National response to internal displacement

Abstract

In many cases the international community acts to protect and assist the world's internally displaced people in absence of responsible and effective national action. This is, at least partly, because countries experiencing crises of internal displacement are unlikely to possess national institutions capable of effectively providing their displaced citizens with the necessary support. Strengthening national capacity for response is essential in order that governments themselves can assume immediate responsibility in humanitarian emergencies without having to depend on external aid.

Keywords

• internal displacement
• national responses
• IDPs