News Articles (continued)
Launch of RSQ Special Issue: Why do we need new research on internal displacement?
21 January 2021
The new , guest-edited by two members of the Secretariat of the UN Secretary-General's High Level Panel on Internal Displacement, is now out with over 20 original peer-reviewed articles from researchers, practitioners and policy-makers.
Learning from affected states: Panel meets with the President of Afghanistan and Deputy Ministers of Ukraine
3-4 December 2020
The inputs of displacement-affected states remain as critical as ever as the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement transitions to the next phase of its work towards its recommendations. The Panel sought to engage with various country leaders to hear their first-hand experiences in responding to internal displacement.
Voices of IDPs and host communities are heard by the Panel
25 November 2020
The voices of the internally displaced and host communities are at the heart of the work of the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement. At its 6th meeting, held on November 25, the Panel received and undertook an initial review of the results of the consultations with IDPs and host communities, and the issues standing out in them.
Consultation in Asia concludes with recommendations on disaster displacement for UN High-Level Panel
19 November 2020
A consultation on disaster displacement in Asia concluded today with recommendations for the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement, reiterating above all the call for greater attention to prevention and preparedness.
Op-ed:
26 May 2020
By Panel Co-chairs Federica Mogherini and Donald Kaberuka | Published on Al Jazeera
Press release: UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement concludes its first meeting
27 February 2020
The 51³Ô¹Ï Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement has kicked off its work in its first meeting which concluded on 27 February 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Press release: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres inaugurates work of High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement
25 February 2020
The 51³Ô¹Ï Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the international community to face up to the devastating and complex issue of internal displacement as he opened the inaugural meeting of a new High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement in Geneva, Switzerland on 25 February 2020.
Press release: UN Secretary-General appoints members of High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement
3 December 2019
Following his statement of 23 October announcing the establishment of a High Level-Panel on Internal Displacement, the 51³Ô¹Ï Secretary-General António Guterres has today appointed its eight members.
UN Secretary-General's statement announcing the establishment of a High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement
23 October 2019
"Today marks the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa. Widely known as the Kampala Convention, this seminal treaty is the first and only continent-wide, legally binding instrument for the protection and assistance of internally displaced persons."