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• An African Solution to Internal Displacement: AU Leaders Agree to Landmark Convention

  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

  
  Decades of armed conflict, natural disasters and climate change, have given rise to sizable populations of internally displaced persons (IDPs) throughout Africa. On October 23, African heads of state and government signed a legally binding convention on internal displacement, which as Andrew Solomon notes, demonstrates their commitment to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of IDPs, to facilitate durable solutions and to ensure that millions of people are no longer excluded from society as a whole.

• Internal Displacement and Peace Mediation

  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

  
  The need to protect the rights of persons displaced by conflict and find durable solutions to their displacement is inextricably linked to achieving a viable, sustainable peace. Therefore, as Andrew Solomon argues, no realistic plan for peace and reconciliation should ignore the rights and interests of internally displaced persons.

• Forced Displacement and Housing, Land, and Property Ownership Challenges in Post-Conflict and Reconstruction

  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

  Post-conflict reconstruction and stabilization requires protecting and assisting internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have been uprooted from their homes and made vulnerable to violence, exploitation, discrimination and other human rights violations. In this paper, Andrew Solomon and others review the international standards and best practices for protecting the housing, land and property rights of IDPs.