While the plight of persons displaced within the borders of states has emerged as a global concern, not much attention has been given to this specific category

People in danger have received protection in communities beyond their own from the earliest times of recorded history. The causes — war, conflict, violence, p

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are persons who have been forced to leave their places of residence as a result of armed conflict, violence, human rights vi

By 2017, it was estimated that over 40 million people were displaced within their own countries by conflict and violence across at least 56 countries worldwide.

The number of internally displaced people far outnumbers estimated refugees who have fled their countries. The majority of displaced populations survive with ve