IDP Resources

On June 30th, the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement "hosted a discussion on how the United States can improve its response to internal displacement around the world." The proceedings are available via audio. See also this comment on the WorldBridge blog re. the event. A new report entitled "Improving the U.S. Response to Internal Displacement: Recommendations to the Obama Administration and the Congress" was launched at the gathering.

Here's a copy of the Human Rights Council resolution extending the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (formerly "Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons"). The current Representative, Walter Kälin, will end his term in October 2010. He was appointed in September 2004.

Finally, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) is seeking a Media Advisor to develop a media kit for the recently adopted Kampala Convention (also known as the Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa). Check out the vacancy announcement for more info.

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