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Save to My PortfolioBuilding Haiti’s Future: Is Protectorate Status the Best Option?

Wednesday, February 17, 2010
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Washington, DC

Building Haiti’s Future: Is Protectorate Status the Best Option?On February 17, Brookings will host a discussion on the future of Haiti, focusing on critical issues of governance and independence. Following last month's historic earthquake, Haiti remains in a state of physical and political devastation. With Haiti's government and infrastructure in a severely weakened state, many in the international community are debating how best to support the Haitian government and people at this time.
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Haiti, Global Governance, Internal Displacement

UPCOMING EVENT

Save to My PortfolioPromoting Better Protection of Internally Displaced Persons

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Washington, DC

Promoting Better Protection of Internally Displaced PersonsDue to inclement weather this event had been canceled. Read More

Internal Displacement, Human Rights, Foreign Assistance Reform, Migration

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioDisaster Response in Haiti

Friday, January 29, 2010
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

Disaster Response in HaitiThe earthquake in Haiti has left Port-au-Prince in ruins, displacing an estimated two million people and injuring or killing tens of thousands. Getting assistance to people affected by the earthquake has been a daunting challenge for the Haitians and for humanitarian organizations. On January 29, the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement hosted a panel discussion on the ongoing relief efforts. Read More

Haiti, Natural Disasters, Internal Displacement, Human Rights

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Earthquake Recovery Process in Haiti

Walter Kälin, January 27, 2010, United Nations Human Rights Council Special Session on Haiti, 27-28 January 2010

The Earthquake Recovery Process in HaitiIn an address to a special session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Walter Kälin, Representative of the UN Secretary General on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, argues that we must be attentive to the multiple human rights challenges facing victims of natural disasters, such as the recent earthquake in Haiti. Read More

Haiti, Natural Disasters, Human Rights, Internal Displacement, Latin America

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioDrawing Humanitarian Lessons from Disasters

Diane Paul, January 21, 2010, Reuters

Drawing Humanitarian Lessons from DisastersAs the world rushes to Haiti’s aid, Diane Paul writes that effective humanitarian efforts must build on the lessons learned from previous disasters, including the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina. Paul emphasizes the importance of providing relevant, targeted aid to children, women, the elderly and other vulnerable groups. Read More

Haiti, Natural Disasters, Human Rights, Internal Displacement

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioIncorporating the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement into Domestic Law: Issues and Challenges

Walter Kälin, Rhodri C. Williams, Khalid Koser and Andrew Solomon, January 19, 2010, The American Society of International Law and the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement

Incorporating the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement into Domestic Law: Issues and ChallengesThe Representative of the Secretary-General on the Human Rights of IDPs has urged governments to adopt laws or policies to address internal displacement, as they hold the primary responsibility for protecting the rights of the displaced. The studies in this book analyze the key issues and challenges to developing laws and policies on internal displacement. Read More

Internal Displacement, Human Rights, Migration, Global Governance, Housing

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThree Keys to Success for Haiti Relief

Elizabeth Ferris, January 14, 2010, AOL's Sphere

Three Keys to Success for Haiti ReliefOnce again, Haiti is faced with a calamity of massive proportions. And once again, the international relief machinery is gearing up for action. As the earthquake story unfolds over the coming weeks, Elizabeth Ferris points to three aspects to the response that probably won't make the front pages, but that will be vital in determining the effectiveness of the response. Read More

Natural Disasters, Human Rights, Internal Displacement, United Nations, Haiti

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRights Amid the Rubble: Human Rights for Haiti's Quake Victims

Elizabeth Ferris, January 13, 2010, The Daily Beast

Rights Amid the Rubble: Human Rights for Haiti's Quake VictimsThe flow of international aid to Haiti after its recent earthquake has been heartening. Elizabeth Ferris warns, however, that with the Haitian government in shambles, the international community needs to step up its efforts in order to protect human rights and stave off "the disaster after the disaster." Read More

Natural Disasters, Human Rights, United Nations, Internal Displacement, Haiti

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Changing Security Situation in Somalia: Implications for Humanitarian Action

