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Displaced people in Pakistan's Waziristan region. © Kamila Hyat/IRIN

Pakistan: Displacement ongoing in a number of regions 15 May 2008 Military operations against armed opposition groups in Pakistan have displaced hundreds of thousands of people in recent months, according to the limited information available. While many IDPs have apparently been able to return to their areas of origin after an end to the fighting, others remain displaced with little access to assistance.

Latest Country Profile Updates

• 24 April 2008
  Uganda : Uncertain future for IDPs while peace remains elusive
  With the peace process plagued by delays and confusion, and with conditions in return areas often worse than in the IDP camps, the future for IDPs in northern Uganda remains uncertain. ... more
• 10 April 2008
  Côte d'Ivoire : More IDPs return as the peace process moves forward
  Following the March 2007 Ouagadougou Peace Accord, some of Côte d’Ivoire’s internally displaced people (IDPs) have started to return home, either spontaneously or in a few cases assisted by the government and humanitarian agencies. ... more

Special Country Reports

• 5 November 2007
  Resisting displacement by combatants and developers: Humanitarian Zones in north-west Colombia
  In the north-western department of Chocó, near Colombia’s border with Panama, forcibly displaced people have established “Humanitarian Zones” in a bid to hang on to their land and livelihoods. ... more

Publications

• A Heavy Burden - Internally Displaced in Georgia: Stories from Abkhazia and South Ossetia (April 2008)
  A Heavy Burden, published in Georgian, Russian and English brings together 13 accounts from Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia.... more
• Internal Displacement: Global Overview of Trends and Developments in 2007 (April 2008)
  Yearly report on major global and regional developments in the field of internal displacement.... more
• Activity Report 2007 (April 2008)
  The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre's (IDMC) Activity Report covering the year 2007.... more