Displaced Persons

Forced displacement (also forced migration) is the involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region. This movement may have been caused by a variety of factors including natural disasters, violence, ethnic cleansing, individual or group persecution, droughts, civil wars, deportation and population transfer. The UNHCR defines 'forced displacement' more narrowly as: displaced "as a result of persecution, conflict, generalized violence or human rights violations".A forcibly displaced person may also be referred to as a "forced migrant", a "displaced person" (DP), or, if displaced within the home country, an "internally displaced person" (IDP). …

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Wilson Center Canada · 19 March 2024 English

restore the country to the path of democracy, Compared to historical outbreaks of fighting in ensure the release of political prisoners, hold Myanmar’s long-running civil war, this moment the military …

consider this has 2.16 million internally displaced persons, option before implementation due to potential captured territory and to provide assistance to displaced persons. The United Additionally, US State Department


MHCC: Mental Health Commission of Canada · 14 March 2024 English

The natural environment is changing, and people are worried about what it means for the future. That worry, which is increasingly becoming severe enough to cause distress and dysfunction, is …

the crisis. This includes groups such as displaced persons, people with pre- existing mental or physical


Wilson Center Canada · 7 February 2024

This analysis will Displacement and individual experiences are explore number of dimensions to the impact key factors contributing to vulnerability to en- of climate change, and in particular, the issue …

functions as a in the return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) “threat multiplier,”17 intensifying


CCR: Canadian Council for Refugees · 6 February 2024 English

The discrepancies, (as with the measures announced recently for Sudan), reflect systemic racism in our immigration system and underscore the need for an effective, equitable and transparent policy framework to …

obligations to uphold the rights of civilians, displaced persons and refugees as protected under international


AIC: Agricultural Institute of Canada · 30 January 2024 English

International Day of Women and Girls in Science International Day of Women and Girls in Science is an annual observance that celebrates the achievements and contributions of women and girls …

Somalia, the population was in an [internally displaced persons] camp, where they had access to health care


Wilson Center Canada · 30 January 2024 English

and protection for the via its membership in the Executive Committee millions of refugees and displaced persons who (ExCom) of the UNHCR and the governing councils live in developing countries. [...] In the

an active and for refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) influential member of the global refugee leadership on refugee issues in two spent on displaced persons. principal ways: as a donor and as a receiving Executive Committee millions of refugees and displaced persons who (ExCom) of the UNHCR and the governing launching the program, the administration displaced persons. In some cases, it has been a described it and continues protection of refugees and displaced persons. The to be one of the principal reflections


Wilson Center Canada · 14 January 2024

There is indeed an increasing created social, economic, and financial vulnera- consensus that climate change in the region bility and fragility susceptible to external shocks acts as a “threat multiplier” …

functions as a in the return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) “threat multiplier,”17 intensifying


Alberta Teachers' Association · 21 December 2023 English

Ukraine is one of the world’s leading exporters of wheat, corn and sunflower oil, earning it the nickname “the breadbasket of Europe.” Alberta Connection Alberta is part of the Ukrainian …

already packed their cars, and Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are defined by heavy traffic fills documented historical evidence where refugees or displaced persons The temporary status offered by CUAET and challenges for • the countries accepting Ukrainian displaced persons, Ukrainian newcomer students are continuing навчання учнів, які procedures/sr-internally-displaced-persons/about-internally- виїхали з України внаслідок внаслідок повномасштабного displaced-persons (accessed October 13, 2023). вторгнення Російської Федерації


Alberta Teachers' Association · 21 December 2023 English

Ukraine is one of the world’s leading exporters of wheat, corn and sunflower oil, earning it the nickname “the breadbasket of Europe.” Alberta Connection Alberta is part of the Ukrainian …

already packed their cars, and Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are defined by heavy traffic fills documented historical evidence where refugees or displaced persons The temporary status offered by CUAET and challenges for • the countries accepting Ukrainian displaced persons, Ukrainian newcomer students are continuing навчання учнів, які procedures/sr-internally-displaced-persons/about-internally- виїхали з України внаслідок внаслідок повномасштабного displaced-persons (accessed October 13, 2023). вторгнення Російської Федерації


BCPSEA: British Columbia Public School Employers' Association · 18 December 2023 English

GENERAL EMPLOYEES’ UNION 2022-2025 Collective Agreement 10 employee in the bargaining unit pertaining to the interpretation or application of any clause in the agreement, shall be forwarded to the President …

and discuss the possibility of employing displaced persons in some capacity, sixty (60) days prior to


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