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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Laws.Africa · 31 May 2022 English

humanitarian relief contemplated in 18(1)(d)(ii) to displaced persons or households. (2) Social relief of distress


Laws.Africa · 17 November 2020 English

Protection and Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons and Affected Communities Act, 2012 and to


GPO: United States Government Publishing Office · 2020

At head of title: 116th Congress, 2d session. Committee print. Includes bibliographical references. Description based on online resource; PDF version; title from title page (govinfo, viewed Dec. 9, 2020).


Laws.Africa · 4 December 2019 English

plan may include measures to ensure that the displaced persons are informed about their options and rights


Laws.Africa · 26 September 2019 French

carried out under Part 2.1 of the Project. 13. “Displaced Persons” means one or more persons who, on account


Laws.Africa · 5 August 2019 English

Protection and Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons and Affected Communities Act; to provide Protection and Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons and Affected Communities Act, 2012 is amended


Laws.Africa · 22 July 2019 English

the poor and landless, and the internally displaced persons; and (g) any other analogous public purpose


BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 Langi

Karamojong from their home villages and came to Lira to eke out an existence in slum conditions as 'displaced persons', selling skewered and grilled pork around the town. Performer's note: James Awio of Orum, Otuke


BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 Langi

Karamojong from their home villages and came to Lira to eke out an existence in slum conditions as 'displaced persons', selling skewered and grilled pork around the town. Performer's note: James Awio of Orum, Otuke


Laws.Africa · 3 May 2019 English

Protection and Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons and Affected Communities Act to provide for


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