Forced Displacement in the Great Lakes Region

At the end of 2013, there were about 3.3 million people who remained forcibly displaced within the Great Lakes Region (GLR) of Africa. Of these, 82 percent were internally displaced persons (IDPs) and 18 percent refugees; 64 percent were under 18 y...

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Main Authors:	World Bank Group, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO SERVICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ALLIANCE ARMED CONFLICT ASYLUM ASYLUM SEEKERS ASYLUM- SEEKERS ASYLUM-SEEKERS CITIZENS CITIZENSHIP CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL WAR COLONIALISM CONFLICTS CONVENTION COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CRISES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS DEVELOPMENT PLANS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DISPLACEMENT DISSEMINATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC REINTEGRATION EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT ELDERLY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION FEMALE EMPOWERMENT FIGHTING FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS FOOD SECURITY FRONTIER GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER ROLES GENOCIDE HEALTH SERVICES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RIGHTS HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE INCLUSION INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL SECURITY LAND ISSUES LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE LARGE NUMBERS OF REFUGEES LEGAL PROTECTION LEGAL REFORM LEGAL STATUS LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL POPULATION MEETING MEETINGS MILITARY ACTIVITY NATIONAL AUTHORITIES NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONS NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL RESOURCES NEGOTIATION NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUMBER OF REFUGEES PARTNERSHIP PEACE PLACES OF ORIGIN POLITICAL INSTABILITY POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION MOVEMENT POPULATION STATISTICS PROJECT FINANCING PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT REBEL RECONCILIATION RECONSTRUCTION RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES REFUGEE REFUGEE CAMPS REFUGEE POPULATION REFUGEE POPULATIONS REFUGEE SETTLEMENTS REFUGEE SITUATION REFUGEE STATISTICS REFUGEE STATUS REFUGEES REGIONAL COOPERATION REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS REINTEGRATION PROCESS REPATRIATION RESTITUTION RETURNEES RURAL AREAS SANITATION SELF-RELIANCE SOCIAL REINTEGRATION SOCIAL SERVICES SPILLOVER SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT UNDP UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES URBAN AREAS VICTIMS VIOLENCE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE GROUP
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/24054438/forced-displacement-great-lakes-region http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21708

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Summary:	At the end of 2013, there were about 3.3 million people who remained forcibly displaced within the Great Lakes Region (GLR) of Africa. Of these, 82 percent were internally displaced persons (IDPs) and 18 percent refugees; 64 percent were under 18 years old. This Report analyzes the extent, causes, and character of this forced displacement, with particular attention to certain situations.

Forced Displacement in the Great Lakes Region

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