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

Today, there are over 40 million conflict-induced internally displaced persons (IDPs) globally, almost double the number of refugees. Yet, IDPs are protected on

Despite the fact that there are up to 25 million internally displaced persons around the world, their plight is still little known. Like refugees, internally di

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.