis Deng sobre el desplazamiento interno en Colombia
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Mon, 01 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT
Recent commentaries about the Nature and Application of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
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Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Francis Deng, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution in Wider Angle, January 1, 2002.
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Sat, 01 Sep 2001 00:00:00 GMT
Internal displacement is truly a global crisis, affecting an estimated 20-25 million people, of which 3-4 million are located in Europe. Though Europe has greater resources than other regions of the world, there is often considerable inconsistency in the extent to which internally displaced persons are provided with protection and assistance. In this statement, Francis Deng assesses the situation of IDPs in Europe and discusses solutions to their situation.
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Sat, 01 Sep 2001 00:00:00 GMT
Statement by Francis Deng, Representative of the Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons
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Tue, 26 Jun 2001 00:00:00 GMT
Most of the countries affected by internal displacement in Asia have suffered from acute problems associated with nation-building. Unfortunately, there is considerable inconsistency in Asia, as elsewhere, in the extent to which those internally displaced receive protection and assistance.
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Thu, 14 Dec 2000 00:00:00 GMT
Acceptance speech for the Rome Prize for Peace and Humanitarian Action.
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Wed, 29 Nov 2000 00:00:00 GMT
Statement of the Representative of the UN Secretary-General on IDPs at the global launch of the UN inter-agency consolidated appeals process.
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Sat, 18 Nov 2000 00:00:00 GMT
Statement by Francis Deng on the Global Challenge of Internal Displacement
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Mon, 25 Sep 2000 00:00:00 GMT
Keynote address to the OSCE human dimension meeting on migration and internal displacement.
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Thu, 07 Sep 2000 00:00:00 GMT
Spanish translation of a statement by the Representative on human rights in Colombia.
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Thu, 07 Sep 2000 00:00:00 GMT
Statement by the Representative on the human rights crisis in Colombia.
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Fri, 28 Jul 2000 00:00:00 GMT
Though IDPs in Azerbaijan are in a dire situation, it is not one without hope.
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Sat, 01 Jul 2000 00:00:00 GMT
Foreword to War Brought Us Here: Protecting Children Displaced within Their Own Countries, by Francis Deng (2000)
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Tue, 30 May 2000 00:00:00 GMT
Statement at CODHES international seminar on displacement: conflict, peace and development, in Colombia.
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Tue, 30 May 2000 00:00:00 GMT
Spanish translation of statement by Francis M. Deng to the CODHES international seminar on displacement: conflict, peace and development.
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Fri, 19 May 2000 00:00:00 GMT
Interview of Francis Deng on IDPs in Africa by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
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Thu, 11 May 2000 00:00:00 GMT
Summary of the keynote address to the Ministerial Meeting on Human Security.
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Tue, 22 Feb 2000 00:00:00 GMT
Francis Deng opens the Regional Conference on Internal Displacement with a brief discussion of the conference goals and the challenges of internal displacement in Asia.
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Tue, 22 Feb 2000 00:00:00 GMT
Although Asia is the continet with the smallest percentage of internally displaced persons in relation to the overall population, where problems of internal displacement do exist in Asia, they are severe.
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Wed, 06 Oct 1999 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion on Colombia's humanitarian crisis.
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Fri, 30 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion piece on internally displaced persons.
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Thu, 01 Oct 1998 00:00:00 GMT
Women and children represent over half of the world's 20 to 25 million internally displaced persons. Uprooted from their families and communities, Francis Deng argues that they usually find themselves in extremely vulnerable positions and with few places to turn to for assistance.
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Mon, 28 Sep 1998 00:00:00 GMT
This book traces the evolution of the concept of sovereignty, assesses how state actors in Africa measure up, and examines the accountability at the regional and international levels. The authors conclude that since the power of oppressed people to h
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Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 GMT
Root Out, but Don't Bomb Out, Terrorism, The Los Angeles Times, August 28, 1998, by Francis M. Deng. Fighting terrorism is admittedly a complex and difficult enterprise with serious political and moral dilemmas. Obviously, terrorists must be punished
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Fri, 10 Jul 1998 00:00:00 GMT
The coerced displacement of people within the borders of their own countries by armed conflicts, internal strife, and systematic violations of human rights has developed throughout various regions of the world. The companion volume to Masses in Fligh
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Thu, 07 May 1998 00:00:00 GMT
Presentation by Francis M. Deng to the Conference on Human Rights and Forced Displacement at York University.
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Tue, 31 Mar 1998 00:00:00 GMT
Whereas refugees crossing national borders benefit from an established system of international protection, those who are displaced internally suffer from an absence of legal or institutional bases for their protection and assistance from the internat
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Sun, 01 Jun 1997 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review article by Francis M. Deng (Summer 1997)
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Tue, 11 Jun 1996 00:00:00 GMT
Sovereignty as Responsibility presents a framework that should guide both national governments and the international community in discharging their respective responsibilities. Broad principles are developed by examining identity as a potential sourc
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Tue, 22 Aug 1995 00:00:00 GMT
War of Visions sheds light on the anomalies of the identity conflict in the Sudan between the Arab-Islamic mold of the North and the indigenous African race of the South. The author explores the historical discrimination between the two cultur
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Fri, 08 Oct 1993 00:00:00 GMT
In this book, Deng examines the causes and consequences of internal displacement, the legal standards for protection and assistance, enforcement mechanisms, the prevailing conditions in Europe, Africa, and Latin America, and the urgent need for an in
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Fri, 04 Sep 1992 00:00:00 GMT
The Challenges of Famine Relief focuses on the two famine emergencies in the Sudan in the 1980s - the great African drought-related famine of 1984-86 and the conflict-related famine that afflicted the southern Sudan in 1988-91.
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Wed, 04 Sep 1991 00:00:00 GMT
In this book, African, European, and U.S. experts analyze the issues involved in African conflicts and examine the areas in need of the most dramatic changes. They offer specific recommendations for dealing with current problems, but caution that unl
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Mon, 20 Aug 1990 00:00:00 GMT
This powerful volume challenges the conventional view that the concept of human rights is peculiar to the West and, therefor, inherently alien to the non-Western traditions of third world countries. This book demonstrates that there is a contextual l