Essay

The Global Challenge of Internal Displacement

Author: Francis Mading Deng (The Brookings Institution)

  • The Global Challenge of Internal Displacement

    Essay

    The Global Challenge of Internal Displacement

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Abstract

I would like to address the subject of internal displacement from the perspective of four issues: the magnitude of the crisis, my conceptual approach to the mandate, the scope of activities I have undertaken pursuant to the mandate, and the need to address the root causes of internal displacement.

Keywords: Internally displaced persons, Human rights, United Nations. Commission on Human Rights, Refugees, Internal migration

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Published on
01 Jan 2001