Tuesday, January 12, 2010
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

The Changing Security Situation in Somalia: Implications for Humanitarian ActionDue to host of internal and transnational challenges, humanitarian assistance to Somalia has been decreasing, despite a deteriorating situation on the ground. On January 12, the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement held a panel discussion on the changing security context in Somalia and its implications for humanitarian action. Read More

Africa, Internal Displacement, Terrorism, Human Rights, Migration

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioMore Effective Protection for Internally Displaced Persons in Southern Afghanistan

Thursday, December 17, 2009
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Washington, DC

The modern history of Afghanistan has been marked by continuous conflict. Displacement in Afghanistan remains an everyday part of life for the majority of Afghan citizens. On December 17, the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement released the findings of a new study on displacement in southern Afghanistan conducted with the Liaison Office, an Afghan non-governmental organization that aims to improve local governance, stability and security in the southeast and south of Afghanistan. Read More

Afghanistan, Internal Displacement

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioMonitoring Health Services among Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons

Tuesday, December 15, 2009
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

The displacement caused by the fighting and violence in Iraq has had a serious impact on the lives of all Iraqis—those who fled and those who stayed. Iraqi refugees, internally displaced persons and non-displaced Iraqis face a lack of access to health care in their communities—both inside and outside of Iraq. On December 15, Brookings hosted a discussion about new field research on the state of health in Iraq. Read More

Internal Displacement, Iraq, Health Care

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioJustice, Accountability, and the Protection of Displaced Persons

Andrew Solomon, December 01, 2009, Annual Course on Forced Migration, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group

Justice, Accountability, and the Protection of Displaced PersonsThe forcible displacement of persons is a complex phenomenon with dimensions that go beyond the humanitarian, particularly as the duration of displacement increases. Andrew Solomon argues that comprehensive responses to displacement and the protection of displaced persons also involve and require efforts to promote peace, reconciliation, and justice. Read More

Internal Displacement, Human Rights, Justice and Law, Migration

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioElection-Related Rights and Political Participation of Internally Displaced Perons: Protection During and After Displacement in Georgia

Andrew Solomon, November 30, 2009, International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)

Election-Related Rights and Political Participation of Internally Displaced Perons: Protection During and After Displacement in GeorgiaGuaranteeing the right to vote and to participate in public and political affairs for all citizens is an important responsibility. Given the precarious position of IDPs and considering the extent to which they may need to rely on national authorities, Andrew Solomon argues that IDPs have a legitimate and heightened interest in participating in elections. Read More

Internal Displacement, Elections, Georgia, Europe, Caucasus

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioJudicial Protection of Internally Displaced Persons: The Colombian Experience

Rodolfo Arango Rivadeneira, Editor, November 30, 2009, Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement

Colombia is not only a country with one of the largest populations of internally displaced persons (IDPs) worldwide but also the state with the most important contributions by the judiciary to the protection of such persons. This new book, published by the Brookings-Bern Project and edited by Rodolfo Arango Rivadeneira, provides the first comprehensive analysis of the role of the Colombian Constitutional Court in addressing the situation of internal displacement in Colombia and the protection of one of the world's largest populations of IDPs. Read More

Colombia, Internal Displacement, Human Rights, Latin America, South America

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Future of Iraqi Refugees and Displaced Persons

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

The Future of Iraqi Refugees and Displaced PersonsOn November 18, the Brookings Doha Center hosted a conference on Iraq’s internally displaced persons and refugees. Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement Project Co-Director Elizabeth Ferris spoke, along with key players who are working to address this ongoing crisis, including Samantha Power, White House coordinator for Iraqi refugees and displaced persons and Abdel Khaliq Mohammad Rasheed Zangana, chairman of the Committee for the Relocated, Displaced and Migrants, Council of Representatives of Iraq. Read More

Iraq, Displacement in Iraq, Internal Displacement

Featured Experts

Elizabeth Ferris

Elizabeth Ferris

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy

As co-director of the Brookings-Bern 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.
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Roberta Cohen

Roberta Cohen

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy

A human rights specialist, Roberta Cohen focuses on the humanitarian and human rights aspects of emergency situations. She is a senior advisor to the representative of the UN secretary-general on the human rights of internally displaced persons.
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